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HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Finally, would you agree that the definition of overseas operations contained in the Bill goes beyond its “on the battlefield” refrain, covering not just armed conflict but…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q And that is not on the battlefield. Judge Blackett: It does not talk about the battlefield; it talks about overseas operations. I went on a number of overseas operations in the…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q It is in the wider sphere of operations. Judge Blackett: Yes.08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Third sitting)I do not know whether I need to declare this, but I am a member of the British Legion.08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Third sitting)Q Okay, thank you. From your experience, do you think training can be improved in any way to help with dealing with stresses? General Sir John McColl: Training can always be…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Third sitting)Q How exactly does the Bill disadvantage troops compared to their civilian counterparts? What is the broader effect of that disadvantaging behaviour on the overall welfare and…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Third sitting)Q The Bill requires additional weight to be given to the stresses of operations when deciding to prosecute. To what extent do you think service personnel are adequately trained to…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Third sitting)Q Okay. Perhaps I could ask Cobseo to answer that question, then? Would you like me to repeat it? General Sir John McColl: Could you repeat it?08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Third sitting)The Bill requires additional weight to be given to the stresses of operations when deciding to prosecute. To what extent do you think service personnel are adequately trained to…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Third sitting)Thank you very much to both witnesses.08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Third sitting)It is perhaps appropriate, with it being World Mental Health Day tomorrow, that we finish on that point. Thank you.08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Third sitting)Q General Parker, do you think this Bill is a proportionate and reasonable response to the Government’s stated problem of vexatious claims and lawfare? General Sir Nick Parker: I…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Third sitting)Q You have talked about the importance of investigations being carried out properly. Could you explain a little more about that, please? General Sir Nick Parker: In the complexity…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Third sitting)Q You have talked about the chain of command. To what extent should the chain of command have responsibility for the actions of individual soldiers, for allegations of crimes that…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Third sitting)Q Do you think this Bill adequately addresses the responsibility of the chain of command who may have frustrated investigations? General Sir Nick Parker: I am not suggesting that…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Third sitting)Q Do you think this Bill does address any of those issues that you have identified? General Sir Nick Parker: No, I think it focuses too much on prosecution and putting checks in…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Third sitting)Q You have answered this in part, but the European convention on human rights requires effective investigations capable of leading to prosecutions for alleged violations of…08 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsRestrictions in the north-east around opening times and socialising with other households are limiting custom, reducing income, and making it uneconomical for many businesses,…07 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Restrictions: Tourism and HospitalityWhat discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the effect of additional covid-19 lockdown restrictions on the Scottish tourism and…07 Oct 2020HANSARD Public HealthIn the brief time available, I would like to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) and make several points. This is tough, and it is…07 Oct 2020