I am rather confused. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that there is a big difference between people who are forced to go to war as part of a conscription army and people who have taken it upon themselves to make a conscious decision to join Her Majesty’s armed forces? Those are two very different situations and it is a mistake to link them.
Armed Forces Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Beamish
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 22 May 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Armed Forces Bill.
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