This bill requires Parliament to approve declarations of war and armed force deployments overseas. It establishes when the Government can deploy armed forces and mandates parliamentary scrutiny within 60 days.
A Bill to make provision in connection with the deployment of UK armed forces outside the United Kingdom, overseas territories and Crown dependencies; to make provision for the approval by Parliament of a declaration of war by Her Majesty’s Government; and for connected purposes
Status: In Progress
Current House: Lords
Stage: 1st reading
Sponsored by: Lord Lansley
Introduced: 2022-02-24