To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many separate occasions in the past five years British police forces have ceded jurisdiction to US military investigators in cases where US military personnel have been accused of committing serious crimes on British soil.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many separate occasions in the past five years British police forces have ceded jurisdiction to US military investigators in cases where US military personnel have been accused of committing serious crimes on British soil.

My Lords, in Committee my noble friend Lady Goldie and I tabled amendments on the new defence housing service and we opposed Clause 3 standing part of the Bill. As my noble friend said then, I appreciate that the establishment of the DHS as a non-departmental public body is a...

My Lords, in Committee my noble friend Lady Goldie and I tabled amendments on the new defence housing service and we opposed Clause 3 standing part of the Bill. As my noble friend said then, I appreciate that the establishment of the DHS as a non-departmental public body is a...

My Lords, as my noble friend Lord Coaker set out in Committee, and as he explained in some detail previously, the Government do not consider it appropriate to tie single living accommodation to the decent homes standard. I will address as many of the points on SLA as I can.

The...

My Lords, as my noble friend Lord Coaker set out in Committee, and as he explained in some detail previously, the Government do not consider it appropriate to tie single living accommodation to the decent homes standard. I will address as many of the points on SLA as I can.

The...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her response. Clearly, it is significant that His Majesty’s Government are looking into a review for single living accommodation, but as the noble Earl, Lord Minto, pointed out, funding has been reduced for single living accommodation. If it is

the case...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her response. Clearly, it is significant that His Majesty’s Government are looking into a review for single living accommodation, but as the noble Earl, Lord Minto, pointed out, funding has been reduced for single living accommodation. If it is

the case...

Moved by

Baroness Antrobus

4: Schedule 1, page 75, line 20, after “holding” insert “or acquisition”

Member's explanatory statement

This is a clarifying amendment.

5: Schedule 1, page 75, line 21, after “held” insert “or acquired”

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on my amendment at Schedule 1, page 75, line 20.

Moved by

Baroness Antrobus

4: Schedule 1, page 75, line 20, after “holding” insert “or acquisition”

Member's explanatory statement

This is a clarifying amendment.

5: Schedule 1, page 75, line 21, after “held” insert “or acquired”

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on my amendment at Schedule 1, page 75, line 20.

Moved by

Baroness Brinton

7A: After Clause 7, insert the following new Clause—

“Multi-agency stalking intervention programme (MASIP)

(1) The Secretary of State must take steps to commission multi-agency stalking intervention programmes (MASIPs) to improve the identification and management of cases of stalking within the armed forces.

(2) Such programmes must provide for coordination between...

Moved by

Baroness Brinton

7A: After Clause 7, insert the following new Clause—

“Multi-agency stalking intervention programme (MASIP)

(1) The Secretary of State must take steps to commission multi-agency stalking intervention programmes (MASIPs) to improve the identification and management of cases of stalking within the armed forces.

(2) Such programmes must provide for coordination between...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, the noble Baroness, Lady Antrobus, and their officials for the very helpful meeting held last week with the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, the Suzy Lamplugh Trust and Aurora New Dawn. Even if we did not agree on everything, the discussions were...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, the noble Baroness, Lady Antrobus, and their officials for the very helpful meeting held last week with the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, the Suzy Lamplugh Trust and Aurora New Dawn. Even if we did not agree on everything, the discussions were...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 47 and 48 in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Goldie and Lady Brinton. I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Antrobus, to her place. I wish the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and the noble Baroness, Lady Goldie, well and a...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 47 and 48 in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Goldie and Lady Brinton. I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Antrobus, to her place. I wish the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and the noble Baroness, Lady Goldie, well and a...

My Lords, I was not intending to speak, as my noble friend Lady Brinton made all the points that needed to be made, so I merely reinforce everything she said.

My Lords, I was not intending to speak, as my noble friend Lady Brinton made all the points that needed to be made, so I merely reinforce everything she said.

My Lords, I am pleased to support the efforts of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Norwich to include service police officers in the scope of the offences of assaulting an emergency worker and impersonating a police officer. To that end, I signed his amendments in Committee, and my...

My Lords, I am pleased to support the efforts of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Norwich to include service police officers in the scope of the offences of assaulting an emergency worker and impersonating a police officer. To that end, I signed his amendments in Committee, and my...

