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HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Fourth sitting)We want to strengthen the Bill by working with the Government and taking a collaborative approach. Having a shared reality, in any aspect of life, is massively important. Among…14 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Fourth sitting)I acknowledge the intention behind amendment 6, and I thank the hon. Member for North Devon for tabling it. It is designed to ensure that serious offences, including sexual…14 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Fourth sitting)It is difficult to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Solihull West and Shirley—he is a former Army officer, a doctor and a barrister—but I will attempt to add to the debate.…14 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Fifth sitting)I will just pick up on a point I raised this morning, which I discussed with an hon. Friend who has experience in this space. Take, for example, a crime that is committed while a…14 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Fifth sitting)Clauses 28 and 29 are practical and proportionate reforms. Clause 28 defines rehabilitation periods for certain service punishments under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.…14 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Fifth sitting)I will expand on clause 30. I pay tribute to my near-ish neighbour in Cornwall, the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth, for her work on the issue and how she has progressed it in…14 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Fifth sitting)Clause 27 aligns the service justice system with the civilian courts and introduces a constructive way for offenders to reduce their disqualification period through completion of…14 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Fifth sitting)It continues to be a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. Clauses 21 to 24 cover powers to impose post-charge conditions on persons not in service detention. We…14 Apr 2026HANSARD North Atlantic Submarine ActivityI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. With all eyes on the middle east, let us not forget that Russia remains the most acute, persistent and active threat to…13 Apr 2026HANSARD Palliative CareI, too, welcome the Health and Social Care Committee’s statement and thank the hon. Member for all her work in leading the Committee. We all know that we have an ageing…26 Mar 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I wish to add some points to bolster the argument of my right hon. Friend the Member for Rayleigh and Wickford. We were…26 Mar 2026HANSARDTransport Accessibility for Disabled PeopleThe hon. Gentleman speaks with a great deal of experience. Marilyn is a blind lady in my constituency who has faced the issues of floating bus stops. During the design and…26 Mar 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Third sitting)I refer the Minister back to amendment 16 on the line of accountability. He makes the point about adding an extra layer and removing accountability from the Minister for the Armed…26 Mar 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Third sitting)We have heard these arguments in Committee, we have had experts come in and we have visited defence housing. We need to get to the nub of this. The wording being used today is…26 Mar 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Third sitting)My right hon. Friend has just laid out a very strong case for why amendment 16 needs to be incorporated into the Bill, and I hope the Minister has taken those points on board—I…26 Mar 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Third sitting)I recognise the hon. Member’s point. The service that she explains is not equitable across the whole system. I know that she speaks with experience. Having served myself, I have…26 Mar 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Third sitting)Referring back to the intervention of my right hon. Friend the Member for Rayleigh and Wickford, the bonuses are an important part of the Bill. If accountability for housing is…26 Mar 2026HANSARDResident Doctors: Industrial ActionI thank the Secretary of State for his robust view and position on the BMA. In reference to what was said by the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, the hon. Member for North…26 Mar 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Third sitting)I am sure that many Members will recognise the unique situation that many armed forces personnel and their families face. Family life in service is often marked by prolonged…26 Mar 2026HANSARD Coastal ErosionI thank the hon. Member and her Committee for this excellent report. I have the start of the Jurassic coastline in my constituency, and I share a coastline with my neighbour and…26 Mar 2026