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30 Apr 2025, 6:37 p.m. - House of Lords "robust. The noble Lord the Minister said, more needs to be done, hence we have the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill. I entirely agree " Baroness Goldie (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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30 Apr 2025, 6:23 p.m. - House of Lords "be done? Of course more needs to be done which is why we are having an Armed Forces Commissioner Bill. Which is why we have brought this " Lord Coaker, The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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30 Apr 2025, 6:23 p.m. - House of Lords "bringing forward the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill. I understand perfectly the intention behind the " Lord Coaker, The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2025, 2:01 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Armed Forces Commissioner Bill, consideration of Lords Amendments. " Ian Byrne MP (Liverpool West Derby, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2025, 2:02 p.m. - House of Commons "provide for the nation. I am disappointed that the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill has returned to " Luke Pollard MP, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2025, 2:08 p.m. - House of Commons "bill committee for the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill while it was proceeding through this place, there was a large amount of consensus " Luke Pollard MP, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2025, 3:54 p.m. - House of Commons "to do so. It is something we should not forget indeed it is the reason why in the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill we deliberately extend the " Luke Pollard MP, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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26 Jun 2025, 10:32 a.m. - House of Commons "message, the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill followed by a motion to approve the draft Armed " Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Manchester Central, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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26 Jun 2025, 1:08 p.m. - House of Commons "people more. That's at the heart of the defence review, but also the policy is talking about the families more. That's why the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill that we are " Luke Pollard MP, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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22 May 2025, 12:53 p.m. - House of Commons "Lords Amendments to the Armed Forces commissioner bill, followed by, is " Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Manchester Central, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Jun 2025, 1:32 p.m. - House of Commons "to read the orders of the day. >> Armed Forces Commissioner Bill " Consideration of Lords amendments: Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Jun 2025, 1:49 p.m. - House of Commons "within the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill provided the reporting function not to the Ministers or chief of " Luke Pollard MP, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Jun 2025, 2:09 p.m. - House of Commons "rise to speak in support of Lords Amendments two and three to the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill. Amendments that were tabled by a " Helen Maguire MP (Epsom and Ewell, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Jun 2025, 1:37 p.m. - House of Commons "the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill because it enables family members, as well as those people serving in uniform, to raise genuine service welfare complaints with the " Luke Pollard MP, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Jun 2025, 1:40 p.m. - House of Commons "Defence is a reserved matter so it is appropriate this place introduced UK-wide Armed Forces Commissioner Bill it is also right that in " Luke Pollard MP, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Jun 2025, 1:44 p.m. - House of Commons "noting that the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill be bound not just by the data protection legislation " Luke Pollard MP, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Jun 2025, 4:18 p.m. - House of Lords "pasting some of these provisions into the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill does not replicate an entire " Lord Coaker, The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jul 2025, 7:44 p.m. - House of Lords "way. I am delighted the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill has returned ahead " Lord Coaker, The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Consideration of Lords message - Main Chamber Subject: Armed Forces Commissioner Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 3rd June 2025 Consideration of Lords amendments - Main Chamber Subject: Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Arrangement of Business
2 speeches (97 words) Wednesday 23rd July 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab - Life peer) in Today’s Lists, at a convenient point after 7.30 pm we are taking ping-pong on the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - Link to Speech |
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Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
10 speeches (2,684 words) Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Wednesday 23rd July 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) commemorate it in the appropriate way, with respect to all of that.I am delighted that the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - Link to Speech 2: None It has been an honour to take forward the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill through this House, and I very - Link to Speech |
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Strategic Defence Review 2025
89 speeches (35,240 words) Friday 18th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord Young of Norwood Green (Lab - Life peer) essential care and support under the new VALOUR system, and passed through Parliament the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - Link to Speech |
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Renters’ Rights Bill
124 speeches (26,282 words) Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Stirrup (XB - Life peer) We debated this very issue during the passage of the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill, when the Government - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Coffey (Con - Life peer) done if they are not in that state.Going further, welfare is of course an element in the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - Link to Speech |
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Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
0 speeches (None words) Thursday 3rd July 2025 - Lords Chamber |
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Defence
52 speeches (10,844 words) Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport) the commitment we have made that, following the wide consultation we undertook for the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - Link to Speech 2: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport) Indeed, that is the reason why in the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill, we deliberately extend the powers - Link to Speech |
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Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
23 speeches (5,585 words) Consideration of Lords message Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport) great service that those in the military provide to the nation.I am disappointed that the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - Link to Speech 2: Graeme Downie (Lab - Dunfermline and Dollar) I was very happy to serve on the Committee for the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill while it was proceeding - Link to Speech |
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Whistleblowers
24 speeches (7,876 words) Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Greg Smith (Con - Mid Buckinghamshire) other place have been pressing the Government to include a whistleblowing function in the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - Link to Speech |
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Armed Forces Day
91 speeches (27,510 words) Thursday 26th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport) That is why I hope that the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill will become law soon. - Link to Speech |
