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Catherine West Excerpts

Monday 11th June 2018 Commons Chamber

[Gavin Williamson]

Our armed forces have already been playing an important role in ensuring that United Nations sanctions are properly upheld. The deployment of HMS Sutherland and HMS Albion has been a part of ensuring that UN sanctions are upheld. We want a diplomatic solution, and all our work and all our efforts have to go towards ensuring that a diplomatic solution is found.

[Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green) (Lab)]

T6. Is the Minister aware that most cleaners in Whitehall Departments are now paid the London living wage? Will he cut through PFI bureaucracy to bring the Ministry of Defence into modern times and pay cleaners the London living wage?

[Mr Ellwood]

I would be delighted to speak further with the hon. Lady on this matter to see what more can be done.