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HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Sixth sitting)Obviously, the Minister is probably more familiar with the Bill than I am. I just getting a little bit lost on his comments here. Is he saying that the only time that new evidence…14 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Sixth sitting)Will the hon. Lady give way?14 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Sixth sitting)Will the Minister give way?14 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister for giving way— [ Interruption. ]14 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Sixth sitting)It was remiss of me not to mention what a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. It has been a pleasure all day, and hopefully all week. Has clause 2 been…14 Oct 2020HANSARD School BreakfastI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require schools to provide breakfast club facilities; and for connected purposes. I refer hon. Members to my entry in the…13 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Is there anything in the Bill that improves the duty of care? Lieutenant Colonel Parker: I have not found it because I think it is a softer thing—it is beyond the Bill. It is…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Good afternoon, colonel. Just a quick question from me. How could the Ministry of Defence better exercise its duty towards soldiers who are accused of crimes? Lieutenant Colonel…08 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseSafe and covid-secure pubs, bars and restaurants in South Shields found out from the press last night that today the Government will decide whether or not to close them down…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Second sitting)Q Going back to my earlier question, does the Bill open up the possibility of more prosecutions in the ICC? Ahmed Al-Nahhas: I am sorry, I cannot comment on criminal matters. Emma…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Second sitting)Thank you both very much.06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (First sitting)Q Hello, Hilary, good morning. My first question is: do you think that it makes sound legal sense to gather changes to criminal and civil law together in the same Bill? Hilary…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (First sitting)Q Why is that? What pitfalls do you envisage should the Bill go through unchanged and become an Act of Parliament? Hilary Meredith: One of the issues with the Bill is that we need…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for that. Does the Bill do anything for existing veterans and service personnel who have been dragged through repeated investigations? Hilary Meredith: I think that…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (First sitting)Q Is five years the right period for a cut-off? Should it be seven, three, or some other number? Hilary Meredith: I am against any cut-off, to be honest. I think the reason why…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (First sitting)Q Do you expect more prosecutions of UK armed forces personnel and veterans in the International Criminal Court? Hilary Meredith: The answer to that is that I do not actually…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (First sitting)Thank you, Chair—I will leave it there so others can come in.06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon to both of you. As you are aware, the main purpose of the Bill is to provide greater legal protections to forces and veterans. In your opinion, does it fully do…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Second sitting)Q Bearing in mind your answers, I think I know the answer to the next question. Do either of you feel that it will reduce the number of investigations and reinvestigations or not?…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Second sitting)Q Would either of you advocate a pause on the Bill going through right now until some of the issues can be ironed out properly? Emma Norton: I am happy to say that I would,…06 Oct 2020