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Armed Forces Bill

Before the noble Lord sits down, may I say that the word ““enhancement”” mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord Garden, worries me slightly? There are times when great fatigue sets in. Let us say, for instance, that a soldier has 30 miles to go to a friendly border, or such like, and that there is a pill or two that will help him to get there if he is greatly fatigued or stressed. It is a helpful thing; it is not a poisonous drug, or anything like that. I am a little worried about the word ““enhancement””. On operations I have carried a pill in my pocket in times of dire trouble, which is taken mostly for fatigue. You take and it keeps you going for 24 hours. You had better get there or you crash out.