Member

The simple fact is that the current system is broken after 14 years of the Conservatives regrettably burying their heads in the sand. No one should have to live in damp housing or use food banks to get by, least of all the families of our brave armed forces. We know that, sadly, only four in 10 service personnel say that they are satisfied with service life in general. We will all be conscious of the shocking reports of the experiences of female personnel in particular over recent years. These are totally unacceptable, so I was reassured to see the former Member for Wrexham, who chaired a Defence Committee inquiry into women in the armed forces, express her support for the Bill.