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Saffron Walden Constituency Liberal DemocratsServing the community across Uttlesford, Broomfield & Writtle |
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Honouring Our Armed Forces
July 5, 2009 9:38 AM
Saffron Walden Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate Peter Wilcock has paid tribute to our armed forces personnel but said they need action to improve their lot - not just warm words. He said, "Our Army, RAF and Naval personnel deserve our respect but they also deserve the best possible support, service conditions and equipment - both in service and after they leave.
"Warm words from Labour and Conservative politicians are not enough; they need to act. The Liberal Democrats are committed to improve the conditions under which our armed personnel serve and are pledged to honour the military covenant. Our forces need better equipment, better housing and better healthcare."
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg MP spoke on this subject recently: http://is.gd/1gjVl
At last September's conference, the Lib Dems called for a range of improvements in service conditions in the policy paper 'Our Nation's Duty - Proposals for Armed Forces Welfare'.
The key proposals in the paper include:
- A renewal of the political and military covenant
- A New Strategic Defence Review
- A written covenant for all three services
- Greater scrutiny of forces' welfare spending
- The setting-up of a Military Covenant Committee
- A review of Armed Forces' health
- Military-only wards
- Sustained mental health support
- Greater availability of information on medical and mental health care
- Ring-fenced housing budgets
- Faster upgrade of service accommodation
The paper can be read at:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/ld-migrated-assets/assets/0000/8842/Our_Nation_s_Duty.pdf
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