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Military Covenant And Lancaster City Council

EDM number 798 in 2013-14, proposed by David Morris on 26/11/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Armed forces, Armed forces welfare and Local government.

That this House notes that the Government has introduced the armed forces covenant; further notes that the armed forces covenant sets out the relationship between the nation, the state and the armed forces; further notes that councils around the UK have signed up to the armed forces covenant; further notes that Lancaster City Council has not signed up to the covenant; urges Lancaster City Council to sign up to show its support, to redress the disadvantages that the armed forces community faces in comparison to other citizens and to recognise the sacrifices that they have made; and further notes that among its benefits the covenant entitles service personnel to council tax relief, keeps the armed forces compensation scheme free from means testing and doubles the welfare grant.

This motion has been signed by a total of 7 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
James Gray06/11/2013North WiltshireConservativeSeconded
David Morris26/11/2013Morecambe and LunesdaleConservativeProposed
Jim Shannon27/11/2013StrangfordDUPSeconded
David Simpson27/11/2013Upper BannDUPSeconded
Jim Dobbin27/11/2013Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
Ronnie Campbell27/11/2013Blyth ValleyLabourSeconded
Alan Meale28/11/2013MansfieldLabourSigned

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