Information between 3rd October 2026 - 23rd October 2026
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13 Oct 2026, 3:32 p.m. - House of Lords " I Lord Black concludes Oral >> I Lord Black concludes Oral Questions for today. Armed Forces Bill order of consideration. Lord " Lord Coaker, The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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14 Oct 2026, 7:32 p.m. - House of Commons "through the Armed Forces Bill now acts. The covenant of duty is being extended to central government and " Adjournment: Potential merits of disregarding compensation from the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation schemes in the calculation of benefit entitlements - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Oct 2026, 4:22 p.m. - House of Lords " The report of the Armed Forces >> The report of the Armed Forces Bill Baroness Antrobus on behalf of Lord Coaker. >> My Lords, I beg to move that " Legislation: Armed Forces Bill - report stage - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Oct 2026, 4:24 p.m. - House of Lords "the Armed Forces Bill, both in this chamber and in the many conversations and meetings that the " Baroness Antrobus (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Oct 2026, 5:38 p.m. - House of Lords "say it matched the responses that he's had now over nearly 15 years of raising this issue, not just in the Armed Forces Bill, but also in " Baroness Brinton (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Oct 2026, 5:39 p.m. - House of Lords "the changes to terms and conditions of service introduced by the Armed Forces Bill. Without these amendments and an individual who " Baroness Antrobus (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Oct 2026, 5:01 p.m. - House of Lords "coming forward, then having this amendment to the Armed Forces Bill " Baroness Smith of Newnham (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Oct 2026, 5:31 p.m. - House of Lords "Advocate has a casting vote. I have argued in the last two Armed Forces Bill that in the modern era, the " Amendment:16 Baroness Brinton (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Oct 2026, 4:45 p.m. - House of Lords "and indeed their families. Much of this Armed Forces bill talks about " Baroness Smith of Newnham (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Oct 2026, 8 p.m. - House of Lords "to the Armed Forces Bill, but I'd like to reassure the House that my " Baroness Antrobus (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 Oct 2026, 11:49 a.m. - House of Commons "was an armed Forces bill, this was actually a bill that was primarily about families, including the " Rt Hon Chris Bryant MP, The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Rhondda and Ogmore, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Tuesday 20th October 2026 Estimated rising time - Main Chamber Subject: The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of Report stage on the Armed Forces Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Oral Answers to Questions
63 speeches (4,322 words) Wednesday 21st October 2026 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Chris Bryant (Lab - Rhondda and Ogmore) Although sometimes I think our debates have felt as though the Bill was an armed forces Bill, it is actually - Link to Speech |
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Armed Forces Bill
None speech (None words) Tuesday 13th October 2026 - Lords Chamber |
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Thursday 22nd October 2026
Cabinet Office Source Page: Government ministers and responsibilities Document: (PDF) Found: Recommendations ● oversight of Military Strategic Headquarters (MSHQ) ● Legislation (including Armed Forces Bill |
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Armed Forces Bill
5 speeches (4,070 words) Wednesday 7th October 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Gibson, Kenneth (NPA - Cunninghame North) legislative consent for the Armed Forces Bill.Motion moved,That the Parliament, noting that the Armed Forces Bill - Link to Speech |
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Decision Time
40 speeches (38,966 words) Wednesday 7th October 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Gibson, Kenneth (NPA - Cunninghame North) question is, that motion S7M-01499, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on legislative consent for the Armed Forces Bill - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 7th October 2026 Motion on Legislative Consent: Armed Forces Bill - UK Legislation - Main Chamber 1. Jamie Hepburn (S7M-01499) Armed Forces Bill - UK Legislation That the Parliament, noting that the Armed Forces Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 15 January 2026 (reintroduced on 14 May 2026), makes provision that falls within the legislative competence of the Parliament, agrees to give consent to such provision as is made by clause 8 (4) and clause 8 (5). Further details available for S7M-01499 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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PDF - Legislative Consent Memorandum Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill Found: 1 LEGISLATIVE CONSENT MEMORANDUM ARMED FORCES BILL 2026 1. |
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PDF - Welsh Government response to the Legislation Committee's report Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill Found: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill Welsh Government |
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PDF - 9 October 2026 Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill Found: Social Justice Committee to consider and report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill |
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PDF - agreed Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill Found: Social Justice Committee to consider and report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill |
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PDF - report Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill Found: Parliament Legislation Committee The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill |
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PDF - report Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill Found: A new armed forces bill is required every five years to ensure the 2006 Act remains in force. |
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5. Papers to note
Monday 19th October 2026 Mentions: 1: None response to the committee's report on the Welsh Government's legislative consent memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill - Link to Speech |
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5. Papers to note
