Monthly Archives: October 2010

United Nations General Assembly Resolution On Depleted Uranium

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM825. Motion reads: “That this House notes that the British Army maintains depleted uranium (DU) munitions within its arsenal and that 1.9 tonnes of DU rounds were fired by UK forces during Operation Telic in Iraq; recogni…

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Armed Forces: Pensions | Defence | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions the monetary value of pension awarded to the family of a serviceman or woman killed in action has related to a previous rank…

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Social Security Benefits: Haematological Cancer | Work and Pensions | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what financial support a patient with a poor diagnosis of haematological cancer receives from his Department.

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Strategic Defence and Security Review | Oral Answers to Questions – Justice | Commons debates

May I offer the Prime Minister some comfort in relation to Trident and say that I welcome the proposals, particularly as they are consistent with the Liberal Democrat position and also make an…

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Delay in Trident replacement saves money and allows for alternatives

Commenting on reports that the decision on replacement of Britain’s Trident nuclear missile system is to be delayed by five years, former leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Menzies Campbell said: “If these press reports are true then it is …

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