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Monday, November 02, 2009
I am pround to have been able to help the Royal British Legion in this year's poppy appeal and some of you may have seen me - and many other volunteers - outside the Luton Town football club last weekend and outside local supermarkets recently. My money box is not quite full yet, so I will be out and about this weekend trying to make sure it is by the 11th November.
At the recent Conservative Party conference I was also pleased to spend time with British Legion representatives, learning more about their activities and pledging my support for their own 'manifsto' which champions the rights of Armed Forces families and calls, amongst other things, for a review of the armed forces compensation scheme.
You can check out more information about the British Legion, the manifesto, or make a donation to this years appeal online by clicking here.
The key British Legion manifesto calls are listed below. T
For Service Personnel and their families
- Improve and keep the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme under continual review
- Stop breaches of harmony guidelines (deployment rates) in order to reduce family separation and breakdown
For bereaved Armed Forces families
- Provide bereaved Armed Forces families with independent legal advice during inquests
- Introduce an Independent Advisory Committee on Military Deaths
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