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Armed Forces Bill

The only example that I have seen of someone being prepared to go on the record on this issue is Lord Boyce. Let me try to reassure the hon. Member for Aldershot (Mr. Howarth) with another quotation about the rules of engagement:"““Whenever you see an armed British serviceman or woman on duty, you can be confident that they will live—maybe die—by the rules that are drilled and trained into them and which make them the most professional forces in the world. It is all about using no more force than is necessary, using firearms as a last resort and only to protect human life, only firing aimed shots, no more rounds than are necessary and taking precautions to hit only the target…Believe you me, the Army knows what it is doing. The Rules of Engagement have stood the test of time and they are right.””" Those are the words of the hon. Member for Salisbury (Robert Key), who, sadly, cannot be here tonight. They are on his website, and if I can feel reassured by those words, I hope that the hon. Member for Aldershot can.