Armed Forces Bill

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris of Aberavon, for his supp...

There is one brief reason that I would add to what has been so eloquently said by the noble and l...

My Lords, I will speak very briefly, having attached my name to Amendment 2 in the name of the no...

My Lords, it is a privilege to speak after my noble and learned friend Lord Morris, the noble Lor...

My Lords, if I may intervene briefly, I will start with a confession: I have not read the Mutiny ...

My Lords, I am delighted to join your Lordships in the Chamber this afternoon on Report to discus...

I withdraw my amendment.

Moved by

Lord Thomas of Gresford

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My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness for her careful reply, but I feel that I must ...

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, will be taking part remotely.

Clause 8: Armed f...

Moved by

Lord Coaker

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My Lords, it is good to be back. In moving Amendment 3 in my name, I will speak to Amendments 5, ...

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, will not be taking part in these proceedings because ...

My Lords, I have much sympathy with these amendments. Back in 2010, when I served in the Committe...

My Lords, I think it might be convenient for me to speak to my amendments in this group, Amendmen...

My Lords, I support the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, on Amendment 4, and I s...

My Lords, I am very pleased to support Amendment 4, in the names of the noble and learned Lord, L...

My Lords, I support these amendments, in particular Amendment 4, tabled by the noble and learned ...

My Lords, I also support Amendment 4. I ask your Lordships to reflect on the origin of the Armed ...

My Lords, I too support Amendments 4 and 17. What brings me to this conviction is a case in which...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 4, which I have co-signed, and Amendments 3, 5, 6 and 7 in th...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for a genuinely interesting and thoughtful debate. I will focus...

I thank the noble Baroness for giving way. I remind her that when we found that the Executive wer...

The noble Lord refers to a very difficult and sensitive issue, and I think he is referring to the...

I do not disagree with all the good things that the noble Baroness is describing, which the Gover...

I am sure the noble Lord has been listening carefully to the argument that I have been advancing,...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her very detailed answer to my amendment. It was clear to me, ...

My Lords, I believe that in order for the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay, to move his very i...

Moved by

Lord Mackay of Clashfern

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I move that the opinion of the House be taken.

My Lords, I am delighted to speak to the government amendments that will implement specific recom...

My Lords, we welcome the increased parliamentary scrutiny for the statutory guidance on the appli...

My Lords, from these Benches, I echo the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe. The amendm...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, and the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham...

Moved by

Baroness Goldie

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Moved by

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

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