UK Armed Forces Bill 2026 – Committee on the Armed Forces Bill

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

MPs on the Committee on the Armed Forces Bill question witnesses from various charities for their inquiry, Armed Forces Bill 2026.

Witnesses:

Ted Arnold – Senior Public Affairs and Policy Manager at Help for Heroes
Mark Atkinson – Director General at Royal British Legion
Lt Gen. Sir Nick Pope KCB CBE – Chair at Confederation of British Serving and Ex Service Organisations (Cobseo)

Andrea Devlin – Director at RAF Families Federation
Collette Musgrave – Chief Executive at Army Families Federation
Rebecca Lovell – Head of Policy at Naval Families Federation

Mr Andy Cole – Chief Executive at Royal Star & Garter
Caroline Cooke – Head of Policy at Forces in Mind Trust
Chloe Mackay – Chief Executive Officer at Combat Stress

Lt Cdr (Retd) Susie Hamilton – Scottish Veterans Commissioner
David Johnstone – Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner
Col. James Phillips – Veterans Commissioner for Wales

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26638/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cN6POwwk9o