Gavin Robinson
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(5 years, 11 months ago)
Commons ChamberHaving been in the job for three and a half weeks, I am afraid that I do not have the precise number, but it was very many and the tragedy was huge.
One of the last formal acts I did as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 2013 was to unveil a memorial stone in the Belfast City Council memorial garden to the Ulster Defence Regiment and others who served in Operation Banner. May I invite the Minister to come with me to see the memorial there and to consider how best nationally we could reflect the Government’s recognition of sacrifice in Northern Ireland?