DebateSelect & Joint CommitteesThursday, 26 March 202609:25

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

Parliamentary debate

A Select Committee is conducting detailed consideration of the Armed Forces Bill, examining its provisions clause-by-clause. This is a scrutiny stage where the committee will analyse the bill's impacts on military law, personnel, operations, and defence governance before it returns to the main Commons floor.

The Armed Forces Bill is a major piece of defence legislation affecting the UK's military operations, service personnel rights, and defence law. Select Committee scrutiny ensures thorough parliamentary oversight of measures governing the armed forces and their legal framework, with implications for military readiness, personnel welfare, and defence policy.

Defence & Security

MPs most likely to speak

Richard FoordLiberal Democrats

Honiton and Sidmouth

Prior Armed Forces Bill engagement: 1 debate(s) (30pts); Spoken on defence (26 times, 30pts); Known positions: defence: opposed, defence: questioning (20pts); Committee: foreign affairs committee (20pts)Voting record

James CartlidgeConservative and Unionist Party

South Suffolk

Prior Armed Forces Bill engagement: 1 debate(s) (30pts); Shadow Defence — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on defence (14 times, 20pts); Known positions: defence: opposed, defence: questioning (20pts)Voting record

Al CarnsLabour Party

Birmingham Selly Oak

Prior Armed Forces Bill engagement: 3 debate(s) (40pts); Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on defence (6 times, 20pts); Known positions: defence: supportive (10pts); Committee: select committee on the armed forces bill (15pts)Voting record

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabour Party

Slough

Prior Armed Forces Bill engagement: 1 debate(s) (30pts); Spoken on defence (16 times, 30pts); Known positions: defence: supportive, defence: questioning (20pts); Committee: defence committee (Chair) (25pts)Voting record

Mr Mark FrancoisConservative and Unionist Party

Rayleigh and Wickford

Prior Armed Forces Bill engagement: 3 debate(s) (40pts); Shadow Defence — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on defence (6 times, 20pts); Known positions: defence: opposed (10pts); 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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