My Lords, I will begin by addressing Amendment 8. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for her views and contribution to this debate, and to the debate throughout Committee. I join her in thanking Aurora New Dawn and the Suzy Lamplugh Trust for their invaluable work on this very...

My Lords, I will begin by addressing Amendment 8. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for her views and contribution to this debate, and to the debate throughout Committee. I join her in thanking Aurora New Dawn and the Suzy Lamplugh Trust for their invaluable work on this very...

I am grateful to the Minister for his response on these details. Without taking any time at all, I just say that progress has been made but I am not quite sure yet that we have the parity the Minister spoke about at the Dispatch Box between the civilian system...

I am grateful to the Minister for his response on these details. Without taking any time at all, I just say that progress has been made but I am not quite sure yet that we have the parity the Minister spoke about at the Dispatch Box between the civilian system...

Moved by

Baroness Antrobus

11: Clause 11, page 31, line 20, at end insert—

“(2A) The Secretary of State must lay the code before Parliament.

(2B) After the code has been laid before Parliament, the Secretary of State may bring it into force by regulations.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment, together with my other amendments to...

Moved by

Baroness Antrobus

11: Clause 11, page 31, line 20, at end insert—

“(2A) The Secretary of State must lay the code before Parliament.

(2B) After the code has been laid before Parliament, the Secretary of State may bring it into force by regulations.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment, together with my other amendments to...

Moved by

Baroness Brinton

16: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—

“Sentencing

In section 160 of Armed Forces Act 2006 (decisions of Court Martial: finding and sentence), for subsections (1) and (4) substitute—

“(1) Any sentence passed by the Court Martial must be determined by the judge advocate alone, following consultation with the...

Moved by

Baroness Brinton

16: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—

“Sentencing

In section 160 of Armed Forces Act 2006 (decisions of Court Martial: finding and sentence), for subsections (1) and (4) substitute—

“(1) Any sentence passed by the Court Martial must be determined by the judge advocate alone, following consultation with the...

My Lords, I have re-laid my noble friend Lord Thomas of Gresford’s amendment from Committee, because he is still recuperating from his surgery a few weeks ago. We miss him and hope to see him back here very soon.

My noble friend is the president of the Association of Military Court...

My Lords, I have re-laid my noble friend Lord Thomas of Gresford’s amendment from Committee, because he is still recuperating from his surgery a few weeks ago. We miss him and hope to see him back here very soon.

My noble friend is the president of the Association of Military Court...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for moving Amendment 16 on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford. I join her in wishing him a very speedy recuperation; we all join her in hoping to see him back in his place as soon as possible.

As...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for moving Amendment 16 on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford. I join her in wishing him a very speedy recuperation; we all join her in hoping to see him back in his place as soon as possible.

As...

My Lords, I am very grateful for the Minister’s response; it was very similar to that of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, in Committee, which is perhaps not a surprise. If my noble friend Lord Thomas were in his seat, I think he would say that it matched the responses...

My Lords, I am very grateful for the Minister’s response; it was very similar to that of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, in Committee, which is perhaps not a surprise. If my noble friend Lord Thomas were in his seat, I think he would say that it matched the responses...

Moved by

Baroness Antrobus

17: Clause 32, page 57, line 16, leave out “and (3)” and insert “to (3A)”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on my amendment to clause 32, page 57, line 30.

Moved by

Baroness Antrobus

17: Clause 32, page 57, line 16, leave out “and (3)” and insert “to (3A)”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on my amendment to clause 32, page 57, line 30.

Government Amendments 17 to 21 are consequential on Clause 32. They do not alter existing policy but update Section 13 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to reflect the direct transfer arrangements in primary legislation. This will preserve the existing position that ex-regulars who leave the volunteer reserves before completing...

Government Amendments 17 to 21 are consequential on Clause 32. They do not alter existing policy but update Section 13 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to reflect the direct transfer arrangements in primary legislation. This will preserve the existing position that ex-regulars who leave the volunteer reserves before completing...

My Lords, I have countersigned my noble friend Lord Harlech’s Amendment 23, about the right to time off for reservists. I hope I do him some justice by talking to his amendment.

I speak as an employer of a very small charity. The amendment would apply only to businesses with 50...

My Lords, I have countersigned my noble friend Lord Harlech’s Amendment 23, about the right to time off for reservists. I hope I do him some justice by talking to his amendment.

I speak as an employer of a very small charity. The amendment would apply only to businesses with 50...