Armed Forces Bill

The hon. Gentleman is right on that particular issue. It is just as well that the amendment will not have the intended effects. If British servicemen were to carry out perfectly legal actions overseas, such as actions agreed by United Nations resolution, and were to conduct themselves entirely in accordance with international humanitarian law, it would be a serious matter if someone were to up sticks and leave, because, as the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South (Mr. Flello) has said, it would endanger others in their units. That should not be viewed as a small offence and I do not think that a maximum two-year sentence would be adequate in such circumstances.