Robert has welcomed the Combat Air Strategy launched by the MoD this week.

Robert said, "I briefly worked in New Zealand, so I am very conscious of the ties between our two countries. Although NATO is the cornerstone of our defence, will the Secretary of State comment on the importance of the wider military alliance?"

Robert said, "In this centenary year of the RAF, will my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State join me in celebrating its extraordinary achievements and encourage as many people as possible to see the exhibition at Horse Guards and the fly-past tomorrow?"

Robert presses for improved quality of service housing and more affordable housing at RAF Brize Norton

Robert said, "A wonderful All Morgan Day today with Morgan Motor Company at Blenheim Palace with all the proceeds going to Combat Stress.

Veterans may no longer have to fear prosecution for historic allegations on the battlefield after Robert Courts brought the issue to Parliament.

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Robert said, "Armed Forces Day is a chance to thank those who serve and have served - to support not only those men & women who make up the armed forces community, but also the families who support them, and the veterans for whom we all have so much respect.

Robert said, "Those who have protected us deserve in turn to be protected, to live their lives in peace with the full knowledge of their country’s gratitude, ​and to know that they will not be pursued in old age, and not be the subject of repeated prosecutions over events that occurred many years

The treatment of Dennis Hutchings who served in Northern Ireland in the 1970s has brought the scandal of historic allegations against veterans into the public arena in recent weeks.

Robert said, "It was a huge honour to welcome my colleagues from the cross-party Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme to RAF Brize Norton, here in the heart of West Oxfordshire: the largest base in the Royal Air Force and key to all the UK's movements, transport and tanking operations.