Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill [HL]

My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 2, 3 and 5, which are in this group. The amendments in...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 14 in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Smith of Newn...

My Lords, when I spoke at Second Reading I indicated that I was supportive of the principle that ...

My Lords, I regret that I was unable to attend Second Reading but I have since talked at length t...

My Lords, I will just comment on Amendment 5. The noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig, challenged ...

If the noble Baroness reads carefully Section 329(3), “any right” is referred to and that refers ...

I am grateful to the noble and gallant Lord for that clarification. However, I would still sugges...

My Lords, I humbly confess—your Lordships may think that seemly for a priest—that despite the wei...

My Lords, we are in Committee. It is always tempting to make a Second Reading speech but I will r...

My Lords, through this group of amendments, the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig, questions the...

My Lords, listening to the Minister’s comments and reflecting on the discussions on the Bill, I u...

Certainly. Although that is not the whole rationale, the provisions that we are proposing to intr...

My Lords, I thank the noble Earl very much for what he has said. I am not sure that I followed it...

My Lords, I would be very happy to write to the noble and gallant Lord on all those points—in so ...

My Lords, at this stage I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.

Moved by

Baroness Jolly

4: Clause 1, page 1, line 14, at end insert—

“( ) After...

My Lords, Amendment 4 is a probing amendment. I am very grateful to the Minister and his team for...

My Lords, Amendment 6 in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Tunnicliffe relates to the powe...

My Lords, I am grateful for the noble Lord’s forbearance with my amendment. I have some slightly ...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 18 tabled in my name and to Amendment 6 which is tabled in t...

Perhaps I may comment on the point made by the noble Earl, Lord Attlee. His suggestion would not ...

My Lords, the first amendment in this group, Amendment 4, seeks to place in the Bill information ...

My Lords, I am happy to withdraw my amendment.

Moved by

Baroness Jolly

7: Clause 1, page 1, line 17, at end insert—

“( ) After...

My Lords, this amendment is intended to look at the impact of the measures in the Bill on recruit...

My Lords, Amendment 8 is in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Jolly. This may be an approp...

My Lords, Amendments 10 and 11 would introduce new clauses that cover the making of an annual rep...

My Lords, in those halcyon days when I was an Opposition Front Bench spokesman, I would have been...

My Lords, I will also speak briefly to Amendment 15. Picking up on the points made by the noble E...

My Lords, the introduction of new flexible working measures is designed to attract, recruit and r...

My Lords, I am happy to withdraw Amendment 7.

Moved by

Lord Touhig

9: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—

“Prote...

My Lords, at Second Reading there was much discussion of the potential consequences of the Bill o...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 13 on accommodation. As the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, mention...

My Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 16 tabled in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Joll...

My Lords, I share some of the concerns of the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, and I hope that the Minist...

My Lords, approval of the Bill will afford regular service personnel the right to apply to vary t...

My Lords, the Minister has given his usual very full response. I need to reflect on it, because I...

Moved by

Lord Touhig

12: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—

“Impl...

My Lords,

“The need for an Armed Forces Covenant is ever more relevant today”.

Those ...

Don’t get carried away.

I will not get carried away. The publication of the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report has becom...

My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, has explained, this amendment seeks to require the Secr...

I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.