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Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 5:17 pm on 9 December 2009.

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Photo of Sandra Gidley Sandra Gidley Shadow Health Minister 5:17, 9 December 2009

I was suggesting an extension of that scheme, which is the right method. A link should be created between the giver and the recipient so that one can acknowledge the other. That would help to humanise the process. The fundamental point is that the Ministry of Defence produced this advice, but it is difficult to access. Not everybody would have heard the news on the particular day that it was announced. A lot of people are still not aware of the message that there are more appropriate ways of giving.