"My Lords, I am chairman of the current Council of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations, and I am extremely grateful to my noble friends for tabling these clause stand part notices. Since the Haldane reforms of the early-20th century, most recently renewed in the Reserve Forces Act 1996, to …..." Lord De Mauley - View Speech
"My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Harlech’s Amendments 40, 41 and 45, to which I have put my name.
In an era when the Secretary-General of NATO tells us that we could be at war within three to five years, while I hesitate to make life more difficult …..." Lord De Mauley - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 46, 47 and 49 in my name. To understand the importance of these amendments, one needs to appreciate the significance of the nationwide membership of the RFCAs. The 2019 Sullivan report on the RFCAs, which recommended conversion to an NDPB, itself provides an …..." Lord De Mauley - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in support of these amendments. I thank the Minister for his response and for offering to meet and discuss these matters, to which of course I am open. I say to him that the way the Bill is drafted, there …..." Lord De Mauley - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 48, 50, 51 and 52 in my name.
Amendment 48 is about payment to the new non-executive board members. The members of the RFCAs and all their forebear organisations, commencing with the county territorial associations in 1908, whether acting locally or nationally, have …..." Lord De Mauley - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank those noble Lords who have spoken in support of the amendments. I also thank the Minister. He said that voluntary bodies all over the country have paid people at their heads. Of course they do. I am a trustee or president of, I think, seven charities. …..." Lord De Mauley - View Speech
"I support Amendment 61 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, requiring an independent review of Armed Forces recruitment and retention. At this late hour, I will just say that, at a time when there are nearly a million young people not in education, employment or training, we …..." Lord De Mauley - View Speech
"I suggest, in answer to that point from the Minister, that what it does is call into question their independence from their MoD masters...." Lord De Mauley - View Speech