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Armed Forces Bill

I was not dealing with that with that case at all and I am not giving any assurances about that. We have well worked out arrangements where events take place in this country through Queen’s regulations and through arrangements between police and military authorities. I was dealing with the case raised by the noble Lord, Lord Campbell, about a person who is on active service in operational circumstances overseas where there is concurrent jurisdiction. In those circumstances, I understand that he says that he would expect to be dealt with in a military proceeding in a military procedure. I am saying that if a question arises that it should be civilian, within the limits I have identified, I will seek to ensure that he has an opportunity to make written representations as to venue before a decision is made to take it to the civilian process.