One of the reasons that so many of us face the withdrawal from the European Union with such trepidation is that we’ve had so much war in Europe. It is the centenary of the Somme, where a million people died, and nobody can any longer remember what the benefit was. So, obviously, I support our armed forces keeping us safe and defending our freedom, but we have to do all we can to ensure that we avert war, where possible.

As you say in your statement, these are difficult times at the moment and budgets are tight. For many people, the military service becomes like a second family, particularly for people who may not have had the best opportunities in their first family. So, when they are discharged, it can be like a sense of bereavement. I have some concerns for some of the people who get discharged into isolated social housing in my constituency and then, as a result of depression, find it very difficult to go proactively and ask for help. So, I just wondered whether, in your armed forces group, you had discussed the ways in which the different veterans groups co-ordinate and liaise to ensure that nobody falls through the gaps in services, and that all recent veterans are supported and kept in touch with to make sure that they are getting the support that they need on discharge and during the period when they’re adapting to civilian life.