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Lord Faulks (Non-Afl)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 8 September 2026

Debate

Armed Forces Bill

Contribution

I will give it one more go; it is probably my lack of clarity. Do the Government have the right to derogate at all? That was the issue that was being raised; maybe I have misunderstood it. The Minister’s understandable answer is that the Government have the right to derogate but do not feel that this ought to be automatic because they need to consider the circumstances to decide whether it is appropriate to derogate.

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