Business of the House Debate

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Business of the House

Mark Durkan Excerpts
Thursday 13th September 2012

(11 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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My hon. Friend is right. The courage of the men and women of the Special Operations Executive was remarkable. Members of the House will recall that three years ago that courage was recognised with a memorial on the Albert embankment, including a statue of Violette Szabo. None the less, what my hon. Friend has said about Ravensbrück camp will no doubt have been noticed by the German embassy here.

Mark Durkan Portrait Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP)
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When, and from whom, may we expect a statement indicating that the Honours Forfeiture Committee is going to look at the honours attached to the names of anyone who was implicated in the scandalous syndicate of deceit that was exposed yesterday? When it does so, will it also consider the case of Derek Wilford, who was clearly indicted by the Saville report?

Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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If I may, I will ask colleagues with those responsibilities to write to the hon. Gentleman about those matters, and ask that I be informed about what the timetable is for considering them.