Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill [HL]

My Lords, I rise to speak to the amendments, particularly to Amendment 8 in my name and that of m...

My Lords, to answer the noble Baroness, I suspect we are going to find out very shortly.

An...

My Lords, I said in Committee that the Government would reflect further on the recommendation fro...

My Lords, this has been a very brief but successful debate all round, I think. I am grateful to t...

Moved by

Lord Craig of Radley

3: Clause 1, page 1, leave out lines 6 and 7 and insert...

My Lords, Amendment 3 stands in my name and those of my noble and gallant friends Lord Boyce and ...

My Lords, I support the amendment moved by my noble and gallant friend Lord Craig.

I remain...

My Lords, I strongly support this amendment as well. Life in the military world is divided into t...

My Lords, I have listened carefully to the case presented by the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Cra...

My Lords, I rise to support the amendment put forward by the noble and gallant Lords, not only fo...

My Lords, I also rise to support the speeches made by the noble and gallant Lords, Lord Craig of ...

My Lords, I rise to support the amendment of the three noble and gallant Lords. I very firmly sha...

My Lords, I, too, have some sympathy with the amendment tabled by the noble and gallant Lords, Lo...

My Lords, the noble and gallant Lords have made the case about the phrase “part-time” clearly and...

My Lords, I spent a number of years as chairman of the National Employer Advisory Board for the r...

My Lords, I note that the amendment was tabled by my three noble and gallant friends, but I plead...

My Lords, I regret that I have come rather late to the Bill. I am also one of those who has never...

My Lords, before I comment on the amendment, I say at the outset that as I have reflected and lis...

My Lords, I begin by apologising to the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig, and to the House for ...

My Lords, first I thank all those who contributed to this important debate. In his defence, the M...

Moved by

Lord Touhig

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

“( ) In secti...

Moved by

Lord Touhig

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

“Prote...

My Lords, Amendment 5 repeats our amendment on pay and allowances from Grand Committee. Taken tog...

My Lords, in this group I will speak to Amendment 7. We all want flexible and part-time working t...

My Lords, I believe that I spoke to an identical amendment as the first in this group in Grand Co...

My Lords, the Minister was right when he said that I had some responsibility for the 2006 Act. I ...

Moved by

Lord Touhig

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

“Inclu...

My Lords, Amendment 7, if accepted, would afford the Government the opportunity to enhance the va...

My Lords, I apologise to the House for jumping the gun earlier.

We all want to make flexibl...

My Lords, I fully agree with the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, and the noble Baroness about the import...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. I do not have the copper-bottomed “will” that I sou...

Moved by

Baroness Smith of Newnham

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

My Lords, this amendment, too, replicates an amendment that was brought in Committee and refers t...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Smith and Lady Jolly, for tabling a further...

My Lords, Amendment 9 is similar to the amendment to which I spoke in Grand Committee—I think it ...

I thank the Minister for his very full reply. It would be nice to think that Her Majesty’s Govern...

Moved by

Lord Touhig

10: Clause 3, page 2, line 25, leave out “section 329” and inser...