Armed Forces Bill

With this it will be convenient to discuss Government amendments 1 to 5.

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I assure you that the beard is only temporary—otherwise, Mrs Lan...

During the evidence session for the Select Committee, on which I served, I asked Mr Humphrey Morr...

We have simply decoupled the two issues. We will be dealing with this matter in this Bill and the...

I wholeheartedly support the Minister’s efforts on new clause 1. I have received a letter from a ...

The hon. Gentleman highlights precisely why the then Government decided to make the changes they ...

I had the sad duty of discharging a man administratively from my battalion. I really regretted it...

I hear what my hon. Friend says. Of course there is balance in all such cases, but the moves in 2...

I welcome this opportunity to speak in support of the Bill on behalf of my colleagues in the Labo...

I support the amendment. Tomorrow will be the 16th anniversary of the Labour Government abolishin...

The SNP fully supports the Bill. We appreciate the requirement that Parliament’s consent is given...

Almost everything in praise of the Bill and of my hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Mr Jon...

I am grateful for the comments from hon. Members across the House, and delighted that we have con...

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

I would first like to say how pleased...

Does my hon. Friend mean that 2,500 people are affected, or that 2,500 people may contract mesoth...

My hon. Friend is right to ask that question, because I went through exactly the same thought pro...

I start by doing something I have done very rarely in this House, and that is to say “Thank you” ...

My hon. Friend is explaining very well the history behind how we have got to where we are today. ...

I appreciate the work my hon. Friend has done on behalf not just of the armed services, but of ou...

It is a pleasure to follow my next-door constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Bla...

I rise to support my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon—[Interruption.] I have dramatically m...

I put on the record not only that I sat on the Select Committee that considered the Armed Forces ...

The SNP fully supports the new clause and its aims of creating accountability and ensuring the sp...

This is another important step forward that is being taken in the Bill. I again pay tribute to my...

I thank the hon. Member for South Antrim (Danny Kinahan) for his opening comments, and the hon. M...

The Minister is giving a good response. May I politely suggest that some people in the NHS will n...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that helpful suggestion, and I shall instruct my official...

I am grateful for the debate we have had, and pleased with what I have heard from the Minister. I...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

Our purpose in this debate is to a...

The first test of an Opposition is whether it can support the Government constructively when they...

It has been a real privilege for me, as somebody who has done a small amount of military service ...

The Scottish National party supports the Bill and the immense work of our armed forces. It was a ...

I think this is my third Armed Forces Bill, and I have to say that it was a minnow, certainly com...

I want to pick up the point about families, which my hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Mr ...