 cyd-nw'n gweithio ar gyhoedd yr Uned Gwellion. Thank you, Presiding Officer. It is my pleasure to bring this debate to the Scottish Parliament to mark 40 years since the ending of the Falklands War. The war lasted 74 days, with the loss of 907 lives, three islanders, 255 British personnel and 649 Argentine soldiers. Both the citizens of Britain and the Falkland Islands owe a huge debt to those who lost melys. Mae oedd balog ar gweithio, yr Bryddech chi ac yr drwg i gynhyrch i g orientationatoriaeth i gyd. Nid ddim ynogi'r amser Falkland dysgu i ddifprinio i chi'n brytu. Rwy'n gweithio fel y cwrsrwynt gyda'r Gresau. Dychydig yn naddw i ddweud ym mhelys i ddweud sy'n bryty i gynnul i'r footnog i gyfrifinodol 80 mili gyd, a driio i gyrwgwetheiddiog ymweliadu i'r llai fath. shadow ymddangos i gyfrifinodol i ddifesu'n gwybod nhw hefyd i'i ddweud ac, in many cases, new little about. That is truly admirable and something that we can appreciate collectively as a Parliament. Their conduct is a shining example of the very best of the British Armed Forces, acting with professionalism, ruthlessness, skill and compassion to bring freedom back to the Falklands. Last week I had the honour of hosting a reception in the Scottish Parliament along with Richard Hyslop, the Falkland Islands representative in the UK and Europe. After the speeches, Richard played a short video made by school children in the Falklands in which they expressed their thanks to those who had fought for their freedom. It was a touching tribute that affected many of us who were present. The comment that stuck with me most was a wee girl at the end who said, thank you for keeping us British. Things would not have been the same without you. It was a reminder that those who fought and gave their lives led the foundations for the Falklands of today and their sacrifice has not been forgotten. The video also showed that the Falklands is a changing place, not the 1982 time capsule, which remains in many British minds. For most, thinking of the Falklands conjures up grainy photographs of marines and cagoules crossing a foreboding landscape of penguins, waddling and beaches, or perhaps the liberation of Stanley in the war's final days. Few in 1982 could have foreseen the dramatic changes that have swept this small but significant territory over the past 40 years. It was clear from my conversations with Falkland Islanders that they have only prospered since the war's conclusion. Both Richard and his deputy, Michael Betts, were eager to tell me about the exciting developments taking place in Stanley, with a huge increase in tourism, not to mention a booming economy that is the envy of South America. If you were to take a walk through Stanley today, perhaps along that drive, you would see new houses going up, more fishing boats in the harbour or the development of a distinct Falkland islands culture, Britishness with a Latin twist, with their own favourite national sports and food, namely Falklands squid and lamb. The Stanley of 1982 is now, for many, just a memory, just as the war thankfully is too, but those are memories we must preserve. We owe that much to those who fought and lost their lives in defence of freedom. Given more time, it would have been good to delve into the rich connections between Scotland and these islands or the Scottish role in the British response, whether it was the merchant navy sailors or members of the SES, but I suspect others will touch upon that in contributions to come. Before I end, though, I would like to return briefly to the reception that I mentioned earlier to thank those who came. Representatives from the South Atlantic Medal Association and Lothian Veterans Centre, representatives of the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, not to forget the Governor of Edinburgh Castle, Alastair Bruce, and the Royal British Legion members, who also attended, are for that matter Poppy Scotland, who were a great help in organising their event. It was also fascinating to talk to Ian Gardner, a veteran from 45 Commando Royal Marines, who went on to become an author and military expert writing vividly about his experiences during the war, particularly the battle for two sisters, the fierce night battle that took place 1,000 feet above Stanley. Finally, it would not be a Falklands event without a strong contingent of islanders present, and it was great to invite members of Falkland Will Grores, the chief islander of Tristan de Kuna, and students from the Falklands studying in Scotland to the Scottish Parliament, and learn more about island life from them first hand. We had speeches from Richard Hyslop, who I have already mentioned, as well as Keith Brown, MSP, who has the honour of being the only parliamentarian who served during the conflict, in his case with the Royal Marines, who spoke memorably of his experiences during the war, of friends lost and battles fought—something few of us in this chamber will ever know. To conclude, I would like to thank the MSPs who attended from all sides of the political spectrum. It was touching that despite our differences, it is fair to say that we all saw how much British identity meant to the people of the Falklands. What is more, we can all respect the sacrifice made 40 years ago, ensuring that Falkland islanders remain free from foreign rule to this day. Thank you very much, Ms Dowey. It was good to hear of events that are well attended by islanders, I have to say. I now move to the open debate. I call for Christine Graham to be followed by Murdo Fraser for around four minutes, Ms Graham. I sincerely thank the member for bringing this debate. I, too, wish to commemorate all the lives lost and those injured both physically and mentally—British groups, civilians and Argentinians. I also recognise the professionalism and courage of our armed forces. In total, 904 military personnel were killed in the conflict, as well as three Falkland islanders. 255 of those were British military personnel, Argentine 649. British forces reported that 775 were wounded in the war, with 115 captured between April and June. Meanwhile, 1655 were reported that the wounded among Argentina's military personnel and over 11,000 were captured. I want to go back to 40 years, because, for me, those lives might not have been lost or injured. Before her shot had been fired, pretty well none of us knew where the Falklands was or what the UK Government had to do with it. As I travelled to my law studies on the bus, I recall how horrified I was to hear passengers in front of me cheering that we should bash the argys. As we came to learn more, we found out that there had been an incursion onto the island by metal workers with some Argentinian marines raising the Argentinian flag, which in turn raised the alert. It was thousands of miles from our shores and a population in the low thousands. The islanders were not British citizens, indeed, and this was only granted to them after the war. Of course, I shared the concerns of their wellbeing and safety, but I know that I was not alone in having grave concerns about launching into a war. The country was not united in the decision to attack and even the way the war was conducted. There was, I believe, an opportunity to resolve the dispute over the sovereignty of the Falklands by diplomacy. It might have failed, but, for me, it was not given enough time and space. I will, indeed. I accept that the UK Government at the time made strenuous efforts through the UN to reach an accommodation and made offers of all sorts of proposals of joint sovereignty over the Falklands. Those were rejected by the Argentinian Government. We will disagree about that, but I want to raise the issues of the press coverage at the time and how it behaved. The sinking of the General Burgen on the ageing Argentinian cruiser was the loss of 320 Argentinian lives in 2 May 1982, after it was attacked, as it sailed out of the 200-mile exclusion zone. I do not know the ins and outs of whether what was correct, but it is certainly still in dispute. There was a retaliation, of course, two days later, with an attack on HMS Sheffield, which was sunk off the coast of the Falkland Islands, killing 20 men, and there was no going back after that. However, I recall that, before even one British ship had sailed, the increased feverish warm bongering fuelled in particular by a circulation war between the sun and the mirror newspapers. The sun had a bloodthirsty sands from the start, including inviting readers to sponsor sidewinder missiles, offering free, quote, sinkly arges computers, and it never relented. The sun splashed with the poster front page. We'll smash them, printed over pictures of Winston Churchill and a Bulldog, and finally, for me, with infamous gotcha. Increasingly, the sun became frustrated with the attempts of politicians, which I agree with, trying to negotiate a settlement, avoiding, as they called it, a shooting war. At one point, US Secretary of State Al Haig was accused of standing in the way of war because of his efforts to avoid bloodshed. The paper even urged the Government to reject an offer of peace talks from the Argentine and military regime with the headline, Stick it up your junta, which became their cat's face of the war. But not all the press was like this, of course. For good measure, however it called the BBC and the Pygmy Guardian in quotes, were described by the sun as traitors in our midst. The mirror was a quotes timorous, whining newspaper, and the mirror, of course, retaliated by saying the sun had quotes falling from the gutter into the sewer. Now, very few politicians, so this language at the time, worried me. It worried me the way we were looking at the dangers, and the dangers we're putting our troops into in war. Very few politicians have experienced the front line of war, excluding my colleague in here. Those that often speak, and they speak at Westminster too, they speak very differently of conflict, and I always listen to them. Dr Johnson, seeking to prevent an earlier haughtlands conflict, said, quotes, it's wonderful with that coolness and indifference the greater part of mankind sea war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance or read of it in books but have never presented its evils to their minds consider it as little more than a splendid game, and I'm concluding. I return to the lives lost and damaged. They must not be forgotten, and I have not forgotten them, but I have not forgotten how those lives might have been prevented, intelligence, diplomacy first, and tested to its limits before we put our armed forces into conflicts. Some 1,000 dead and 1,000s were injured. We owe it to them and their descendants and our armed forces today to exhaust every diplomatic international avenue before ever resorting to the brutality of war. Thank you. I start by congratulating Sharon Dawey for securing this debate on a very important anniversary and joining with her and others in recognising and remembering the lives lost, the British servicemen lost, the civilians lost and also we should recognise the Argentinians lost because many of them were conscript soldiers who had no particular appetite for this particular conflict but were