DebateGeneral CommitteeThursday, 23 April 202614:00

Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill: Consideration of the Bill

Parliamentary debate

A General Committee of the Commons is considering the Armed Forces Bill in detail, clause by clause. This is a crucial stage where MPs scrutinise proposed changes to military law, personnel rules, operations, and defence governance before the bill returns to the full House.

The Armed Forces Bill affects service personnel, defence operations, and national security frameworks. Changes to military law, recruitment, conduct rules, and operational powers have direct consequences for military readiness, personnel welfare, and the legal basis for armed forces activities.

Defence & Security

MPs most likely to speak

Louise Sandher-JonesLabour Party

North East Derbyshire

Parliamentary Under-Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on defence (56 times, 40pts); Known positions: defence: supportive, defence: neutral, defence: opposed (30pts)Voting record

Alex BakerLabour Party

Aldershot

Prior Armed Forces Bill engagement: 1 debate(s) (30pts); Spoken on defence (38 times, 40pts); Known positions: defence: supportive (10pts); Committee: defence committee (20pts)Voting record

Sir Julian LewisConservative and Unionist Party

New Forest East

Prior Armed Forces Bill engagement: 1 debate(s) (30pts); Spoken on defence (221 times, 40pts); Known positions: defence: questioning, defence: opposed, defence: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Dr Neil Shastri-HurstConservative and Unionist Party

Solihull West and Shirley

Prior Armed Forces Bill engagement: 4 debate(s) (40pts); Spoken on defence (39 times, 40pts); Known positions: defence: supportive, defence: questioning, defence: opposed (30pts); Committee: select committee on the armed forces bill (15pts)Voting record

Sarah BoolConservative and Unionist Party

South Northamptonshire

Prior Armed Forces Bill engagement: 5 debate(s) (40pts); Spoken on defence (30 times, 30pts); Known positions: defence: questioning, defence: supportive (20pts); Committee: select committee on the armed forces bill (15pts)Voting record

Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill: Consideration of the Bill

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