Debate on Thursday, 24 November 2016, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood. The answering member was Earl Howe.

Armed Services: Claims

Lords motion to take note of the case for limiting the number and nature of claims against the Ministry of Defence and United Kingdom armed services personnel arising out of future armed conflict abroad. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 776 cc2051-2088
Session: 2016-17
Department: Ministry of Defence
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Armed Forces: Legal Challenges and Derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
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Proceeding contributions: Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood | 776 cc2051-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, 60 years ago, as a young national serviceman, I was on active service in Cyprus. I reco...; Lord Thomas of Gresford | 776 c2055 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords—; Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood | 776 c2055 (Link to this contribution)
As this is a time-limited debate, I think I should be allowed to finish. As for human rights clai...; Earl Attlee | 776 cc2055-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord for introducing this exceptionally importan...; Lord Craig of Radley | 776 cc2056-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am delighted to be able to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Brown of Eaton-und...; Lord Hope of Craighead | 776 cc2057-2060 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a great pleasure for me to follow the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig of Radle...; Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws | 776 cc2060-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, first, I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, for encouraging caution in follow...; Viscount Younger of Leckie | 776 c2062 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords—; Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws | 776 c2062 (Link to this contribution)
I am coming to a conclusion now. I want your Lordships to know that my father and grandfather wer...; Viscount Younger of Leckie | 776 c2062 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it would be an appropriate moment to remind the House that this is a time-limited debat...; Lord Dannatt | 776 cc2062-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I add my thanks to that of other noble Lords to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Brown ...; Lord Carswell | 776 cc2063-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate my noble and learned friend Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood on bringin...; Lord Richards of Herstmonceux | 776 cc2064-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I too am most grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood...; Lord Robathan | 776 cc2066-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a delight to follow the noble and gallant Lord, with whom I studied at staff coll...; Earl of Stair | 776 cc2068-2070 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I join many other noble Lords in thanking my noble and learned friend Lord Brown of Eat...; Lord Bew | 776 cc2070-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, like other noble Lords, I express my thanks to my noble and learned friend Lord Brown o...; Lord Bilimoria | 776 cc2071-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I remember as a teenager going to visit my late father, Lieutenant-General Bilimoria, w...; Lord Ramsbotham | 776 cc2074-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I join noble Lords in thanking my noble and learned friend Lord Brown of Eaton-under-He...; Lord Trevethin and Oaksey | 776 cc2075-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I declare an interest of sorts in that I am a practising barrister and I work in the fi...; Lord Stirrup | 776 cc2076-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this is an important debate, and I, too, thank my noble and learned friend Lord Brown o...; Lord Thomas of Gresford | 776 cc2078-2081 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, first I declare an interest as chairman of the Association of Military Court Advocates,...; Lord Touhig | 776 cc2081-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the House is in debt to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, ...; Earl Howe | 776 cc2083-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Brown, for tabling this motion. ...; Lord Thomas of Gresford | 776 c2085 (Link to this contribution)
I did not suggest that. They succeeded in the Supreme Court.; Earl Howe | 776 c2085 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the noble Lord for his comments if I misunderstood him.
The noble and gall...; Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws | 776 c2086 (Link to this contribution)
Does the noble Earl accept that in the Baha Mousa case there would have been no inquiry but for t...; Earl Howe | 776 c2086 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will look into the sequence of events that led up to that inquiry because I am not in...; Lord Thomas of Gresford | 776 c2087 (Link to this contribution)
I certainly did not say that. I said that I could not imagine any case arising that the Ministry ...; Earl Howe | 776 cc2087-8 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful. However, to clarify this point, the Challenger case mentioned by the noble Lord tu...; Lord Craig of Radley | 776 c2088 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Minister mentioned bringing forward some further information about combat immunity ...; Earl Howe | 776 c2088 (Link to this contribution)
I believe that I said “very shortly”, and I say that advisedly—it will be within the next month.<...; Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood | 776 c2088 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, essentially, I confine myself to thanking all noble Lords who have taken part in this d...
Subjects: Compensation Criminal investigation Detainees Armed forces Armed conflict Civil proceedings Human rights European Convention on Human Rights Iraq International humanitarian law Misconduct Northern Ireland Peacekeeping operations Negligence Ministry of Defence Solicitors Afghanistan Iraq Historic Allegations Team Veterans
Legislation: Human Rights Act 1998
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on hansard.parliament.uk

Armed Services: Claims

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