Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Mark Eastwood Excerpts
Monday 28th March 2022

(2 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Eastwood Portrait Mark Eastwood (Dewsbury) (Con)
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T5. It is vital that we protect our veterans from vexatious legal claims, something that we have already put in place for those who have served overseas. Will the Minister agree to work with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the Government to ensure that legislation is also urgently brought forward to help to protect our Northern Ireland veterans?

Leo Docherty Portrait Leo Docherty
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We are grateful to all veterans of Operation Banner and seek to give them closure with honour and finality. I am pleased that the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland will in due course bring forward the requisite Bill.