Defence Reform Bill

The House has debated the issue of Crown and combat immunity a number of times in the past eight ...

My Lords, I thank the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig, for his amendment. It enables the Commi...

I thank the Minister for responding. I am sorry that there was less interest in this matter than ...

Moved by

Lord Rosser

13: Schedule 2, page 35, line 5, leave out paragraphs 1 to 5 and...

Schedule 2 is referred to in Clause 7 which is very brief and simply states:

“Schedule 2 (r...

My Lords, Schedule 2 in its current form is necessary to allow a GOCO to have access to existing ...

The arguments that the Minister has advanced in respect of this amendment are the ones that I ind...

Moved by

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

14: After Clause 8, insert the following new ...

My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 15 and 16. The background to this group is the same as...

My Lords—

I apologise to the Minister, but I am afraid that there is a lot more to say on these amendments ...

The said Mr Norman Baker is now a Minister at the Home Office. Has the noble Baroness any indicat...

I do not know why the noble Lord finds it an eccentric matter, but I have not discussed this with...

I should clarify for the noble Baroness that I was referring to Mr Baker’s other eccentric issues...

I do not think we are discussing the other issues at this moment, so I shall return to the matter...

My Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, who has been so determined...

My Lords, I apologise for omitting to thank my noble friend Lord Hodgson for these interesting am...

The noble Lord, Lord Roper, has raised a crucial issue. I am sure he would agree that, having sta...

I am grateful to the noble Lord for that intervention. He is, of course, a very old friend. Howev...

The noble Lord, Lord Judd, has raised a point and I think that my noble friend has answered half ...

I should like to support that response to the noble Lord, Lord Roper. I hesitate to use the word ...

The noble Lord is obviously right about that. I was really treating the somewhat narrower point o...

I apologise to the Minister but, as the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, does not appear to be going to g...

It was not my intention to intervene in this debate since it seemed to be going on to rather wide...

My Lords, these amendments have enabled us to have a debate about a number of issues. The Defence...

My Lords, it is important to have on the record that these amendments are not meant to undermine ...

My Lords, Clauses 9 and 10 relate to the transfer of employees, and the transfer of property righ...

My Lords, the provision in Clause 9 is necessary to ensure that any initial transfer of civil ser...

I thank the Minister once again for his detailed response. I would be grateful if he would read i...