Gerry Sutcliffe consistently voted for strengthening the Military Covenant

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Major votes

• On 14 Jun 2011: Gerry Sutcliffe voted to require public bodies and minsters to consider the effects of people's service in the armed forces when setting healthcare, education and housing policy and to consider if special provisions for current, and former, service personnel are justified. Show vote

Minor votes

• On 26 Jun 2012: Gerry Sutcliffe voted to call on the Government to strengthen the military covenant and to request a reassessment of the assumptions on which the Strategic Defence and Security Review was based. Show vote

  This vote is also related to:

  • the policies included in the 2010 Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement
• On 16 Feb 2011: Gerry Sutcliffe voted for a legally binding Military Covenant set out in law. Show vote

  This vote is also related to:

  • the policies included in the 2010 Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement
• On 1 Mar 2010: Gerry Sutcliffe was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Defence — Military Covenant — Military Funding Show vote