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Remaining in the EU means more power will flow to the EU from the UK 

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  •   Jun-22-2016
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Local voters want to end the live export of animals. Parliament cannot do so in the EU. Local voters also oppose aspects of the EU’s TTIP trade deal but trade policy is decided by the EU, not the UK. The EU can speak on our behalf on foreign affairs, which affects the security of British people. Plans to strengthen European foreign policy and back it with European armed forces have been delayed until after the referendum. According to the President of the […]

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Armed Forces Day in Buckinghamshire, Saturday 27 June – please volunteer

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  •   Jun-24-2015
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This year, Armed Forces Day will be held on Saturday 27 June 2015 at the Aylesbury Rugby Club. We must never forget the achievements and sacrifices made by servicemen and women, their families, and those veterans whose bravery has secured our freedom in some of the most dangerous and challenging conditions. This year’s event plays host to the air show including flypasts by P51 Mustang, Spitfire and Hurricane to name a few. There will be  musical performances from The Memphis Belles, The Army […]

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Reflections on Armed Forces Day

Today was Armed Forces Day: It’s an opportunity to do two things. Firstly, to raise public awareness of the contribution made to our country by those who serve and have served in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces, Secondly, it gives the nation an opportunity to Show Your Support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community: from currently serving troops to Service families and from veterans to cadets. One of the most sobering aspects of service as […]

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Tonight: 90th Birthday Celebration Dinner, High Wycombe Royal British Legion

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  •   Aug-4-2012
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Tonight, we’ll be celebrating the 90th Birthday of High Wycombe and District Royal British Legion Ex-Servicemen’s Club with our President, Mr Monty Seymour, who has held the office since 1967. The Royal British Legion and its Clubs matter. Here’s why:

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Could you donate a holiday to an armed forces family?

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  •   Aug-3-2012
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Via www.giveustime.org.uk, Give Us Time provides holidays to help families adjust to life after combat. This is possible thanks to generously donated week-long holidays in second homes, holiday homes and timeshares across the UK and beyond. Will you help by donating one week of time? Find out more here.  

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Brize Norton repatriation question answered

A number of constituents asked about the repatriation process through Brize Norton so I submitted a written question to the Ministry of Defence. I have now had the Department’s response: Steve Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received on arrangements for the repatriation of deceased servicemen and women via Brize Norton; and if he will make a statement. Mr Robathan: The Ministry of Defence has received in the region of 200 pieces of […]

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At last, summer’s back

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Glorious weather failed to bless our Patrons’ party on Friday evening: the rain of the past few weeks fell hard.  Thank goodness we are British, shivering only slightly under cover outdoors for a successful event. On Saturday, I was delighted to open Marlow Bottom’s 40th Rose Carnival, which was a roaring success. I discovered Park Lodge Judo Jujitsu Kai which offers the “Mother Art” of martial sports. Practical self-defence is one skill on offer but the heavy staffs pictured are for […]

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Remembrance day

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Remembrance day was, as ever, a deeply moving experience. I led prayers at All Saints, High Wycombe and I am most grateful to Paul Goodman for advance notice that I needed to bring my own prayers. I have a lengthier post in mind after the events of the past week, but I will leave you with Karl Popper for the moment, as I try to remember when I voted for the President of the European Council: You can choose whatever […]

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A privilege to serve

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  •   Oct-4-2010
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N.B. The author is Tim Hewish – my Parliamentary Researcher. Against the media backdrop of the Chancellor’s announcement to rein in benefit expenditure, there is one important policy pledge that should be granted more air time: – subsidised university education for the children of soldiers, sailors and airmen killed on active service. David Willetts, Minister for University and Science, told the Conservative Conference today: There is one group of families to whom we have a special debt – the brave men […]

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David Cameron: My radical plan for Britain’s armed forces – Telegraph

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  •   Oct-3-2010
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Via David Cameron: My radical plan for Britain’s armed forces – Telegraph: Taking full charge of the issue for the first time, the Prime Minister disclosed that more Chinook helicopters would be made available for British troops in Afghanistan. Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph on the eve of the Tory party conference, he pledged that Britain’s Armed Forces would be given “everything that they need” to fight the Taliban. Even after key spending decisions were made in the coming months, he […]

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