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HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Second sitting)I am concerned that the Minister is trying to rewrite the record, because all I said—I will remind myself of what I said—was that the most senior member of the armed forces, or of…31 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Second sitting)Will the Minister give way?31 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Second sitting)I am grateful to my hon. Friend for reminding the Minister of his own policy.31 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Second sitting)We will move on.31 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Second sitting)It seems as though the Minister has woken up rather grumpy this morning. I do not think we see the lower ranks being found guilty of manipulating their position to pay for their…31 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Second sitting)Good morning to my colleagues in Committee. For a Bill that for some time tried to narrow in scope, the Armed Forces Bill has always had a way of getting us to debate some quite…31 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Second sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.31 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I thank the Minister for moving the clause. I note the Government’s willingness to align the military judicial process so that it is more akin to a civil jury. The concern of my…25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I do hope so. The Minister mentioned the Scottish Government. My amendment relates to the civil service through the Justice Directorate, so there is a clear differentiation, and…25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I recognise that the Minister will oppose the new clauses, especially on the age of recruitment—I am sure we disagree on that principle—but I hope the Government and members of…25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I fully support the hon. Lady and her amendment. If it comes to a Division, I and my SNP colleagues will vote with Labour. On amendment 2, it is clear in the Bill that the…25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I, too, support the shadow Veterans Minister and the Labour amendment. I sit on the Defence Sub-Committee on Women in the Armed Forces chaired by the hon. Member for Wrexham…25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)Not at this stage, though we might bring the amendment back at a different stage of the Bill.25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)On a point of order, Mr Sunderland. Could the Clerks advise whether we should make sure that Members turn their videos on when they are voting?25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I recognise the move to include at least OR-7, but for the benefit of those watching our proceedings today, by going no further than OR-7, we are not just excluding privates, we…25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)Will the Minister give way?25 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)We will disagree, I am sure, on the age of recruitment, but on new clause 2 on minimum service terms, does the right hon. Gentleman recognise that, if under-18s who are recruited…25 Mar 2021HANSARDDefence and Security Industrial StrategyThe future surface combatant programme to replace Type 23 began in 1994. By 2005, it had evolved into the sustained surface combatant capability programme, which envisaged three…23 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillOn the day the Parliament of Scotland seeks to place the United Nations convention on the rights of the child at the heart of our nation’s legal system, the British Parliament…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsI believe in restorative justice, which requires the offender—that is the Government—to accept responsibility for the harm it has caused to the principles of contractual openness…09 Mar 2021