Clause 2 — Armed forces covenant report

Part of Armed Forces Bill (Programme) (No. 2) – in the House of Commons at 7:00 pm on 14 June 2011.

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Photo of Andrew Robathan Andrew Robathan The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence 7:00, 14 June 2011

Well, the hon. Gentlemen obviously got parachutes, which might not be my intention for one or two other people.

I take on board the hon. Gentleman’s serious concerns about housing, which is an ongoing problem that we wish to improve. We inherited a bad situation, but I do not question the good faith of the previous Administration because it is a difficult matter—[ Interruption. ] Well, I do not think that we can be blamed for the state of housing 14 years ago.