Military Action (Parliamentary Approval) (No. 2) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Jeremy Corbyn, supported by Ms Diane Abbott, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Brian Leishman, Mr Adnan Hussain, John McDonnell, Ayoub Khan, Richard Burgon, Kim Johnson, Apsana Begum, Dr Ellie Chowns and Hannah Spencer, presented a Bill to require parliamentary approval for the deployment of UK armed forces and military equipment for armed conflict; to require parliamentary approval for the granting of permission by Ministers for use of UK military bases and equipment by other nations for armed conflict; to require the withdrawal of that permission in circumstances where parliamentary approval is not granted; to provide for certain exemptions from these requirements; to make provision for retrospective parliamentary approval in certain circumstances; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 17 April, and to be printed (Bill 398).
State Actors (Proscription) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Calum Miller, supported by James MacCleary, Dr Al Pinkerton, Edward Morello, Andrew George, Jess Brown-Fuller, Wera Hobhouse and Sarah Olney, presented a Bill to provide the Secretary of State with powers to proscribe state actors, state-linked actors and private entities acting on their behalf; to require the Secretary of State to use those powers to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 17 April, and to be printed (Bill 399).
United States Military and Security Operations (Oversight) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Calum Miller, supported by James MacCleary, Dr Al Pinkerton, Edward Morello, Andrew George, Jess Brown-Fuller, Wera Hobhouse and Sarah Olney, presented a Bill to confer oversight and reporting functions on the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament in relation to the use of bases or facilities located in the United Kingdom or under United Kingdom jurisdiction for military and security operations conducted by the United States; to require the provision of information to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament for the purpose of carrying out those functions; to provide for exemptions from the provision of information in certain circumstances; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 17 April, and to be printed (Bill 400).