Debates between Ronnie Cowan and Tobias Ellwood during the 2017-2019 Parliament

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ronnie Cowan and Tobias Ellwood
Monday 25th March 2019

(5 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Tobias Ellwood Portrait Mr Ellwood
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My hon. Friend touches on such an important issue. If we are to retain people in the armed forces, we need to provide the necessary support on mental health issues. The Prime Minister herself has said that she wants to see parity between mental and physical health, which is exactly what the 2017 mental health strategy seeks to secure.

Ronnie Cowan Portrait Ronnie Cowan (Inverclyde) (SNP)
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T4. In reply to a recent written question, I was told that the United Kingdom Government can deploy armed military forces on UK soil only at the request of, for example, the appropriate police force. Have responses to such requests been considered as part of the post-Brexit contingency plans?