Hansard References
The following table sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of this Act’s passage through Parliament.
Stage | Date | Hansard Reference |
---|---|---|
House of Commons | ||
Introduction | 11 December 2000 | Vol 359 Col 371 |
Second Reading | 9 January 2001 | Vol 360 Cols 893-1028 |
Select Committee | 16 January 2001 - 13 March 2001 | Select Committee Report on the Armed Forces Bill Vols I & II HC 154 |
Committee, Report & Third Reading | 2 April 2001 | Vol 366 Cols 63-133 |
Consideration of Lords Amendments | 11 May 2001 | Vol 366 Cols 63-133 |
House of Lords | ||
Introduction | 3 April 2001 | Vol 624 Col 741 |
Second Reading | 23 April 2001 | Vol 624 Cols 1147- 1199 |
Committee Report &Third Reading | 10 May 2001 | Vol 624 Cols 2215-2229 |
Royal Assent: 11May 2001 | House of Lords Vol 624 Col 2282 |
House of Commons Vol 368 Col 406 |
Table of Equivalent Service Ranks
Royal Navy | Royal Marines | Army | Royal Air Force |
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Admiral of the Fleet | Field Marshal | Marshal of the Royal Air Force | |
Admiral | General | General | Air Chief Marshal |
Vice-Admiral | Lieutenant General | Lieutenant General | Air Marshal |
Rear-Admiral | Major General | Major General | Air Vice-Marshal |
Commodore | Brigadier | Brigadier | Air Commodore |
Captain | Colonel | Colonel | Group Captain |
Commander | Lieutenant Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Wing Commander |
Lieutenant-Commander | Major | Major | Squadron Leader |
Lieutenant | Captain | Captain | Flight Lieutenant |
Sub-Lieutenant (but junior in rank to Army and Air Force ranks) | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Flying Officer |
Midshipman (but junior in rank to Army and Air Force ranks) | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Pilot Officer |
Acting Pilot Officer (but junior in rank to Second Lieutenant) | |||
Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer Class I | Warrant Officer Class I | Warrant Officer |
Warrant Officer Class II (but junior to Naval and Air Force Warrant Officer ) | Warrant Officer Class II (but junior to Naval and Air Force Warrant Officer ) | ||
Chief Petty Officer | Colour Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Flight Sergeant |
Chief Technician | |||
Petty Officer | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant |
Leading Rating (but junior to Army rank of Corporal) | Corporal | Corporal | Corporal |
Lance Corporal | Lance Corporal | ||
Able Rating Ordinary Rating | Marine | Private | Junior Technician Senior Aircraftman/woman Leading Aircraftman/woman Aircraftman/Woman |