philip davies. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> mr.peaker, i am sure that the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to the royal marine of 40 commando who died from wounds sustained in afghanistan at the queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham on monday, and to the two soldiers from the 1st battalion the duke of lancaster's regiment who died yesterday. we should send our sincere condolences to their families and their friends. we should pay tribute to the exceptional work of our armed forces serving in afghanistan and, perhaps today in particular, to the highly skilled doctors and nurses who work alongside them, and those who treat the injured personnel back in the uk. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in the house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> philip davies. >> does my right honorable friend accept that the millions of people who voted conservative at the last election in order to make him prime minister did not do so in order to see a reducti