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Armed Forces Bill

Debate on bills on Tuesday, 4 October 2011, in the House of Lords.
Armed Forces Bill. Report stage.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
730 c1023-75 
Session
2010-12
Department
Ministry of Defence
Legislative stage
Report stage
Procedure
New clauses
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill | 730 c1075, (corrigendum) 1468 (Link to this contribution) 14: After Clause 23, insert the following new Clause— ““National Defence Medal After section 339 of ...
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill | 730 c1075, (corrigendum) 1468 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. I want to take up one point he raised, that of the ong...

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Lord Craig of Radley | 730 c1047 (Link to this contribution) 6: Clause 2, page 2, line 22, at end insert— ““( ) An armed forces covenant report must include a st...
Lord Craig of Radley | 730 c1047-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it will not have escaped the notice of the Minister that this amendment has the support of...
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 730 c1046-7 (Link to this contribution) I am most grateful to the Minister for his reply, and I want to put on record my thanks to him for t...
Viscount Slim | 730 c1046 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I could respectfully make two remarks. First, the noble Baroness was quite right to say that...
Lord Astor of Hever | 730 c1046 (Link to this contribution) The noble Viscount, Lord Slim, makes an important point. We have no plans for increased casualties, ...
Lord Newton of Braintree | 730 c1050 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise in this case not to seek solidarity with the episcopate, though I would be very hap...
Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich | 730 c1049-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my colleague the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Wakefield has been involved in the e...
Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 730 c1048-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, would like to say a few words in support of Amendment 6, which I spoke to in Commi...
Lord Lee of Trafford | 730 c1048 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise briefly to support the noble and gallant Lord and to speak to Amendment 6. I think ...
Lord Stoddart of Swindon | 730 c1042 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry to persist in this but the Companion to the Standing Orders, as I understand it, states t...
Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 730 c1042 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that the noble Lord is familiar with the often-used phrase, ““It may be for the ...
Lord Stoddart of Swindon | 730 c1042 (Link to this contribution) It is for the convenience of the annual conference, not for the convenience of this House.
Lord Craig of Radley | 730 c1042 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all those who spoke to my amendment. I note that the Minister has moved from the h...
Lord Astor of Hever | 730 c1041-2 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord, and indeed my noble friend, raise a very important point. I assure the noble Lord th...
Lord Astor of Hever | 730 c1045-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in Grand Committee and again today, the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, has given a detailed ...
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 730 c1042 (Link to this contribution) 3: Clause 2, page 2, line 11, after ““housing”” insert— ““( ) in the operation of inquests;””
Lord Rosser | 730 c1045 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I certainly will not repeat the powerful arguments advanced by the noble Baroness, Lady Fi...
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 730 c1042-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the House for allowing me to de-group this amendment, and I listened care...
Lord Kakkar | 730 c1034-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise to move Amendment 8, which is in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Patel. Th...
Countess of Mar | 730 c1035 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on a procedural matter, I remind noble Lords that with grouped amendments it is only the f...
Baroness Drake | 730 c1029-31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 5 to put the case that the Secretary of State, in preparing the...
Lord Judd | 730 c1032-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support most warmly my noble friend Lady Drake. I am delighted that there is so much agr...
Lord Stoddart of Swindon | 730 c1041 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry to intervene on the Bill and thank the noble Lord for giving way. He made a statement in ...
Lord Astor of Hever | 730 c1041 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was not aware of that. I think that the best way for me to handle my noble friend’s ques...
Lord Newton of Braintree | 730 c1041 (Link to this contribution) Would the Minister consider a very brief question as being in order at this stage? I note what he sa...
Lord Astor of Hever | 730 c1035-41 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this grouping contains a large number of amendments relating to the Armed Forces covenant....
Lord Reid of Cardowan | 730 c1041 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. I want to follow up on the point raised by t...
Lord Astor of Hever | 730 c1041 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as I understand it, this is a one-off arrangement that will not be repeated.
Lord Craig of Radley | 730 c1023 (Link to this contribution) 1: Clause 2, page 2, line 3, leave out from ““section”” to ““Armed”” in line 4 and insert ““340 of A...
Lord Craig of Radley | 730 c1023 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire—
Lord Craig of Radley | 730 c1023-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the government Chief Whip. The noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, winding up th...
Baroness Anelay of St Johns | 730 c1023 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I know that the House is interested in hearing from the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig...