forced into it by what was an evil military junta in Argentina at the time, which was trying to divert away from its domestic problems by invading British sovereign territory. I had the privilege of visiting the Falcon Islands in 2012 on the 30th anniversary of the liberation, along with Keith Brown, who was there. Indeed, Christina McKelvie was there from this Parliament as well. It was both a fascinating and, at times, a very moving visit. I had the great honour of laying a wreath in memory of Cooke Brian Easton from Aileth in Perthshire, who had served upon HMS Glamorgan and had been killed on 12 June 1982 when that ship was hit by an Argentinian missile. He was 24 years old. I know that his former colleagues appreciated that gesture that I was able to perform. Like others in the chamber, I have my own memories of the Falcon's conflict. I was sitting my hires at the time when I was 16 years old. Mr Carson is nodding, he is obviously a similar vintage to myself. Against the backdrop of sitting my hires, I well remember the news reports coming through daily of the first of all the sailing of the task force and then the conflict in the Falklands. Names like Goose Green, Sam Carlos, Bluff Cove are still resonant to this day in my memory from that particular time. Like many people of my generation, the Falklands conflict had a substantial impact on the formation of my political opinions, not least my view of the leadership of Margaret Thatcher and her Government at that particular time. There are a number of myths that have grown up around the Falklands conflict. Christine Grahame made some fair points, but she overstated the enthusiasm for war that there was in the UK Government at the time. We have to remember that Margaret Thatcher's cabinet was made up predominantly of middle-aged men who had themselves known war, fought in the second world war and were not enthusiastic for war at all. The UK Government at the time made enormous efforts to try and reach an accommodation with the Argentinians through the United Nations. Yes, of course, look away. Thank you, Mr Fraser, for giving me a way to go to that point. We can disagree about how the diplomacy was conducted. Will he concede that the actions of the UK Government before that point in reducing for taking away HMS endurance were things that sent exactly the wrong messages to the Argentinians and some things that resulted in the honourable resignation, for example, of Lord Carrington at the time? I am not going to disagree with Keith Brown's point. He makes a very fair point in recognising that, but he and others should also recognise that there was no gungho attitude in the UK Government at the time. They were desperate to try and avoid conflict, not least because of the very substantial risks of sending a task force thousands of miles to the South Atlantic with no idea as to whether that would be successful if I have time. I can give you the time back, Mr Fraser. I think that, in fairness, you will concede that I was talking about the gungho attitude of a particular tabloid newspaper, which gave me concern how it came into public, if the public began to own that. I am grateful to Christine Grahame for that clarity, and I recognise the point that she makes, but there were strenuous efforts to arrive at a diplomatic settlement, and those were resisted by the Argentinians, leaving armed conflict as the only way to resolve the particular matter. I have taken up probably too much time already. I encourage others who have not been to the Falkland Islands to make their visit. It is now a vibrant economy and society, as Sharon Dowey pointed out. It is growing enormously as a tourist destination. You can see wildlife, historic sites, linked with the conflict 40 years ago. You can see penguins in large numbers, which are always a delight. I hope that we will continue to see the Falklands economy growing and thriving, thanks to the sacrifice that was made by our soldiers, airmen and sailors back 40 years ago, and we should continue to recognise their memory. I very much welcome this member's debate, and I congratulate Sharon Dowey on securing it. 40 years ago means it for many that this is history. However, as the work done by Help for Heroes, the charity reminds us that a quarter of those aged 18 to 24 have never heard of the Falklands conflict. Nearly one in two of those aged 18 to 34 did not know in which decade the Falklands war took place. An 11 per cent thought that it was the UK invading the Falklands rather than Argentina. There is something about the importance of this debate going on the record and expressing our solidarity with Falkland Islanders, but it is also important to learn the lessons going forward. For me, the conflict was marked by the fact that the UK was led by Margaret Thatcher, somebody whom I had profound disagreements on almost every topic that you could mention. However, for me, the exchange between Christine Grahame and Murdo Fraser and Keith Brown is part of what is important about this debate, because we are a democracy and we can have these discussions and we can look back in history without any of us being put at risk. There is something about being a democracy that is important, but also to pick up from that discussion the importance of peacemaking diplomacy in a democracy as well as having armed forces. It is an important principle to celebrate today that the people of the Falkland Islands, with strong links to the UK and Scotland in particular, were united in wanting to retain their UK characteristics and their links to the United Kingdom, and they relied on armed