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Women in the Armed Forces

Backbench debate and Select Committee statement on Thursday, 9 December 2021, in the House of Commons, led by Sarah Atherton.
Statement on the publication of the second report of the Defence Committee, Protecting those who protect us: women in the armed forces from recruitment to civilian life (HC 154).

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

705 cc607-614 

Session

2021-22

Department

Defence Committee

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 705 c671 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the Select Committee statement. Sarah Atherton will speak for up to 10 minutes, du...

Sarah Atherton | 705 cc671-610 (Link to this contribution)

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a real privilege to be able to give this statement to the ...


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Martin Docherty-Hughes | 705 cc610-1 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wrexham (Sarah Atherton) on chairing a most extraord...

Sarah Atherton | 705 c611 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Member for his question. He has been extremely supportive throughout this work, ...

Tobias Ellwood | 705 c611 (Link to this contribution)

I, too, pay tribute to my hon. Friend who has done such an amazing job. It proves the importance ...

Sarah Atherton | 705 c611 (Link to this contribution)

All I can say to my right hon. Friend is thank you very much.

Margaret Ferrier | 705 cc611-2 (Link to this contribution)

I also congratulate the hon. Member on leading this report. I have just a couple of questions. Th...

Sarah Atherton | 705 c612 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Member for her questions. Based on the evidence that we have received, I absolut...

Robert Buckland | 705 c612 (Link to this contribution)

I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for her report, which is born out of her own experience in the se...

Sarah Atherton | 705 c612 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for his question, and recognise that he was the previous...

Philip Hollobone | 705 c612 (Link to this contribution)

I warmly commend my hon. Friend for the work that she has done on her Committee and for her repor...

Sarah Atherton | 705 c613 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my hon. Friend for his question. The MOD has had strategies in place for many years aroun...

Carol Monaghan | 705 c613 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate the hon. Member on this comprehensive and, at times, quite harrowing report. It is...

Sarah Atherton | 705 c613 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Member for her question. The Secretary of State asked the Defence Committee to v...

Stephanie Peacock | 705 c614 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Member for Wrexham (Sarah Atherton) for her hard work in delivering this groundb...

Sarah Atherton | 705 c614 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Lady for her support over the last 18 months. Obviously, I agree that the Govern...

Leo Docherty | 705 c614 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wrexham (Sarah Atherton) for this extremely powerful and hu...

Sarah Atherton | 705 c614 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for his response. We will continue to work together.

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