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Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill

Commons Select Committee

The Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill has now completed its programme of work.

The Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill was appointed by the House of Commons to examine the Armed Forces Bill 2019-21. You can follow the Committee on Twitter @ArmedForcesBill.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Special Report of Session 2019–21: The Armed Forces Bill
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Written Ministerial Statement
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Correspondence

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Letter from Min DPV to Chair regarding Statutory Guidance Framework
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Letter from Judge Advocate General to Chair following up on oral evidence provided to committee
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Letter from Chair to the Secretary of State for Defence
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Oral evidence transcripts

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24 March 2021
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Witnesses Johnny Mercer MP, Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Minister for Defence People and Veterans at Ministry of Defence, and Ministry of Defence and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs at Cabinet Office), and Damian Paterson (Deputy Director at Office for Veterans’ Affairs)
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Oral Evidence
24 March 2021
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Witnesses Lieutenant General James Swift (Chief of Defence People at Ministry of Defence), Helen Helliwell (Director Armed Forces People Policy at Ministry of Defence), Caron Tassel (Head People Secretariat at Ministry of Defence), David Howarth (Head Service Complaints and Justice Transformation at Ministry of Defence), and Ben Bridge (Deputy Director, Command, Discipline and Constitutional Law team at Ministry of Defence Legal Advisers)
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Oral Evidence
24 March 2021
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Witnesses Nadine Dorries MP (Minister of State at Department of Health and Social Care), William Vineall (Director and Chair of the Armed Forces Partnership Board at Department of Health and Social Care), Professor Jason Leitch (National Clinical Director at Scottish Government), Dr Fiona Jenkins (Veterans Lead and Executive Director for Therapies and Health Science at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board ), Kate Davies CBE (Director of Health and Justice, Armed Forces and Sexual Assault Referral Centres at NHS England), and Dr Jonathan Leach (Armed Forces Clinical Lead at NHS England)
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Written evidence

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Ministry of Defence (AFB0033)
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Air-Vice Marshal (retd) Ray Lock CBE (Chief Executive at Forces in Mind Trust) (AFB0032)
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Forces Watch (AFB0030)
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
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Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
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  • Email: afbillcom@parliament.uk
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  • Address: Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA