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Armed Forces Bill

Proceeding contribution from Robert Neill (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 December 2021. It occurred during Debate on bills on Armed Forces Bill.

My hon. Friend makes the point that we are expeditionary by design. I understand that, but I do not see how that links to the issue addressed by Lords amendment 1B, which is essentially that, where the offence is committed in the United Kingdom, unless there is a compelling reason to the contrary, which might involve an expeditionary issue, there should logically be a presumption that the starting point is dealing with it in the civilian system. What contradiction is there between the expeditionary nature of our armed forces—under certain circumstances, but not all—and a rebuttable presumption that the civilian system should hear offences committed in the United Kingdom?

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Reference

705 c815 

Session

2021-22

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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