Armed Forces Bill

No, I am going to press on. While we have a system that imposes a maximum penalty of two years for taking action, in the cold light of day, that results in the besmirching of Parliament by selling peerages, we should not allow, in any way, shape or form, servicemen to be threatened with life imprisonment if they follow the 1950 Nuremburg principles and their conscience, and question orders. Clause 8(5)(a) would allow a sentence of life on that very point, but such a benchmark should not be put in statute.