Constituents concerned about the welfare and ability of
Commonwealth UK Armed Forces personnel to settle into this country has written
to me asking for me to support “Stop the Service Charge” campaign, which calls
on the Government to remove visa charges for these military personnel and their
family members when applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain.
This is clearly an issue that constituents feel very
strongly about.
I agree with them that we ought to do more to support our
Commonwealth soldiers, who have served Queen and Country valiantly, to settle
into this country smoothly as we owe them a great debt for strengthening the
defence of our great nation.
As such I will be speaking to Government ministers about
this issue directly when possible. I hope for a positive response and will be
keeping constituents informed when I get this response.
