Question to the Ministry of Defence:

If she will pay tribute to Air Commodore Charles Clarke OBE.

Air Commodore Clarke was a great friend and ambassador of the Royal Air Force and a truly remarkable man.

Air Commodore Clarke was a member of a World War Two Lancaster aircrew, and one of the last surviving prisoners of the Stalag Luft III Prisoner of War camp in Poland at the time of the great escape.

Following a distinguished career in the RAF, he worked tirelessly as Chairman of the Bomber Command Association, not to mention his support for the RAF Association, RAF Benevolent Fund and the Air Cadets. His courage in the face of adversity is an inspiration to us all, and I know he will be sadly missed by all those who knew him.