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HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I welcome this proposal, because I think it is a huge step forward in terms of having oversight of the service police. I support the idea of having a separate ombudsman or…25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)The important thing to say is that everyone wants the complaints system to be efficient. It is in the interest of the complainant. It is in the interest of someone who is accused…25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I rise to support the amendments and to say to the Minister that he has read his civil service brief well—if he could do it a bit more slowly, we might be able to follow it. I do…25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)Further to that point of order, Mr Sunderland. If the Minister had listened to the speeches, he might have got the questions.25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)May I begin by thanking Justice Lyons for his review? In his evidence to the Committee, he clearly outlined why amendment 19 is needed. I am a veteran of the 2006 Bill Committee,…25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)Chair, can the Minister slow down? He is going at a rate of knots here.25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I wish to speak in support of the amendment. The issue was quite clearly looked at by Judge Lyons in his report. As has just been said, there is no rationale for why other rank 7…25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I will come on to that—I was going to address that in the second part of my contribution. There has been change in terms of the duty of care of individuals. Ofsted, for example,…25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I understand that there are individuals who wish to support a ban on those under 18 joining the Army. I know that that has been campaigned on for quite a while now. Those…25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)Will the Minister write and explain on what occasions it would be applied and if any number of cases have been envisaged?25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I want to know on what type of occasions they will use the power and whether the Department has done any estimates of how often it will be used.25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I have a question about the circumstances under which the Royal Gibraltar Regiment would use the powers and on what occasions. How many times is it envisaged that it will do so?25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)Right hon. Friend, actually.25 Mar 2021HANSARDDefence and Security Industrial StrategyI welcome today’s publication of the defence strategy. Sadly, it is 11 years late; for the past few years it has been called for. The UK has rightly got an open defence market,…23 Mar 2021HANSARD Integrated Review: Defence Command PaperFirst, can I say to the Secretary of State that he should actually read the National Audit Office report of 2010 on the deficit in 2010, because it said it would be between £6…22 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government maintain that every F-35 built has 15% UK content, but I understand that the MOD’s definition of “content” includes work carried out for UK companies by US…15 Mar 2021HANSARD National Bus Strategy: EnglandMany rural communities rely on bus services provided by small, often family-run businesses such as Stanley Travel in my constituency, who have found it hard during covid because…15 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillWill the Minister give way?08 Feb 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI agree with my right hon. Friend, and I suggest that the hon. Member for Bracknell (James Sunderland) read the Green Paper of 2009, which actually set out some real teeth there,…08 Feb 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI thank the members of our armed forces for the work that they do. The Minister for Defence People and Veterans said in the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans)…08 Feb 2021