Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Lady Hermon Excerpts
Wednesday 26th October 2016

(8 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kris Hopkins Portrait Kris Hopkins
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I commend the hon. Gentleman and his hon. Friends for making sure that they have secured the largest proportion of the big pot, although I appreciate that he is now going after the small pot. His point about how to secure the funding is really important, and I am more than willing to sit down with him to talk about how we can support that package.

Lady Hermon Portrait Lady Hermon (North Down) (Ind)
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Will the Minister confirm that he and the Secretary of State have the determination and the will to eliminate all impediments to the full implementation—I do mean the full implementation—of the armed forces covenant in Northern Ireland?

Kris Hopkins Portrait Kris Hopkins
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I do not think I need to go further to reassure the hon. Lady than to say that I want the best possible services for our veterans. I want the covenant to be implemented in full, and I will do everything I can to ensure that that happens.