New Clause 5 - RESTRICTIONS ON TIME LIMITS: ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST THE CROWN BY SERVICE PERSONNEL

Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill – in the House of Commons at 6:00 pm on 3 November 2020.

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  • Division number 156
    A majority of MPs voted not to exclude actions against the UK brought by serving or former members of the armed services from proposed, more restrictive, time limits on actions in respect of personal injuries, death or human rights claims which relate to overseas operations of the armed forces.

Nothing in this Part applies to any action brought against the Crown by a person who is a member or former member of the regular or reserve forces, or of a British overseas territory force to whom section 369(2) of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (persons subject to service law) applies.—(John Healey.)

This new clause amends Part 2 of the Bill so that it explicitly excludes actions brought against the Crown by serving or former service personnel from the limitations on courts’ discretion that the Part imposes in respect of actions relating to overseas operations.

Brought up.

Question put, That the clause be added to the Bill.

Division number 156 Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill — New Clause 5 — Restrictions on Time Limits: Actions Brought Against the Crown by Service Personnel

A majority of MPs voted not to exclude actions against the UK brought by serving or former members of the armed services from proposed, more restrictive, time limits on actions in respect of personal injuries, death or human rights claims which relate to overseas operations of the armed forces.

Aye: 265 MPs

No: 336 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Tellers

No: A-Z by last name

Tellers

Absent: 45 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

The House divided: Ayes 266, Noes 336.

Question accordingly negatived.

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