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Oral Answers to Questions

Julian Brazier Excerpts
Monday 26th March 2012

(12 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Julian Brazier Portrait Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con)
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I welcome the priority given by the Government to this issue when they are under intense financial pressures. May I suggest that the very different accommodation patterns across the services are one of several good reasons why the future new employment model should be devolved to the three services rather than developed centrally?

Nick Harvey Portrait Nick Harvey
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It is certainly the case that future employment practices will determine the sort of accommodation we supply to our armed servicemen, and these will vary across the three services, as the hon. Gentleman suggests.