>> mr. dennis skinner.
>> thank you, mr. speaker.
>> i am sure that the whole
house will wish to join me in
paying tribute to the
servicemen who have fallen since
the house last met --
lieutenant andrew chesterman of
3rd battalion the rifles, lance
corporal matthew smith of 26
engineer regiment and guardsman
jamie shadrake of 1st battalion
the grenadier guards.
we send our deepest condolences
to their colleagues, friends and
loved ones.
their courageous and selfless
service to our country will
never be forgotten.
before listing my engagements,
i would like to say on behalf
of the government, and i hope
the whole house, a word about
the huge success this summer of
the olympic and paralympic
games.
i want to send all our
congratulations on the superb
performance of britain's
athletes and paralympians.
i want to say a huge thank you
to the volunteers who put such
a smiling face on the games and
a large well done to all the
organisers.
i think that they made the
entire country proud and,...