Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Virginia Crosbie Excerpts
Monday 21st February 2022

(2 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ben Wallace Portrait Mr Wallace
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This year, the SNP is in favour of NATO membership, but who knows where it will be at the end of it? If SNP Members want to be part of NATO, they will have to spend 2% of GDP. Given that they will be almost bankrupt, I doubt they will be able to spend anything.

Virginia Crosbie Portrait Virginia Crosbie (Ynys Môn) (Con)
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Support for defence jobs is important, but so is support for veterans. Does the Minister agree that the armed forces charity SSAFA—the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association—which does a particularly excellent job on Anglesey, plays a vital role in the support of veterans?

Leo Docherty Portrait Leo Docherty
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I do agree that SSAFA does an absolutely magnificent job, as I have seen at first hand in Aldershot. I put on the record my thanks for everything that my hon. Friend does for veterans in her constituency.