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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 2 September 2026

Debate

Armed Forces Bill

Contribution

“The nicest way I can describe that accommodation is to say that it was basic, but before family life happened, it was home to me and my mates for at least the two years I was at Chivenor. My room on that base is still there, and whichever Royal Marine has it today has every right to be housed somewhere without mould or damp while they serve King and country”.—[Official Report, Commons, 2/6/26; col. 1088.]

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