Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, and to assure him that we will ...

My Lords, we have waited far too long for a Bill to be introduced that provides adequate protecti...

My Lords, I am pleased to have the opportunity to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dannatt. I agree wi...

My Lords, reflecting on the Bill, its intentions and likely legal effect reminded me of something...

My Lords, this is an important Bill, but it has to be examined closely so that it does not create...

My Lords, it may be that this Bill was well intended—to protect those in our Armed Forces who may...

My Lords, there are indeed various reasons to be concerned about the Bill but I should like to co...

My Lords, the speech just given by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, was characteristically ...

My Lords, it is indeed unfortunate that the Government did not reach across this House in constru...

My Lords, in general I welcome this Bill, insofar as it seeks to provide fair protection to our a...

My Lords, I draw attention to my entries in the register of interests. I had the honour to serve ...

My Lords, I declare several interests: a son serving in the Fleet Air Arm; as a recent former Lor...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Buscombe. She made a clear an...

My Lords, a soldier is not as other men. When he thinks that he is, he ceases to be their guardia...

My Lords, the Government are to be congratulated on bringing forward this Bill, which aims to put...

My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord West, has pointed out, although the Government are to be congra...

My Lords, the Government’s purpose in introducing the Bill, to provide greater certainty for serv...

My Lords, following the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Stirrup, is a daunting task, but the fact th...

My Lords, on the day when so many around the world breathe a sigh of relief at the departure of D...

My Lords, I applaud the motivations behind the Bill, which are to address vexatious claims and re...

My Lords, I declare my interest as a serving member of the Army Reserve.

I support the Bill...

My Lords, with every Bill this Government present to this House, we see a further erosion of civi...

My Lords, during my time as Secretary of State, I had the privilege to work closely with our Arme...

My Lords, I sense that no-one who speaks on the Bill today will not have the interests of British...

My Lords, I start where my noble friend just ended. Like him, many colleagues and the Minister, I...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introductory remarks. I too begin by paying tribute to mem...

My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the advisory board of the British Institute of Hum...

My Lords, all that needs to be said about the Bill has already been said, and I will merely reite...

My Lords, the motives and purpose behind the Bill ought to be regarded across the whole House as ...

The noble Lord, Lord Rogan, has withdrawn from the debate, so the next speaker is the noble Lord,...

My Lords, if the Bill passed unamended, it would put the UK at serious risk of being in breach of...

My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. This Bill is to be welcomed in princ...

The noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, has withdrawn, so I now call the noble Baroness, Lady Blower.