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Armed Forces Bill

Proceeding contribution from Alicia Kearns (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 December 2021. It occurred during Debate on bills on Armed Forces Bill.

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that perhaps a sensible compromise might be to have this matter come back before the House in a year’s time, if the Bill does pass, to see whether cases are being properly prosecuted, whether we are getting the prosecution rates we need and whether women are being supported to get the justice they deserve when those senior to them commit the most abysmal and horrific of acts—acts that would be considered war crimes if they were done against a civilian but, because they are done by someone in the chain of command, somehow are considered a completely different situation?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
705 c102 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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