Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Viscount Bledisloe (Crossbench). It was answered on Wednesday, 7 February 2007.

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Parliament: Deployment of British Forces Overseas

Question

My Lords, the noble and learned Lord has emphasised that the committee was not in favour of this matter being regulated by statute. Why does he ignore the fact that the committee was equally firmly of the view that we could not leave matters as they were and that it had to progress to a properly organised convention? Why is one point relied on and the other totally ignored?

Answer

Because I was dealing with a Question on whether I support a statute, my Lords.

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Secondary information

Type

Oral question

Reference

689 c707 

Session

2006-07

Oral question type

Supplementary

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Subjects

Armed forces Deployment Parliamentary scrutiny

Link

View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk