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North Staffordshire Royal British Legion

	North Staffordshire MPs supporting our campaign 2007

	News Sunday 7th October 2007
	Honour the Covenant Campaign in North Staffordshire

	WEB OPEN LETTER FROM ONE OF OUR MEMBERS
	Bob Rankin Chairman Stoke-on-Trent Group No.2 Royal British Legion in North Staffordshire Newcastle-under-Lyme Thursday 13 September 2007 Dear Paul I am writing you with my other hat on of Chairman, Stoke-on-Trent No.2 Group in support of The Royal British Legion's Covenant campaign rather than Care Homes & Day Care Centres. I am former Territorial Army serviceman, having served 13 years with the 5th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Queen's Regiment. When people sign up to join the Armed Services they show that they are prepared to put their life on the line for their country. In return they should be certain that they and their family will be looked after appropriately. It is clear to me that in certain areas the Government is not honouring its Covenant with the serving and ex-Service communities. The Legion believes that with the introduction of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme the Government has eroded some of the additional support afforded under the Military Covenant. Because of the nature and risks associated with the Armed Forces and because combat immunity laws mean the Crown is normally not liable for civil court action, I believe that the compensation scheme should be substantially more generous. I am also concerned that Service personnel, ex-Service personnel and their dependants are not always getting the standard of health care they are entitled to receive. There are a host of concerns which the Legion are raising in this area as you can see from information available on their website at Finally, I would like to see much better support provided for bereaved families. The Legion is concerned by the distress caused to the family members of Service personnel who have died, by delays and the lack of legal representation during coroners' inquests. The Royal British Legion is calling on Government to honour its life-long duty of care to those making a unique commitment to their country. Can you help to convince the Government to drive these much needed changes on behalf of our troops? Yours sincerely Bob Rankin
	Email the North Staffordshire MPs direct from this page:
	Janet Dean MP Burton on Trent Paul Farrelly MP Newcastle under Lyme David Kidney MP Stafford Charlotte Atkins MP Staffordshire Moorlands Mark Fisher MP Stoke-on-Trent (Central) Joan Walley MP Stoke-on-Trent (North) Rob Flello MP Stoke-on-Trent (South) Bill Cash MP Stone
	The Campaign Pack consists of: Campaign Guidance - things you can do to help the campaign Model Letter - a draft letter for your MP Our Campaign - 1 page summary of the demands we are making Campaign Overview - summary of the background to our recommendations
	Click on MP list and find their web site
	Policy Briefings The Policy Briefings are 4 detailed documents providing our detailed recommendations, discussing our concerns, and providing more context. They consist of: The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Health and Welfare Support for Serving Personnel Healthcare for Veterans Support for bereaved Service Families and will be downloaded from the main Royal British Legion web site.
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