Armed Forces Bill (First sitting)

Debate between Richard Holden and Sharon Hodgson

Thursday 25th March 2021 Public Bill Committees

[Mr Holden]

I support exactly what the Minister has said. After spending time in the MoD as a special adviser myself, I know that it is vital that we do everything possible to ensure that our reserve forces are part of the whole force approach. This clause is in that category, so I support it.

Question put and agreed to.

Clause 9 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 10

Service complaints appeals

[Mrs Hodgson]

I beg to move amendment 20, in clause 10, page 20, line 17, leave out subsection (4).

This amendment will remove attempts to reduce the amount of time service personnel have to make appeals in service complaints cases from six weeks to two weeks.