forces to restore their freedom. However, as I think is really important in the motion that Sharon Dowie has put forward, we need to express our support for those who lost their lives on both sides of the conflict, whether they were from Argentina or our armed forces, because the people who were injured also had to deal with the aftermath of the conflict. That was something that a Falkland war veteran said not a day goes by where he doesn't think about his experiences in the conflict and those who were badly burnt when his ship was sunk by Argentine jets 40 years ago. For many people, that lives on today. However, I think we need to also celebrate our links with the Falkland Islands and Scotland in particular, and I want to thank Michael Betz, the Falkland Islands Government deputy representative for meeting me last week. It was good to reflect on the similarities between Scotland and the Falkland Islands. As I mentioned in the introduction, the fact that we have islands in Scotland as well, we have a similar topography and weather in Scotland. Lots of wind power, sheep farming and climate-proofed homes. Sheep are important to the Falkland Islands community and they are looking to get recognition to brand as Falklands wool because it is excellent quality and it is organic. I think that there are also important issues in terms of us reflecting on climate change as well. The high wind and solar power generation because they don't have an alternative because of the location of the Falkland Islands and also the links that we have between the Falkland Islands and our universities in Scotland and the rest of the UK, but also the reliance on the state because of the size of the country and an expectation of provision from the state. People get support to go on holiday. They have a very good welfare system and they have funded university and living fees to enable people to come to the rest of the UK to study and the vast majority of them go home. It is important that we reflect on the achievements of the Falkland Islanders and our links. We have strong links through the work in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and our British, Irish and Mediterranean region branch. I started by saying that 40 years was a long time ago and for many it's history. I think that it's important that we continue to try and improve relationships between the UK and the Falkland Islands nearest neighbour Argentina. It's critical that respect for the Falkland Islanders are at the heart of that relationship and that we continue our support. Wars are expensive both financially and in terms of people's lives and we look to the future. Let us look at the unique opportunity to welcome support, to recognise the sacrifices made 40 years ago but to look to the future to celebrate our cultural links, to work together to share our expertise, our academic links and to continue the exploration of best practice between our countries and our people. Let's look at, as we go forward, how we continue to strengthen the links between the Falkland Islanders, between Scotland and the rest of the UK. Thank you very much. The final speaker in the open debate, Alexander Stewart, again for around four minutes. Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'm delighted to have this opportunity in speaking today and I would like to congratulate my colleague Tandawi on bringing the debate to the chamber. It was not only at the invasion and occupation of the Falkland Islands but Argentine forces back on 2 April 1982 was seen as an horrific and illegal act. It also marked a significant turning point for the then United Kingdom Government and was a test of the then Prime Minister's leadership and her Government. A British naval task force was sent to reclaim the island. However, assembling that force was no simple task. To amass the kind of defence for these islands 8,000 miles from the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic, whether by sea or by air, was going to involve logistics and planning of an epic proportion. The 26 ships, later rising to 44 from the Royal Navy that took an active part in the campaign, were supported by 20 ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Those included six specialist logistics landing ships to ships from the Royal Marine Auxiliary and there are as well as 54 requisitioned vessels. Many of those civilian ships had to be fitted with extra equipment, including helicopter landing decks, specialist communication apparatus and water treatment plants for the long voyage. In addition, the cruiser, the USS Uganda, was requisitioned and converted into a hospital ship. As well as the sea-borne captivities and the act of air superiority to ensure that that was also going to be a monumental task. Although the air task was clear and the assets that we needed were not clear in any shape or form, even from the absence of a base at the Incession Islands and the aircraft that were required to fly to the Falklands and return. They had to ensure that air-to-air refuelling took part and for the operation of the famous op involving Vulcan bombers from the RAF Waddington that thwarted Argentina's ability to fly over Port Stanley, they are required to be air refuelling. 