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Armed Forces Bill 2026

Legislative scrutiny by the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill, 12 February 2026. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 24 February 2026: Help for Heroes; Royal British Legion; Confederation of British Serving and Ex Service Organisations (Cobseo); RAF Families Federation; Naval Families Federation; Army Families Federation; Royal Star & Garter; Forces in Mind Trust; Combat Stress; Lt Cdr (Retd) Susie Hamilton, Scottish Veterans' Commissioner; David Johnstone, Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner; Col. (Retd) James Phillips, Veterans Commissioner for Wales
  • 25 February 2026: Local Government Association Armed Forces Covenant Lead Officers Network; Kent and Surrey County Councils; Convention of Scottish Local Authorities; NHS England; Local Government Association Armed Forces Covenant Lead Officers Network; Portsmouth City Council; Department for Work and Pensions; Department for Health and Social Care-NHS England Medical Directorate
  • 3 March 2026: The Rt Hon. the Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton TD, author of Reserve Forces Review 2030; Lt Gen Sir Nick Pope, military adviser to the Haythornthwaite Review; Gen (retd) Sir Richard Barrons, External Reviewer, Strategic Defence Review; Maj Gen Jamie Gordon, Council of RFCAs; ACM Lord Peach, Reserves External Scrutiny Team; Professor Vincent Connelly, Reserves External Scrutiny Team; Maj Gen Stephen Potter, Reserves External Scrutiny Team
  • 4 March 2026: Natalie Elphicke Ross OBE, Defence Housing Strategy Review team; Ministry of Defence; Army Families Federation; RAF Families Federation; Naval Families Federation; Sarah Atherton, former Defence Minister and subject matter expert
  • 10 March 2026: KC Jonathan Rees, Office of the Service Police Complaints Commissioner; His Honour Judge Alan Large, Office of The Judge Advocate General; Defence Serious Crime Command (DSCC); Victim Witness Care Unit
  • 17 March 2026: Aurora New Dawn; Bolt Burdon Kemp; Centre for Military Justice (CMJ); Service Prosecuting Authority
  • 18 March 2026: Al Carns MP, Minister for the Armed Forces; Ministry of Defence; Ministry of Defence; Ministry of Defence; Ministry of Defence