Investigation of Veterans

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 10:41 am on 16 May 2019.

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Photo of John Penrose John Penrose The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office 10:41, 16 May 2019

My hon. Friend makes a very important point about people facing current cases, regardless of whether we wish to design an alternative process that may mean in future many of them will not have to undergo the process, which I think everybody here agrees would be sensible where possible and appropriate. For those who have to do so, however, we absolutely need to make sure that there is proper legal support. As I said, I would regard that as absolutely part of the duty that we owe to our former soldiers and other members of our armed forces.