Public Bill Committees
Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill

• Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill, 1st sitting (14 speeches)
  [Mr. Bill O'Brien in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Pension and compensation schemes: armed and reserve forces (82 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 1, in clause 1, page 1, line 3, after 'establish', insert 'and modify'.
• Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Pension and compensation schemes: armed and reserve forces (1 speech)
    Amendment proposed [3 February]: No. 1, in clause 1, page 1, line 3, after 'establish', insert 'and modify'.—[Mr. Gerald Howarth.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
  • Ill-Health Benefits - Non-attributable ill-health benefits (115 speeches)
    General Invaliding Benefits 16 A Member serving within the Armed Forces with reckonable service of less than 2 years will have no entitlement to an award in the case of non-attributable...
• Armed Forces(Pensions and Compensation) Bill, 3rd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Bill O'Brien in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Pension and compensation schemes: armed and reserve forces (94 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 4, in clause 1, page 1, line 9, after 'establish', insert 'in accordance with the provisions of Schedule [Armed Forces Compensation Scheme].'.—[Mr....
  • Clause 3 - Accrued rights (13 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 9, in clause 3, page 2, line 26, at end insert 'under affirmative resolution procedure'.
  • Clause 4 - Existing naval and marine pensions (19 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
• Armed Forces, 4th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Bill O'Brien in the Chair]
  • (Pensions and Compensation) Bill (1 speech)
    I welcome everyone to this morning's sitting, and in so doing I appeal to them to ensure that mobile phones are switched off.Clause 5 Amendments to Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943
  • Clause 5 - Amendments to Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 (18 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 15, in clause 5, page 2, line 42, at end add— '(2) The Secretary of State shall reimburse a claimant for his reasonable expenses in taking his case to appeal...
  • Schedule 1 - Amendments to Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 (24 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 16, in schedule 1, page 5, line 5, at end insert— '( ) (1) Section 1 (Appeals against rejection of war pension claims made in respect of members of the naval,...
  • Clause 6 - Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation (3 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 7 - Amendment and repeals (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 22, in clause 7, page 3, line 23, at end insert— '( ) In Schedule 4 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14) (Social Security Commissioners), in paragraph 3(1)...
  • Clause 8 - Commencement (3 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 10 - Orders (4 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 14, in clause 10, page 3, line 33, at end insert— '( ) An order under this Act may make different provision for different purposes.'.—[Mr. Caplin.] Question...
  • New Clause 2 - Re-employment of armed forces pension recipients (12 speeches)
    '(1) Where— (a) the Secretary of State determines for reasons of general personnel management that a person shall cease to be employed as an active full time member of the armed forces...
• Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill, 5th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
  • New clause 2 - Re-employment of armed forces (35 speeches)
    '(1) Where— (a) the Secretary of State determines for reasons of general personnel management that a person shall cease to be employed as an active full time member of the armed forces...
  • New clause 5 - Report to Parliament (No.1) (11 speeches)
    'The Secretary of State shall report to Parliament on the feasibility of establishing a funded pension scheme for members of the Armed Forces within two years of this Act coming into...
  • New clause 8 - Transition arrangements (23 speeches)
    'The Secretary of State shall by order set out the arrangements to apply to servicemen and women who elect to transfer to a new Armed Forces Pension Scheme.'.—[Mr. Gerald Howarth.] Brought...
• Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill, 6th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
  • New clause 14 - Medical records (14 speeches)
    'The Secretary of State shall maintain complete and accurate medical records in respect of service personnel and shall not dispose of any such records until that person has died.'.—[Mr....
  • New clause 15 - Access to medical records (0 speeches)
    'It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to ensure that any claimant to compensation arising from injury or illness attributable to military service shall have full and complete access to...
  • New clause 18 - Pensions for life (49 speeches)
    'Widows, widowers and registered unmarried partners currently in receipt of any form of forces family pension shall retain that pension for life.'.—[Mr. Gerald Howarth.] Brought up, and...
  • New clause 19 - Full career pension (10 speeches)
    'A member who serves 35 years but less than 371/2 years because of service limitations imposed by the Secretary of State shall have his benefits increased to 662/3 per cent. of final salary by...
  • New clause 24 - Aftercare (7 speeches)
    '(1) A member of the Armed Forces may be awarded, in respect of any period during which he receives treatment, a treatment allowance consisting of— (a) a personal allowance at the rate of...
  • New clause 27 - Extension of benefits to members of (23 speeches)
    'Within one year of the coming into force of this Act, the Secretary of State shall by regulations extend the benefits of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme to members of the reserve...