Canary Wharf Bombing: Compensation
Debate between Damian Hinds and Nadine Dorries(8 years, 9 months ago)
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Nadine Dorries (in the Chair)
That is up to you, Minister. If Mr Fitzpatrick is going to wind up, you will have to stop very soon.
Damian Hinds
I want to make sure that the hon. Member for Poplar and Limehouse has brief time at the end.
A great wrong was inflicted on that day, and clearly part of the responsibility lies with the Libyan dictator, Gaddafi. At some stage, the Libyan people will want to come to terms with what was done in their name and consider the issue of reconciliation and compensation for victims, both Libyans and foreigners. When they do, we will have something to offer from our experience in Northern Ireland, and we will of course also push for the inclusion of Gaddafi’s UK victims in any compensation scheme.