Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
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Monday 21st March 2011
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(13 years, 8 months ago)
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Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire) (Con)
I have never before spoken in a Members’ salary debate; I trust I will never have to again. Today we have been debating what the armed forces will be doing in Libya. As Chair of the Select Committee on Defence—albeit not speaking on behalf of that Committee—I have only one point to make. For the armed forces to receive no pay rise and for politicians to receive a pay rise would be just so unacceptable in the country that we could not possibly think of allowing it to happen tonight.