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HANSARDArmed Forces BillThe noble Lord will have read the report and he will be in no doubt, I imagine, about both the extent and the complexity of many of the recommendations. I cannot be drawn into…02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I think we all found that a fascinating discussion. I will say later in my remarks that I indicated during the passage of the overseas operations Bill that I felt that…02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI referred to locally employed citizens in Afghanistan. It may be that some members of the Afghan army felt at risk and that their lives were imperilled, and therefore sought to…02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, this may have been a short debate but I do not think that any of us can doubt the passion and commitment that have been evident in the contributing speeches. I thank the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I thank your Lordships for their contributions on an issue that might look fairly contained but is, none the less, important. I will look first at Amendment 49, on fees…02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI say to the noble Lord—and I do not want to reprise everything that I have said—that we recognise the different characteristics within the service justice system that are not…02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I first thank noble Lords for an interesting and stimulating debate, as ever. I shall endeavour to respond to the points raised. I certainly hope that the fate that…02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI cannot give my noble friend the certainty of the assurance that he seeks, but I indicated that the rank was decided based on the current rank range of the single service provost…02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI hear the noble and learned Lord. I think there is an acceptance within the service justice system that there is operational independence. I have had that confirmed to me by…02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI am just checking back to see what I actually read out. I was pointing out that this is roughly broken into three sectors. One is what we are taking forward today with the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill45: After Schedule 4, insert the following new Schedule—02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to group 7, which comprises government Amendments 38 to 42, 45 to 47, and 67 and 68, in my name. I will speak also to Amendments 43, 44 and 66, in the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill02 Nov 2021HANSARDAutonomous Weapons SystemsI thank my noble friend for acknowledging the difficulties that accompany definitions and prescriptive attempts to define. UK Armed Forces do not use systems that employ lethal…01 Nov 2021HANSARDAutonomous Weapons SystemsI say to my noble friend, building on what I have already indicated to the Chamber, that AI and autonomy clearly have the potential to transform all aspects of defence, from the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDAutonomous Weapons SystemsThe noble Lord is quite correct that the department has said that it will publish a defence AI strategy. When I was told it would be in the autumn, I pointed out that the autumn…01 Nov 2021HANSARDAutonomous Weapons SystemsI simply repeat to the noble Baroness what I said to my noble friend Lord Lancaster: that UK Armed Forces do not use systems that employ lethal force without context-appropriate…01 Nov 2021HANSARDAutonomous Weapons SystemsIt is not possible to transfer accountability to a machine. Human responsibility for the use of a system to achieve an effect cannot be removed, irrespective of the level of…01 Nov 2021