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Debate between Lord Austin of Dudley and Julian Brazier
Monday 27th June 2016

(8 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Julian Brazier Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Julian Brazier)
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We are receiving a healthy number of applications to set up new units. These are processed through a six-monthly run. Twenty five new state school units have been approved since last November, and 350 school cadet units are currently parading. The programme is on track to achieve its target of 500 in schools by 2020.

Lord Austin of Dudley Portrait Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab)
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T9. Thousands of Kurdish peshmerga killed or seriously injured fighting Daesh could have been helped by good front-line facilities. Can we now rush in a field hospital to reduce avoidable deaths and allow at least 100 of the most seriously injured to benefit from specialist beds here in the UK? It is the least we can do.