Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Philip Hollobone Excerpts
Monday 13th March 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton Portrait Mark Lancaster
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Then here it is—so come rather than sitting on the green Benches and constantly carping.

Philip Hollobone Portrait Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
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When service personnel are on active service abroad, the last thing they need is problems with their domestic arrangements and accommodation at home, so will the Minister ensure that, when service personnel are on active deployment, the accommodation helpline works absolutely perfectly for their partners at home?

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton Portrait Mark Lancaster
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My hon. Friend makes a valuable point. The point at which spouses are overseas on deployment is absolutely the time when we must focus on offering support to their families. I will look very carefully at what he says.