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HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you, Judge Blackett, for being so willing to come before the Committee to hear our concerns and to help us improve the Bill. You described the Bill as ill conceived. Can…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you for that thorough and comprehensive answer. You mentioned earlier being kept out of discussions. One theme that has come out from the witnesses over the last few days…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (First sitting)Q We heard from other witnesses about the challenges that veterans have faced in getting information and suggestions of improvements to the armed forces covenant or a phone line…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (First sitting)Q Major Campbell, thank you for giving evidence before the Committee today. You have obviously recently been in the news for the eight investigations. How did the MOD provide you…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (First sitting)Major Campbell, thank you for your answers.06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (First sitting)Q You will have seen criticisms that the Bill does not do enough to protect our troops. What would you do to improve the Bill in its current form? Major Campbell: In terms of…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (First sitting)Q How was the chain of command? Did they take responsibility? Should they have done? Major Campbell: No. Again, that last instance was my direct line manager—okay, it was slightly…06 Oct 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillI would like to start by paying tribute to our armed forces and joining colleagues from across the House in expressing gratitude to those who serve. They truly give us reason to…23 Sept 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: Recruitment and RetentionThe Secretary of State recently said that “the greatest asset we have is not our tanks or our aeroplanes, it’s people.” Yet under the last 10 years of Conservative Government, the…21 Sept 2020HANSARDUnemployment TrendsWhat recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of unemployment.14 Sept 2020HANSARDUnemployment TrendsUnemployment is soaring, uptake in benefits has skyrocketed, and marginalised communities are bearing the brunt. Will the Minister urge the Chancellor to extend the job retention…14 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesWhat steps her Department has taken to help tackle the disproportionate effect of the covid-19 outbreak on black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.22 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesIn the light of the latest evidence from the TUC on racism and risk in the workplace, what steps will the Minister take to tackle the entrenched discrimination faced by black,…22 Jul 2020HANSARDNational Security Adviser: AppointmentYesterday, MPs stopped someone clearly unsuitable becoming Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee. Sadly, no such mechanism exists to prevent an ill-judged political…16 Jul 2020HANSARDNational Security Adviser: AppointmentWhat assessment he has made of the effect of the recent political appointment of the National Security Adviser on their ability to carry out the full functions of that role.16 Jul 2020HANSARDPersonnel Stationed Abroad: Covid-19Our troops have rightly continued their duties overseas for the duration of the pandemic, keeping our citizens safe and helping to maintain international peace. However, there are…06 Jul 2020HANSARDMental Health Support: Covid-19Calls to Childline are rising, and YoungMinds has found that around four in five children with pre-existing mental health problems have had those problems worsened in this crisis,…22 Jun 2020HANSARDMental Health Support: Covid-19What steps his Department is taking to ensure that pupils are supported (a) academically and (b) emotionally on their return to school after the covid-19 lockdown.22 Jun 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreements: Environmental Protection StandardsWhat discussions she has had with UK trade partners on maintaining environmental protection standards in future free trade agreements.18 Jun 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreements: Environmental Protection StandardsThere is no point in the UK achieving our own zero-carbon targets if the trade deals we reach with other countries are pushing them ever further away from achieving theirs. Can…18 Jun 2020