Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Josh Babarinde Excerpts
Monday 6th July 2026

(1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Luke Pollard Portrait Luke Pollard
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My hon. Friend’s constituency is going to receive not just support via the £50 million Wales defence growth deal or the deep space advanced radar capability programmes at Cawdor barracks, but help for small and medium-sized enterprises in places like Castlemartin in his constituency. It is a good deal for Wales.

Josh Babarinde Portrait Josh Babarinde (Eastbourne) (LD)
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Civil compensation is disregarded from pension credit entitlement calculations, but military compensation is not. I know that the new Minister for Veterans is sympathetic to addressing this injustice, so I wonder whether he would meet me and the family of Pauline Cole—a veteran who was fighting to address this matter—in order to put it right.

Calvin Bailey Portrait Mr Bailey
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I will meet with the hon. Gentleman and the family.