There is a long list of steps that we are taking to improve the welfare of our forces, who will note the way in which the Opposition responded to our announcements. The improvements have long been required, and they recognise the pressure that our people are under and the contribution that they make. As my hon. Column 13 education system, under my hon. Friend the Under- Secretary of State.
Members appreciate that.
Service men and women know only too well who let them down over the previous 18 years. One is the speedy settlement of service men's compensation claims, not least the claims of men who did not have proper malaria cover when they were in Sierra Leone. The other concerns the anomalies relating to Pay 2000 and the way in which that has undermined the rates of pay for senior enlisted personnel. No one will lose money under Pay 2000. We are always prepared to examine anomalies as a system is introduced.