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Debate between Hugh Robertson and Ian Paisley
Tuesday 8th April 2014

(10 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Yes, I can. I should probably say to my hon. Friend that the situation here is very different from that in the United States, because we have victims who have suffered by a wide range of means, not merely Semtex. However, I can absolutely assure him that the claim that Government officials took any action in the 2008 bilateral agreement between the US and Libya that denied UK victims compensation is wrong.