Veterans.

Aye: Back the government's amendment (2A) giving the Armed Forces Commissioner a remit that explicitly covers family members of service personnel, and reject the Lords' alternative amendments (2B and 2C) as weaker substitutes that omit families · No: Prefer the Lords' alternative amendments (2B and 2C) over the government's version, or oppose the government's handling of the ping-pong process

Aye: Support rejecting the Lords whistleblowing amendment and replacing it with the government's more limited protection, which covers anonymity in published reports rather than creating a full statutory whistleblowing regime for service personnel. · No: Support keeping the Lords amendment to embed an explicit, statutory whistleblowing function in the Armed Forces Commissioner's role, providing stronger legal protections for service personnel who expose wrongdoing.

Aye: Support the government's position: reject the Lords' explicit whistleblowing provision and replace it with a government amendment protecting complainant anonymity, on the basis that the commissioner's existing remit already covers raising concerns and a formal whistleblowing function risks legal ambiguity. · No: Back the Lords amendment: embed a clear, named whistleblowing function with statutory protections into the Bill, arguing there is established legal precedent for the term in the Armed Forces Act 2006 itself and the Police Reform Act 2002, and that service personnel need unambiguous protection when exposing wrongdoing.

Aye: Support establishing the Armed Forces Commissioner with the government's revised whistleblowing provisions, backing a landmark reform to give service personnel and their families independent advocacy and complaint routes. · No: Oppose the government's compromise amendment, preferring either the original Lords amendments on whistleblowing or rejecting the overall legislative approach.

Aye: Support requiring the Armed Forces Commissioner to investigate the impact of inheritance tax on service families where personnel die of natural causes while still serving, ensuring they are not disadvantaged by recent tax changes. · No: Oppose predetermining the Commissioner's investigative agenda through legislation, arguing the Commissioner should independently decide which welfare matters to examine, and that existing inheritance tax exemptions already protect service families.