David Kidney MP supporting the Honour The Covenenat Campaign - Royal British Legion in North Staffordshire

North Staffordshire Royal British Legion

	North Staffordshire MPs supporting our campaign 2007

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

	WEB OPEN LETTER
	HOUSE OF COMMONS LONDON SW1A OAA Mr Alan Preece Stafford Branch Royal British Legion in North Staffordshire MH/DK 5th October , 2007 Dear Alan Thank you for your message of support for the Royal British Legion campaign around the military Covenant. I think the UK has some of the best - if not the best - Armed Forces in the world. There are many reasons why they are so good at what they do, including the courage and character of the individuals who are members of the Services, the quality of the military leadership, the resources and training that go into making them effective and also public support. So of course I join with you in agreeing that the remarkable bravery of these extraordinary men and women - who know that the ultimate sacrifice may be required of them - should be recognised by all governments, by parliament and by the public and demonstrated by our commitment to them and their families. I want to add a special word of praise for the families, whose loyal support many of our Forces personnel appreciate so greatly. I raised the issue of the Covenant with Ministers shortly after St. George's Day this year after I listened to a Royal British Legion speaker set out the Legion's concerns about care for our Armed Forces personnel, including medical treatment. I attach for your information a copy of the reply that I received. I hope you will agree that the very long and thorough response shows that Ministers take their responsibilities extremely seriously. The new RBL campaign raises again issues of care and medical treatment, but also wider matters of compensation and benefits, especially for seriously injured men and women and also bereavement support for families where tragically death occurs. I would add to these campaign issues the matter of the quality of accommodation offered to personnel, shown to be inadequate in the report of the Defence Select Committee recently. I am prepared to raise these matters in the House of Commons and in correspondence with Ministers - not just as a one-off because of this campaign, but constantly so as to ensure that all of us continue to take seriously our responsibilities under the military Covenant. It helps me to focus on these issues because we have an ongoing military presence in Stafford at our military base, now called MoD Stafford (and Beacon Barracks). I am pleased to have played a part in retaining this close link with our military for the County town and I assure you that I am a regular supporter of all who are based there. I hope this is helpful. Regards, David
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	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
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	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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