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Written Question
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
Wednesday 14th January 2026

Asked by: Stuart Anderson (Conservative - South Shropshire)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has received representations on the potential impact of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 on military operational capability.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 is being repealed and replaced by new legislation. The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill will deliver new safeguards specifically designed for veterans who served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. The Ministry of Defence continues to consult with veterans and the wider Armed Forces community.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Jan 2026
Offshore Wind

"The price that has been fixed today is higher than gas with the reduction of carbon tax and higher than the average for gas for all of last year. South Shropshire residents’ energy bills have been going up since the Secretary of State has been in post. Can he promise …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2026
Ajax Programme

"I thank my hon. Friend for initiating this important debate. Does he agree with me that it is important for the Minister to set out that in 2022 I and colleagues on the Defence Committee went to Merthyr Tydfil, did a review and clearly stated that IOC was nowhere near …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2026
Ajax Programme

"I do not want to steal my right hon. Friend’s thunder, but when we were on that visit, I was absolutely shocked that the team building Ajax said that no two hulls had ever left the factory that were the same. They were all slightly different, and that was a …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2026
Ajax Programme

"When or if trials resume, what assurances will we get that no future British troops will be put in harm’s way by testing Ajax?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Jan 2026
Ukraine

"Today the NATO Parliamentary Assembly has been given an open letter from the Chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk. He has been here, and I have met him a few times. He is urging

“the immediate delivery of air defence and air-to-air missiles”.

Ukraine is in desperate need of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Jan 2026
Ukraine

"I thank the Minister for giving way a second time. In December, I went on a cross-party trip with NATO to South Korea; we heard that its Government have changed their position on Russia and are now looking to open plants in Russia. They spouted the Russian lines against NATO. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Jan 2026
Ukraine

"I welcome the Minister’s summary of this debate. Will he commit to ensuring that every Member outside this place can have that information to help inform our decisions when the time is right and without operational security breach?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Jan 2026
Ukraine

"It is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I want to put it out there to all Members that, in the coming weeks or months, we will potentially vote to put our troops in harm’s way. I have put a friend on the back of a Hercules, in a …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Stuart Anderson (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 89 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 172 Noes - 334