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Gavin Robinson Excerpts
Thursday 31st January 2019

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Geoffrey Cox Portrait The Attorney General
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I can confirm that we shall give consideration to a derogation from the convention before future military operations commence. That will necessarily depend on the nature of the operation, and the circumstances and facts of the activities that we are contemplating, but it will now be a consideration that will be taken into account before any military operation.

Gavin Robinson Portrait Gavin Robinson (Belfast East) (DUP)
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The writ of the Attorney General runs large, but it does not extend to Northern Ireland in criminal matters, where he features as the Advocate General. Will he give a commitment today that any scheme that is brought forward to protect our service personnel extends to them, wherever they should live in this United Kingdom?