Lord Rosser | 730 c1025-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have two amendments in this group, Amendments 4 and 11. I thank the Minister for his let...
Lord Touhig | 730 c1024-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, much has been said on Second Reading and in Committee about the matters which should be in...
Lord Ramsbotham | 730 c1027-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have put my name to Amendment 1, tabled by my noble and gallant friend Lord Craig, becau...
Lord Williams of Elvel | 730 c1027 (Link to this contribution) My noble friend has made the extraordinary statement that it has been agreed between the usual chann...
Lord Newton of Braintree | 730 c1029 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I can hardly claim to be an aficionado of this legislation or an expert on military matter...
Lord Astor of Hever | 730 c1072-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the subject of medals, the rules about accep...
Lord Craig of Radley | 730 c1067 (Link to this contribution) 13: After Clause 23, insert the following new Clause— ““Commonwealth medals After section 339 of AFA...
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 730 c1067 (Link to this contribution) I am most grateful to the Minister for providing me with a very detailed response, and for the reass...
Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 730 c1065-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I recognise the noble Baroness’s concerns, which form the background to her amendment and ...
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill | 730 c1071-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 14. I waited until everyone had spoken on Amendment 13. This doe...
Lord Touhig | 730 c1071 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendment of the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig. The issue of the Pingat...
Viscount Slim | 730 c1070-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, while we were in Committee in your Lordships’ Chamber, there was a very fine debate on the...
Lord Ramsbotham | 730 c1069-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as in Grand Committee, I support every word of my noble and gallant friend Lord Craig. Unl...
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 730 c1062-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment has been rewritten in the light of the debate we had in Committee. It has, ...
Lord Ramsbotham | 730 c1058 (Link to this contribution) Briefly, I support my noble friend Lord Empey. Just today, I had a briefing on the impact of the com...
Lord Empey | 730 c1056 (Link to this contribution) 9: Clause 2, page 2, line 39, at end insert— ““( ) Where an armed forces covenant report states that...
Lord Empey | 730 c1056-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is almost a consequential amendment. I said in my previous remarks that the one thing...
Lord Craig of Radley | 730 c1056 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken to this amendment, which is clearly one of the mos...
Lord Astor of Hever | 730 c1055-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, noble Lords have made some very important points on both amendments this afternoon. I have...
Lord Lyell | 730 c1054 (Link to this contribution) I hope that I am not too late or out of order; I do not know if the noble Lord who has just spoken w...
Lord Ramsbotham | 730 c1053-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I make no apologies for returning to the word ““trust””, which I used earlier. I must say ...
Lord Empey | 730 c1050-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I speak to Amendment 7 in my own name and comment on Amendment 6 in this group. There is a...
Lord Rosser | 730 c1062 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am obviously somewhat disappointed at the Minister’s reply because although I accepted t...
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 730 c1062 (Link to this contribution) 12: After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause— ““Procedure on arrest for substance abuse, vio...
Lord Empey | 730 c1060 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his response. I understand that ““postcode lottery”” can be an emotive phra...
Lord Astor of Hever | 730 c1061-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lords, Lord Rosser and Lord Tunnicliffe, tabled a similar amendment to Amendment...
Lord Rosser | 730 c1060-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment refers to the position of Armed Forces advocates and provides for the exist...
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 730 c1058 (Link to this contribution) I intervene very briefly to support the spirit of the amendment and the comments made by the noble L...
Lord Lyell | 730 c1058 (Link to this contribution) I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Empey. I hope that I was not flippant in my comment about my mil...
Lord Astor of Hever | 730 c1059-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, noble Lords who have spoken in support of Amendment 9 have voiced their disquiet at the pr...
Lord Rosser | 730 c1058-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister had the support of the whole House in his response to the previous amendment,...
Lord Craig of Radley | 730 c1075 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister has obviously given a lot of thought to this subject. Nevertheless, I am extr...
Lord Dannatt | 730 c1054-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I contribute at this stage of our proceedings because Amendments 6 and 7 are critical to t...
Baroness Wall of New Barnet | 730 c1053 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too support these amendments, in particular Amendment 6. I would like to reinforce the a...
Lord Craig of Radley | 730 c1067-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I speak to Amendment 13 in my name and that of other noble Lords mentioned on the Marshall...
Lord Rosser | 730 c1060 (Link to this contribution) 10: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause— ““Armed forces advocates After section 359 of A...
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