Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]

Peter Bottomley Excerpts

2nd reading: House of Commons
Tuesday 5th November 2019 Commons Chamber

[Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con)]

It would be a good idea for others to look at the last two pages of the historical institutional abuse inquiry report, which is available at hiainquiry.org. In those pages, Sir Anthony Hart—to whom tributes have properly been paid—set out the six points that he thought were the most important. It is now two years after he had hoped that the compensation payments would be made. Let us also remember the survivors who were over the age of 18 —people who he was not able to look at. I think there is unfinished business in this part of our kingdom. We have to remember that there will be further reports on the rest of the United Kingdom to come in time.