17 times one aircraft had to be refuelled over a 15-hour, 45-minute capacity. Deputy Presiding Officer, such a short time to talk on a speech today really does not justify any of the significant operations that took place, nor can it come close to acknowledging the significant contributions that were made by so many military and civilian personnel. We have already heard today that the loss of 255 British servicemen, including 15 personnel from our broth base, were five commando, and the second battalion, the Scots guards, three individuals from the island amounted to over 900 lives lost in total. In conclusion, the British success in this war came about chiefly based on the ability of an impromptu military campaign for which there was no prior planning or projected to sustain any form of task force. As we know, Argentine forces are rendered on 14 June 1982, a date that has gone down in history and with the island itself in their liberation day. This is a national holiday in the island, and as stated by the Ffotland island government, Ffotland islanders continue to be profoundly grateful for the strong support of the United Kingdom government, continues to provide in acknowledging their choice to remain an overseas territory. The people of the Ffotland islands continue to be forward looking with a strong sense of culture and a strong sense of heritage. The immense bravery and fortitude that is shown by Ffotland islanders, the armed forces personnel, and Mr Hart's terrain and conditions during the conflict should never be underestimated and should always be universally commended. Thank you, Presiding Officer, and I call Keith Brown to respond to the debate, Cabinet Secretary, for around seven minutes, please. Thank you, Presiding Officer, and thank you to Shardindoway for securing this member's debate to mark the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Ffotland islands. Also, thanks to Shardindoway for the sponsorship of last week's 40th anniversary commemoration event held here at Parliament, it was a fitting way to reflect on the impact and legacy of the Ffotland conflict. I should reflect on trying to mention all the MSPs who attended that night and missed out too, for which I will try to rectify. Pam Goesel and Tess White were there, and I did not mention them by name. I am happy to do so now. I also mentioned by name somebody who was not there, which was Murdo Fraser. I do not know where he was that night, but I did mention the fact that, as he has done, he came down to the Ffotland islands in 2012, as I and Christina McKelvie did. It is a fantastic opportunity to see a really remarkable place outside of the Ffotland conflict, of course. Back to today's debate, and what is clear from the contributions that we have heard is that, across the chamber, we are unanimous in recognising the bravery and heroism of all those individuals who set sail to free the islands. I was particularly interested in Murdo Fraser's speech, because the young man that he talked about on HMS Clamorgan, who died on 12 June, was the evening between 11 and 12 June, when the unit that I was in was in its 4.5 commando—it is not 4.5—I know that there is no explanation for it, but that is what it is known as 4.5 commando. We were conducting an attack, and the person next to me was directing fire from HMS Clamorgan on to our position, which scared me endlessly because the idea that somebody would know exactly how far they were advancing and be able to direct their fire with that kind of accuracy, I thought, had an act of faith. However, it just showed how skillful and brave those people were on the HMS Clamorgan, and my full condolences go to the family, the surviving family of the young man that Murdo Fraser mentioned. As we near the 40th anniversary, there are a number of upcoming events and activities that will provide all of us with a chance to consider the lasting impact of the conflict, but I am glad that a number of members have mentioned the Arsentynians who were involved. It has been mentioned that many of them were not there by choice. The ones that I met were young men—one had a suitcase—why you would take a suitcase to war. He did that because he had no other way of taking proper equipment, so he took a civilian clothes. They seemed to me to be younger even than we were. They were hopelessly all-prepared, hungry and cold. The prisoner that I had taken back to our headquarters was absolutely petrified. I have to say that one of the major achievements of the Falklands war, for me at least, was that I saw no ill treatment whatsoever of any Arsentynian prisoners of war. They were treated exceptionally well in my experience, so that is a mark of a very professional force in my view. I will be delighted to be attending the Scottish National Event in Edinburgh on 18 June. That event has been delivered by the Scottish Government in partnership with Legion Scotland and Poppy Scotland. It will provide the people of Scotland with an opportunity to commemorate this important and poignant anniversary and I would encourage MSPs of all parties if they can to in turn encourage others to come along on that day. To coincide with this, Poppy Scotland, to go up to Sarah Boyack's point, is delivering a wider learning programme and package of resources to schools across the country to allow young people to learn more about the conflict, as well as highlighting the role of the armed forces and the role that they play today and how we can support them and their families. It is interesting to think that, of course, back in 1982, we were closer to the end of the Second World War than we are now today to the Falklands conflict. I can speak for myself when I say, thinking back to 1982, I thought that World War 2 was a way in ancient history, so you can imagine how it feels now to be thinking back to the Falklands. I am also looking forward to attending the Royal British Legion's national event at the National Memorial Arboretum to mark the official