Debate on select committee report on Thursday, 28 November 2013, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Jay of Paddington. The answering member was Lord Wallace of Saltaire.

Armed Force: Constitution Committee Report

Lords motion to take note of the report of the Constitution Committee on Constitutional Arrangements for the Use of Armed Forces. (HL 46). Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 749 cc1602-1624
Session: 2013-14
Department: Cabinet Office; Constitution Committee
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Constitutional arrangements for the use of armed force. Constitution Committee (HL) second report.
Wednesday, 17 July 2013
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Jay of Paddington | 749 cc1602-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am pleased to have the opportunity to open this debate on your Lordships’ Constitutio...; Baroness Falkner of Margravine | 749 cc1607-1610 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I start by paying tribute to our chairman, the noble Baroness, Lady Jay of Paddington, ...; Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank | 749 cc1609-1612 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I first thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jay, for initiating this important debate and fo...; Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 749 cc1612-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a privilege, and one that humbles a speaker, to follow the noble and gallant Lord...; Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield | 749 cc1613-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I declare my membership of the Chief of the Defence Staff’s Strategic Advisory Panel, t...; Lord King of Bridgwater | 749 cc1615-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I wish to intervene briefly. First, I congratulate the noble Baroness and her committee...; Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 749 cc1617-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, along with other noble Lords who have spoken in this excellent debate, can I put on rec...; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 749 cc1619-1621 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Government welcome the report of this committee. As noble Lords will be aware, the ...; Baroness Falkner of Margravine | 749 c1620 (Link to this contribution)
I do not want to make heavy weather of this, particularly not at this late hour. I do not think, ...; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 749 cc1620-3 (Link to this contribution)
The question of where the threshold should lie what sort of triggers one has on this is very much...; Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 749 c1623 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, before the noble Lord sits down, I asked him two specific questions which perhaps he co...; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 749 c1623 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I hoped that I had answered the question about the evolution of the conventions and the...; Baroness Jay of Paddington | 749 cc1623-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his very thoughtful and detailed response. Following ...
Subjects: Armed forces Armed conflict Deployment British constitution Cabinet House of Lords House of Commons Parliamentary scrutiny Defence Council National Security Council
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Armed Force: Constitution Committee Report

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