Orders of the Day — The Army

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 6 May 1976.

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Photo of Mr Robert Brown Mr Robert Brown , Newcastle upon Tyne West 12:00, 6 May 1976

I shall deal with that when I make my winding-up speech.

I turn to Northern Ireland. I begin by saying a few words about an incident that occurred in the early hours of this morning, when eight members of the Special Air Service Regiment on routine patrol made an accidental incursion into the Irish Republic. After traveling approximately 500 metres they encountered a checkpoint manned by the police of the Irish Republic. They realised that they had made a mapreading error, and accompanied the police to a police station. They are still there, and we are in touch with the Irish authorities.