Monday 12th October 2026 Mentions: 1: None Equality, Human Rights and Social Justice Committee on the legislative consent memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill - Link to Speech 2: None Railways Bill and one from the Deputy First Minister on the legislative consent memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill - Link to Speech |
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Monday 19th October 2026 1:30 p.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Legislation Committee, 19/10/2026 13.30 - 15.40 - Committee Informal pre-meeting Public meeting (13.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest (13.30 - 13.35) 2. Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 2.1 SL(7)014 - The Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2026 2.2 SL(7)016 - The Non-Domestic Rating (Description and Value of Differential Multipliers) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (13.35 - 13.40) 3. Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 3.1 SL(7)015 - The Scallop (Amendment of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes) (Wales) Regulations 2026 3.2 SL(7)017 - The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (13.40) 4. Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered (13.40 - 13.50) 5. Papers to note Outgoing correspondence 5.1 Letter to the Cabinet Minister for Finance: The Council Tax (Discounts, Disregards and Exemptions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 5.2 Letter to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability: the draft Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling Regulations 2026 5.3 Letter to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability: the draft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2026 5.4 Letter to the Counsel General: Errors in subordinate legislation prepared outside the new software for Welsh statutory instruments Incoming papers 5.5 Letter from the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Commercial Payments Bill 5.6 Letter from the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health: Statutory Instrument Consent Memorandum for the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (Display of Tobacco Products) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 5.7 Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Response to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill 5.8 Letter from the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning: The Transport and Works (Applications, Objections, Listed Buildings, Inquiries and Decisions Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 2026 5.9 Letter from the Chair of the Equality, Human Rights and Social Justice Committee to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Equality and Social Justice: The Immigration and Asylum Bill 5.10 Letter from the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning: Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Representation of the People Bill 5.11 Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Response to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill 5.12 Letter from the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability: The Sea Fisheries (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (13.50) 6. Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting Private meeting (13.50 - 14.05) 7. Statutory Instrument Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco And Vapes Act 2026 (Display Of Tobacco Products) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026: Draft report (14.05 - 14.20) 8. Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Commercial Payments Bill (14.20 - 14.25) 9. Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Representation of the People Bill (14.25 - 14.50) 10. Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Railways Bill: Draft report (14.50 - 15.15) 11. Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Health Bill: Draft report (15.15 - 15.35) 12. Review of the legislative consent process (15.35 - 15.40) 13. Forward work programme update View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 13th October 2026 6 p.m. Legislative Consent Motion: The Armed Forces Bill - Main Chamber NDM9327 Sioned Williams (Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd) To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6, agrees that provisions in the Armed Forces Bill in so far as they have regard to devolved matters, should be considered by the UK Parliament. A Legislative Consent Memorandum was laid in Table Office on 23 June 2026, in accordance with Standing Order 29.2. A copy of the Bill can be found on the UK Parliament website: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4065 Supporting documents : Report of the Legislation Committee Report of the Equality, Human Rights and Social Justice Committee View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 12th October 2026 1:30 p.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Legislation Committee, 12/10/2026 13.30 - 13.50 - Committee Informal pre-meeting Public meeting (13.30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest 2. Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 (13.30 - 13.35) 3. Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 3.1 SL(7)013 - The Council Tax (Discounts, Disregards and Exemptions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 4. Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered (13.35 - 13.40) 5. Papers to note Outgoing correspondence 5.1 Letter to the Counsel General: Invitation to attend a meeting of the Legislation Committee - the accessibility of Welsh law 5.2 Letter to the Llywydd: Review of the legislative consent process 5.3 Letter to the Llywydd: Business Committee consultation about business in the Seventh Senedd 5.4 Letter to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality: the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Immigration and Asylum Bill Incoming papers 5.5 Letter from the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability: the draft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2026 5.6 Letter from the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability: the draft Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling Regulations 2026 5.7 Letter from the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Health Bill 5.8 Letter from the Deputy Minister for Transport: the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Railways Bill 5.9 Letter from the Deputy Minister for Transport: the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Railways Bill 5.10 Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality: the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Armed Forces Bill 6. Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting Private meeting (13.40 - 13.50) 7. Inter-institutional relations agreement: responding to the Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee View calendar - Add to calendar |