Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

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Thursday 7th September 2023

(10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Quin Portrait Jeremy Quin
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I am sorry that strike action is ongoing. Ultimately, this is a matter between the employees and their employer.

Anna Firth Portrait Anna Firth (Southend West) (Con)
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Will the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs update the House on the Northern Ireland legacy legislation?

Johnny Mercer Portrait Johnny Mercer
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Yesterday the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill passed this House. Legacy is an incredibly difficult issue. Victims have been let down for many years. Veterans have been let down. This Government made a commitment that we would see through our promises to both those groups, and that is what we did yesterday. I am disappointed that the Opposition voted against it again, but politics is about choices, and I am proud of what this Government have delivered.