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Justin Madders Excerpts
Monday 8th April 2019

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Heather Wheeler Portrait Mrs Wheeler
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My hon. Friend will have to excuse me for turning my back—there are not too many daggers in it today. We have been asking councils to nominate a senior councillor in every single council to be a veterans’ champion. I will audit that and ensure that it happens. The Veterans Board—the inter-ministerial Government board—meets regularly; in fact, we have our next meeting in only about three weeks’ time.[Official Report, 14 May 2019, Vol. 660, c. 2MC.]

Justin Madders Portrait Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab)
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Do the Government consider it fair and reasonable for devolved local authority areas to charge people living outside those areas more for exactly the same services?

Jake Berry Portrait Jake Berry
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No, and if the hon. Gentleman writes and gives me details I will look into that.