Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Nick Smith Excerpts
Thursday 15th September 2016

(8 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
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The hon. Lady makes a powerful point. Many of us in our constituency surgeries have experience of individual cases of the kind that she describes. It sounds to me like the right kind of subject for a Westminster Hall debate. In my experience, it is often the military and service charities working with the NHS services that are best able to reach out to and communicate with the ex-service people concerned.

Nick Smith Portrait Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)
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The Charlie Taylor report into the youth justice system will be wide ranging and important. It is critical that we improve the life chances of young people in danger of a life of crime, so may we please have a statement and publication of the report as soon as we return here after the party conference season?

David Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
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I will draw that request to the attention of the Ministers concerned.