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Business of the House
96 speeches (9,223 words) Thursday 26th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) Personal Independence Payment Bill.Wednesday 2 July—Consideration of Lords message to the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - Link to Speech |
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Armed Forces Recruitment: North-east England
54 speeches (14,048 words) Wednesday 25th June 2025 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport) Friend the Member for North Durham for talking about the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill, which is going - Link to Speech |
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Business of the House
165 speeches (14,538 words) Thursday 19th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) Personal Independence Payment Bill.Wednesday 2 July—Consideration of Lords message to the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - Link to Speech |
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Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
17 speeches (4,516 words) Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Wednesday 11th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
64 speeches (17,720 words) Committee stage Wednesday 4th June 2025 - Grand Committee Mentions: 1: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) I sat through a similar debate on the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill, when we also touched on these issues - Link to Speech |
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Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
0 speeches (None words) Tuesday 3rd June 2025 - Lords Chamber |
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Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
48 speeches (8,197 words) Consideration of Lords amendments Tuesday 3rd June 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport) I am delighted that the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill has returned to the House. - Link to Speech 2: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport) For that very reason we must continue to support the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill, because it will - Link to Speech 3: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport) It is for that reason that the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill provides for a reporting function not to - Link to Speech 4: Mark Francois (Con - Rayleigh and Wickford) best.As the shadow Armed Forces Minister, I rise to speak as a critical friend of the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - Link to Speech |
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary (Report on Commissioner)
2 speeches (1,282 words) 1st reading Tuesday 3rd June 2025 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Jayne Kirkham (LAB - Truro and Falmouth) There should be an equivalent for the RFA—or the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill could include the RFA - Link to Speech |
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Business of the House
105 speeches (10,067 words) Thursday 22nd May 2025 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords].Tuesday 3 June—Consideration of Lords amendments to the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
117 speeches (32,046 words) Committee stage Wednesday 21st May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB - Excepted Hereditary) I was involved, with others, in the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill which has just left your Lordships - Link to Speech |
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Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
7 speeches (1,153 words) 3rd reading Monday 12th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
82 speeches (17,658 words) Wednesday 30th April 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) Of course more needs to be done, which is why we have an Armed Forces Commissioner Bill. - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Goldie (Con - Life peer) will be robust.The Minister said that more needs to be done, which is why we have the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - Link to Speech |
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Defence committee
34 speeches (3,504 words) Tuesday 8th April 2025 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Paul Holmes (Con - Hamble Valley) As he will know, we sat on the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Committee together. - Link to Speech |
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Friday 4th July 2025
Report - 9th Report - Draft Legislative Reform (Disclosure of Adult Social Care Data) Order 2025 Business and Trade Committee Found: 2024–25, Draft Legislative Reform (Disclosure of Adult Social Care Data) Order 2025; Armed Forces Commissioner Bill |
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Tuesday 1st July 2025
Correspondence - Letter dated 25th June from SoS to Chair responding to letter dated 6th May regarding racial discrimination in the Armed Forces Defence Committee Found: Mr Tan Dhesi MP Chairperson House of Commons Defence Committee Finally, the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill |
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Armed Forces Commissioner: Public Appointments
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire) Monday 9th June 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) appointments to the Armed Forces Commissioner will be included in the Public Bodies Order in Council and (b) the chair appointment will be classified as a significant appointment. Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans) The Armed Forces Commissioner Bill is in the final stages of its Parliamentary passage. Once the Bill achieves Royal Assent we will place the Armed Forces Commissioner on the Public Appointments Order in Council (subject to the necessary approvals) and therefore subject, in principle, to the Governance Code for Public Appointments. It is proposed that this appointment will be treated as a ‘significant’ appointment. |
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Armed Forces: Housing
Asked by: Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative - Huntingdon) Tuesday 6th May 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Homes fit for heroes: Raft of new measures to improve military family housing, published on 18 April 2025, how the Armed Forces Commissioner will be involved in the two stage complaints process for service housing. Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans) We are committed to listening to our people and we are establishing an Armed Forces Commissioner to act as a strong, independent champion for personnel and their families to improve Service life. The role of the Commissioner and the process for the investigation of complaints will be confirmed when the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill comes into force with the Armed Forces Commissioner Act. |
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Apprenticeships APPG Document: IfATE bill briefing minutes Found: Pam Cox MP drew a comparison between the Skills England transition and the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill |
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Monday 2nd June 2025
Ministry of Defence Source Page: The Strategic Defence Review 2025 - Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad Document: (PDF) Found: essential care and support under the new VALOUR system, and passed through Parliament the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill |
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Thursday 22nd May 2025
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body: Fifty-Fourth Report 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: You will also be aware that in the King’s Speech, the government announced an Armed Forces Commissioner Bill |
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Jul. 25 2025
Office of the Advocate General for Scotland (OAG) Source Page: Scotland Office and OAG Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: • Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 • Automated Vehicles Act 2024 • Armed Forces Commissioner Bill |
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May. 22 2025
Armed Forces' Pay Review Body Source Page: Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body: Fifty-Fourth Report 2025 Document: (PDF) Statistics Found: You will also be aware that in the King’s Speech, the government announced an Armed Forces Commissioner Bill |