Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

James Sunderland Excerpts
Monday 13th June 2022

(2 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Leo Docherty Portrait Leo Docherty
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We do put on record our thanks and we remember those people with gratitude and a sense of deep compassion about the legacy that this conflict left.

James Sunderland Portrait James Sunderland (Bracknell) (Con)
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict. Does the Secretary of State agree that acts of wanton, unprovoked and unjustified aggression do not pay dividends?

Ben Wallace Portrait Mr Wallace
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My hon. Friend is right. If Britain stands for anything, it is that no matter whether 8,000 miles away in the south Atlantic or in Ukraine, Britain will stand up for its values and, if necessary, fight for them.