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| | Thursday 17 February 2011 |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall institute a Veterans’ Identification Card to assist |
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| | | former members of the armed forces in obtaining the access to public services to |
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| | | which they are entitled, including priority treatment on the National Health |
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| | | Service and other services which may become available to them from other |
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| | | (2) | In this section “veteran” is taken to mean former members of any of Her |
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| | | Majesty’s Forces who are ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom.’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52) is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | In section 328 (Enlistment) the words “without the consent of prescribed persons” |
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| | | (3) | In section 329 (Terms and conditions of enlistment and service), after |
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| | | subparagraph 2(c) there is inserted— |
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| | | “(ca) | enabling a person under the age of 18 to end his service with a |
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| | | regular force by giving not less than 14 days’ notice in writing to |
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| | | (cb) | requiring that a person who was under the age of 18 at the time |
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| | | of enlistment and who on attaining that age wishes to continue |
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| | | his service with a regular force shall be required to enlist in the |
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| | | manner and form to be prescribed by such regulations;”. |
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| | | (4) | After section 329 (Terms and conditions of enlistment and service) there is |
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| | | “329A | Report on military service by minors |
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| | | The Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament annually a report |
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| | | showing the numbers of persons who have been— |
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| | | (a) | recruited under the age of 18; and |
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| | | (b) | retained on reaching the age of 18 |
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| | | for each of the regular forces during the preceding 12 months.”.’. |
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| | | Closure or realignment of Armed Forces bases |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Prior to commencing a programme of closure or realignment of Armed Forces |
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| | | bases the Secretary of State must— |
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| | | (a) | prepare a base closure report; |
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| | | (b) | lay a copy of the report before Parliament. |
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| | | (2) | The Secretary of State may not proceed with any realignment or closure of armed |
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| | | forces bases without the approval of both Houses of Parliament. |
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| | | (3) | In this section a “base closure report” is the recommendation of the Ministry of |
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| | | Defence for the future Armed Forces basing requirements of the United Kingdom |
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| | | and British overseas territories including the criteria used when reaching its |
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| | | recommendations and the priority given to each criterion. |
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| | | (4) | In this section an “Armed Forces base” is a base or series of installations |
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| | | consisting of facilities necessary for the support of the British Army, Royal Navy |
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| | | or Royal Air Force including security, communications, utilities, plants and |
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| | | systems, or property for which the Armed Forces have responsibility. |
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| | | (5) | In this section “realignment” means any action that alters the function of a base |
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| | | or any action for the purpose of transitioning the base to serve another branch of |
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| | Title, line 2, after ‘Police’, insert ‘to provide for parliamentary control of proposals to |
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| | close or realign bases for the armed forces.’. |
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| | [Adjourned until Tuesday 8 March. |
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