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Debate on bill and Public Bill Committee proceeding on Thursday, 22 October 2020, in the House of Commons, led by Johnny Mercer. The answering member was Stephen Morgan.

Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill. Committee stage tenth sitting.

Clauses 12 to 16 agreed to. New clause 2 (Restrictions on time limits: actions brought against the Crown by service personnel) debated in a previous sitting, withdrawn. New clause 3 (Access to legal advice for service personnel), discussed with new clause 4 (Access to legal aid for service personnel in criminal proceedings), new clause 5 (Access to legal aid for service personnel in civil proceedings), new clause 9 (Access to justice for service personnel), and new clause 10 (Duty of care to service personnel), debated and negatived. Bill reported without amendment. Written evidence reported to the House.

Secondary information

Type
Committee proceeding
Session
2019-21
Department
Ministry of Defence
Committee
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill Committee
Legislative stage
Committee stage
Procedure
New clauses
Chamber / Committee
General committees
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2020-0651
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Complaints Access Criminal proceedings Armed forces Civil proceedings Deployment Coroners European Convention on Human Rights Legal aid scheme Legal costs Offenders Northern Ireland Prosecutions Prisoners Mental health Ministry of Defence Training Time limits Armed forces covenant Veterans Service Complaints Ombudsman
Legislation
Human Rights Act 1998
Limitation Act 1980
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill 2019-21
Link
View this Committee proceeding on hansard.parliament.uk