anniversary, but I would like to take a moment today to highlight the work done by Andrew Cave to ensure the efforts of Dockyard workers who worked skilfully and tirelessly to ensure that our personnel and fleet were ready to sail to the Falklands, that they were properly recognised and commemorated—this is the work of Andrew Cave—to make sure that they were properly recognised and commemorated with plaques placed on current and former naval dockyards around the world, including just across the Forth and Rossife. It is only right that we pay tribute to those often forgotten about individuals, along with everyone else, who made a contribution during the conflict from the serving personnel to their families and the wider communities. I was scheduled to go to an event at Rossife, which was going to unveil the plaque commemorating those workers and the work of Andrew Cave, but unfortunately contracted Covid earlier on in that week. We should also take a moment to recognise and appreciate something that we heard last week, which I will now remember the strong cultural links that Scotland shares with the Falkland Islands communities to this day. Many of the Falkland Islands population are descended from Scottish and Welsh immigrants who settled in the territory after 1833. Again, many individuals from the Shetland and Orkney Islands emigrated to the Falkland Islands in the second half of the 19th century during the development of their sheep breeding industry. Just to turn back briefly to the war itself and its lasting impact, the war involved all elements of the armed forces lasting just 74 days, claimed the lives that we have heard of hundreds of servicemen and had a lasting impact on thousands more as well as their families. Many veterans still struggle with physical or mental scars or have faced hardships in the years afterwards. If I could just briefly mention the four men in my troop who were killed, Pete Fitton and Uren, Bob Bleeming and Keith Phillips. Those last two, as I mentioned last week, Bob Bleeming was a sergeant and a wife for a family, a children at home. Keith Phillips, who was the same age as me, same first name, who was killed just before the attack on two sisters. For him, his life has finished there. When we went back down in 2012 and murdered Fraser made a call, trying to ensure that as much assistance as possible is given to the families to allow them to go down, and even some who do not recognise the fact that they are entitled to receive a medal on their son, brother, father's behalf. While we reflect on the events of the Falklands conflict and are ties with communities involved, we have to take a moment to recognise and remember all those who lost their lives or were otherwise impacted by the war and the occupation of the islands. We have quite recently accounts of leader in Highlands who was resident in the Falklands at the time, so that goes to the links that we have between the two countries. It is also important that we acknowledge the lasting impact that can be experienced by some members of the armed forces communities, and we continue to try to address that. I would just like to finish by expressing my gratitude to the close-knit charity sector that we have here in Scotland. I am sure that I speak for everyone today when I say that I am continually impressed by the level and quality of support that they provide to our ex-service personnel and their families. I extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who supports those charities in whatever way they can. Finally, we will not forget the brave souls who paid the ultimate price to ensure that the Falklands had the ability to exercise their right to self-determination. That is the crucial point. Just to finish on the point, the exchange between Christine Graham and Murdo Fraser. Sarah Boyack is quite right to say that this is the stuff of democracy. We do not have to agree on those things. Sometimes people think that all members of the armed forces or veterans have the same view on those things. When we have fought wars in the past, it has usually been to protect democratic freedoms, and that means disagreeing. I think that the way that the war was conducted, the much that I have learned about, gives me a certain degree of anguish about how things could have been conducted differently, and that is probably true of any conflict that there has been. However, the idea that once those forces, the Argentinian forces, representing a fascist regime were on the islands, that it was going to be necessary to forcibly eject them, I have no trouble with that. I think that that is right. The principle is, to me, self-determination. You have to allow the people in the Falklands, it was not reclaiming them for the UK, it was reclaiming them for the Falkland Islanders to have the choice to make their own decision, which of course they did subsequently in a referendum. I think that that is something that we all want to imagine. I hate to say that everyone has the same view of those things. When people look back, they think that that is what they were fighting for. Although, in truth, most people in the armed forces will tell you that they are fighting for the person next to them and the unit that they belong to as much as anything else. Thank you for everyone who has been involved in the debate, and thank you again to Sharon Dowd for making sure that this is not forgotten and that it will continue to remember those who served in the Falklands in future years. Thank you very much indeed. Cabinet Secretary, that concludes the debate, and I suspend this meeting until 2 pm.