I am pleased to say that all local authorities are signed up, but signing up to something is not the same as implementing it.

All these questions get raised regularly with the Treasury. I know in my time how important this was—I am sure it was in my hon.

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right.

The hon. Gentleman raises an important issue. I was in Northern Ireland for Remembrance Sunday and it was a pleasure to be back.

I pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who is a former naval officer.

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The whole aspect of decompression is new, too.

My hon. Friend mentions two issues, on which I share his concern.

I think my hon.

Well let’s go out and do a basic fitness test and see how we get on.

The hon. Gentleman touches on something that is so critical to the armed forces covenant.