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Debate between Mark Francois and Thérèse Coffey(10 years, 9 months ago)
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Mr Francois
I understand the point being made by the hon. Gentleman, a predecessor of mine in this job. We are looking to grow the Army Reserve in Cornwall and in Devon, and indeed across the whole United Kingdom.
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con)
4. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of military assistance provided to civil authorities during recent flooding.
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Debate between Mark Francois and Thérèse Coffey(11 years, 6 months ago)
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Mr Francois
I, too, have been to the States and met people in the Department of Veterans Affairs. It is important to remember that the Americans have a different way of doing it from us, because they do not have a national health service model. Nevertheless, the VA has a high profile in the United States—higher than the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency has in the United Kingdom. I would like to raise the latter’s profile so that more veterans and members of the public know what we do for the veterans’ community, and I am happy to meet my hon. Friend to talk about precisely that.
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con)
16. What estimate he has made of the minimum number of submarines required to maintain a continuous-at-sea nuclear deterrent.