Falkland Islands Defence Review Debate

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Angela Smith

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Falkland Islands Defence Review

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Cyber-security
Tuesday 24th March 2015

(9 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Fallon Portrait Michael Fallon
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Absolutely. My hon. Friend is right to remind us that the sacrifice of those who died to fight for the freedom of the Falkland islanders and their right to determine their own future should never be forgotten by the British people or by this House.

Angela Smith Portrait Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab)
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May I return to the point about troop numbers? Will the Secretary of State explain why the media felt able to report this morning that there would be a greater number of troops, when in his statement he made it clear that they would remain at around their current level?

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