DebateGeneral CommitteeThursday, 23 April 202611:30

Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill: Consideration of the Bill

Parliamentary debate

A General Committee of the House of Commons is considering the Armed Forces Bill following its review by a Select Committee. This stage involves detailed examination and amendment of the bill's clauses, which will reform how the UK's military services are structured, regulated, and supported.

The Armed Forces Bill is a major piece of defence legislation affecting military personnel, service conditions, defence procurement, and national security operations. It shapes how Britain's armed forces operate and therefore impacts defence policy, military recruitment and retention, and broader national security strategy.

Defence & Security

MPs most likely to speak

Al CarnsLabour Party

Birmingham Selly Oak

Prior Armed Forces Bill engagement: 8 debate(s) (40pts); Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on defence (74 times, 40pts); Known positions: defence: supportive, defence: neutral, defence: opposed (30pts); Committee: select committee on the armed forces bill (15pts)Voting record

Alex BakerLabour Party

Aldershot

Prior Armed Forces Bill engagement: 1 debate(s) (30pts); Spoken on defence (38 times, 40pts); Known positions: defence: supportive (10pts); Committee: defence committee (20pts)Voting record

Amanda MartinLabour Party

Portsmouth North

Prior Armed Forces Bill engagement: 1 debate(s) (30pts); Spoken on defence (53 times, 40pts); Known positions: defence: questioning, defence: opposed, defence: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Dr Andrew MurrisonConservative and Unionist Party

South West Wiltshire

Prior Armed Forces Bill engagement: 1 debate(s) (30pts); Spoken on defence (157 times, 40pts); Known positions: defence: questioning, defence: opposed, defence: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Mr Calvin BaileyLabour Party

Leyton and Wanstead

Prior Armed Forces Bill engagement: 1 debate(s) (30pts); Spoken on defence (78 times, 40pts); Known positions: defence: supportive, defence: questioning, defence: opposed (30pts); Committee: defence committee (20pts)Voting record

Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill: Consideration of the Bill

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