Armed Forces Bill

The hon. Gentleman and I will have to draw different conclusions from the conversations that we have had. That was not said to me when I was in the sergeants’ mess, and when I talked to the infantrymen to test out this issue they gave no impression that they felt inhibited. I asked the commander who conducted our forces in Basra whether he felt inhibited by the rules of engagement, and he said, ““No, not at all.”” So the hon. Gentleman and I have obviously had different conversations.