Points of Order

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Excerpts

Tuesday 28th October 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

The hon. Gentleman is a canny enough fellow to know that he has now, for his own part, substantially achieved his objective, but I know him well enough to know that he will want lots of other colleagues to have comparable opportunities.

[The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Philip Hammond)]

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[Mr Speaker]

The Foreign Secretary’s excitement knows no bounds as he seeks to respond.

[Mr Hammond]

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. My hon. Friend raises an important and interesting point. I am sure that Members of the House will want an opportunity to pay tribute to the service and commitment that our servicemen and women have shown in Afghanistan. I will undertake to discuss with the Leader of the House whether such an opportunity could be found.

[Mr Speaker]

I am very grateful to the Foreign Secretary for that extremely helpful reply.