MPs considered Lords Amendments to Armed Forces Bill
11 May 2016 (updated on 11 May 2016)
MPs debated amendments made by the House of Lords to the Armed Forces Bill on Wednesday 11 May 2016.
MPs approved Lords Amendments 1 and 2 to the Armed Forces Bill without a division.
- Watch Parliament TV: Consideration of Lords Amendments: Armed Forces Bill
- Read Commons Hansard: Armed Forces Bill: (Programme) (No.3) Motion
- Read Commons Hansard: Armed Forces Bill
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Armed Forces
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Summary of the Bill
A Bill to continue the Armed Forces Act 2006; to make provision about service discipline; to make provision about war pensions committees established under section 25 of the Social Security Act 1989; to make provision about Ministry of Defence fire-fighters; and for connected purposes.
Progress of the Bill
This Government Bill was introduced to the House of Commons on 16 September 2015. It had its second reading on 15 October 2015. The Bill was considered by a committee of the whole house on 16 December 2015.
The Bill then went to the House of Lords for consideration.
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Lords Amendments
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