Anti-conscription campaigner Larry Marshall Sr has questioned Government’s commitment to end conscription, saying the Throne Speech contained “merely repackaged promises lacking both substance and detail”.Mr Marshall pointed out that on the same day that Government used the Throne Speech to signal plans to abolish conscription, the Minister of National Security tabled legislation to increase fines for conscripts who skip duties and expand the age range of those who can be called for military service.According to Mr Marshall, Friday’s announcements “reveal several contradictions which show the ruling party has absolutely no intention to end conscription”.In the Throne Speech, Government said it will expand the full-time element in the Regiment and end conscription.It pledged to set out the timetable for the end of conscription and the transition to a modernised Regiment during the course of 2013.But Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief allso tabled an amendment to the Defence Act in the House of Assembly which increases the fines that can be levied for failing to turn up for military service from $900 to $2,000. It also raised the age limit for conscripts from 33 years to 35 years old.Mr Marshall told The Royal Gazette: “Reading between the lines clearly shows the devil is in the details, or in this particular case the lack of details.”He said Government seemed to be be giving itself a way to retain conscription if sufficient full-time volunteers could not be found.He added: “However, what is most disturbing, even shocking, is what also took place on the day of the Throne Speech. Minister Perinchief inexplicably tabled the Defence Amendment Act 2012 in the House of Assembly. What it proposes clearly exposes the PLP as a party attempting to use this human rights issue for political gain.“That the Minister, the day that the announcement conscription was supposed to end was made, could propose such changes is beyond logic. How could he on the one hand be talking about ending conscription while on the other hand proposing legislative changes which would raise the fines from $900 to $2,000 for not showing up for military duty? More significantly, how could he be talking about ending conscription out of one side of his mouth while out of the other side talking about raising the age of conscripts from 33 years to 35 years?”BAD has been encouraging voters not to support any party which has not pledged to abolish military conscription. The group has pressed Premier Paula Cox to include a "none of the above" box on the ballot paper so voters can demonstrate their views without having to spoil their vote or stay away from the polls.He wrote again to the Premier making the request yesterday, copying his letter to this newspaper.