I accept what the Minister is saying, but his predecessor promised, when he got into a real mess on the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill, that this issue would be addressed in this Bill. It is clearly not going to be, and has now been kicked into the review. My concern is the real issues that will leave members of the armed forces open to vexatious accusations for another five years. The only way to deal with that would be to find legislative time to bring in a new Bill, but I urge the Minister to just do it now.
Armed Forces Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Beamish
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 23 June 2021.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Armed Forces Bill.
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