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Debate between Steve McCabe and Mark Francois
Monday 12th May 2014

(10 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Francois Portrait Mr Francois
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I am very well aware of the campaign that my hon. Friend has doggedly run in an attempt to maintain a platoon of 6 Rifles in Truro, not least because of the proud heritage of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry—the DCLI. She may take close interest in my earlier answer to the hon. Member for Huddersfield (Mr Sheerman) where I said that those units with a particularly strong recruiting record will find that we take that into account.

Steve McCabe Portrait Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)
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10. What assessment he has made of the implications for the UK's defence policy of the situation in Ukraine.