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HANSARDArmed Forces Bill23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI do not have that information before me. I will certainly undertake to investigate, and I will write to the noble Lord with whatever I find out.23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, is right: we have kept until the end of the day—unfortunately when few people are around—one of the best debates we have had during this…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI would say to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, that I understand the strength of feelings so ably articulated by him, the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, the noble and gallant Lord, Lord…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillAll I can do is undertake to write to the noble Viscount, because I do not have the specific detail in front of me. The consultation process ran and it was a joint process, but I…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I know that you are all waiting agog for my response to what has been a wide-ranging and very interesting debate, but I am required to make a correction in relation to…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillThat the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 and 2, Schedule 1, Clauses 3 to 9, Schedule 2, Clause 10, Schedule 3,…17 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, this may have been a short debate, but it was interesting. Once again, I have no doubt about the commitment of the noble Lords, Lord Coaker and Lord Tunnicliffe, in…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillOne would think that one would get into a routine of “Off with the mask, slug of the water, stand at the Dispatch Box”, but it still comes as a ritual. Amendments 53 to 55 and 66B…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for tabling Amendment 51, and the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, for so eloquently speaking to it. As has been explained, this…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillFirst, I can say to all contributors that, wherever one comes from in relation to this debate, this was a cracking debate. It was really interesting, with genuinely…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI think I can add nothing more to what I have already provided by way of an explanation for how that system works and why it is there, and why we do not believe that it is as…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillYour preface is a long one.08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I have added to my choreography before standing at the Dispatch Box: can I get a Polo mint in before the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, concludes? The answer is no. That is…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI am sure that your Lordships are, as ever, immensely impressed by the noble Lord’s command of this matter. I think he is the only person on the Committee who really understands…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill02 Nov 2021