division_name: Armed Forces Bill &#8212; Clause 7 - Concurrent jurisdiction
motion: <p class="indent" pid="c98.0/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Military women are being denied justice. It is clear to us that serious sexual offences should not be tried in the court martial system.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c101.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;The value of this amendment for women like me cannot be overstated&#8230; This amendment will make the process independent. It will encourage more service personnel to report crimes. It will mean we have some protection from the appalling consequences we suffer when we report rape within our units.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c101.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;I am urging the government to accept this amendment. As service personnel we are citizens of this country and we deserve justice just like everyone else.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c102.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;many of the policy areas in which members of the Armed Forces community experience difficulty are the responsibility of national government or based on national guidance.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c106.2/10" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;service personnel remain citizens and in these serious cases when the civil courts are available to them, they should be tried in that forum.&#8221;</p>