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HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend refers to the Geneva convention; there are very good reasons for such conventions. They are not just the right thing to follow, in terms of human rights; they…22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)That is not in the realms of fantasy. In Europe, we need only look at the way Hungary is going under the leadership of Mr Orbán, who seems to disregard a lot of what we would take…22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend is just getting into his flow. Does he agree that the problem with the Bill is that it does not define the circumstances in which a derogation will take place? We…22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)The provisions may also pose a practical problem for deployment with other forces. Everyone agrees that in the future, many of our deployments will be with other nations, and if…22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)I agree. On combat in overseas operations, the Supreme Court was very clear in the Smith case that combat immunity was not in any way prevented by the Human Rights Act 1998. In…22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)Does my hon. Friend congratulate the Members of this House who sit on the Council of Europe? Its role is to ensure that the European convention on human rights is a beacon of…22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that the problem with the European convention on human rights is that people are confused about how it relates to the European Union? Clearly, there is a…22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that, although the Human Rights Act is often portrayed as being used by unscrupulous foreigners to attack us, it is very important for our servicemen and…22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)There is more to come this afternoon.22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)No, I am not suggesting for one minute that it is. I am suggesting to the Minister—this is what Judge Blackett came forward with—that we need a way of managing those…22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)Thank you—I will ask some questions about the schedules as outlined. Schedule 3 references Scotland, and schedule 4 is about Northern Ireland. Mr Mundell, your great nation has…22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)Do I understand that we are also debating schedule stand part?22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)Will my hon. Friend give way?22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)No, but may I just say one thing to the Minister? He talks about Major Bob Campbell. The legislation was not an issue in that case; it was the investigation that was the issue.22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)It has not.22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)The Minister has raised something that is very complex for the courts. He said that the period will be six years from the date of knowledge, and the courts will be able to give…22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)The Minister is not answering my hon. Friend’s question. I accept that there are good reasons for time limits; I have no problems with time limits on civil litigation and other…22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)The Minister says he has seen no evidence, but he quotes the figure of 94% being brought in time. What is the number of cases that have been brought under the Limitation Act…22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Ninth sitting)May I welcome you to the Chair, Mr Mundell? It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again. I will talk about schedule 2 in general, but I will first refer to amendment…22 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Tenth sitting)Why?22 Oct 2020