backbencher. I am the only backbencher who has annually listed the names of the fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan in a series of EDMs. I am also the only MP who has read out the full list of the names of the fallen in the Chamber and Westminster Hall. Each list is accompanied by a tribute to the heroism and valour of the soldiers. House authorities no longer allow the lists to be read.

I was also the only MP who objected, by Point of Order and EDM, to the weekly reading of the names of the fallen being moved from the Wednesday PMQs to a Monday and a Tuesday. There was widespread support from other members who insisted that the names continue to be read at the timeof maximum attention by the public and maximum attendance by the MPs.

In the many questions and EDMs on Afghanistan I have always included a sentence praising the heroism of the troops. I was also the only MP who spoke in the Commons in the spring of 2006 against the deployment of British Troops in Helmand. Then two British soldiers had been killed in action, mainly as a result of the Helmand incursion it is now 341.

The questions I tabled on the allegations of possible bad behaviour were e-tabled by me of the 20th of October. They seek details on whether the allegations have been investigated. This is an entirely valid point. If we are to succeed in Afghanistan we must establish our moral superiority.

If allegations are made from