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HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fourth sitting)I don’t mind, Mr Stringer.08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, the Tigers, was caught up in the battle of Danny Boy. As an association representative, can you give the Committee a sense of what the…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you for talking in general terms. How would the Bill have changed their experiences? Lieutenant Colonel Parker: There are two parts to that. First, we would have at least…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Given that you were the Judge Advocate General in 2010 when IHAT and Operation Northmoor were established, were you consulted or involved? Did you have any jurisdiction on their…08 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Second sitting)Q Are you concerned about the interface between the service justice system and, perhaps, the service complaints ombudsman and what role they could play—if you feel that the Bill…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (First sitting)Q Hello, Major. I would like to thank you for your services, and I am horrified at what you have been through. Some critics say the Bill will increase the number of prosecutions…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Second sitting)Yes, thank you.06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (First sitting)Q I was reading your discussion points and I was interested to read that the majority of lawfare cases arose out of compensation claims brought by Iraqis and Afghans. That opened…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (First sitting)Q It was numbers. I am looking for statistics. Hilary Meredith: As a result of those civil claims that were brought—I do not know how many civil cases were brought against the…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (First sitting)Q How many of those were false? Hilary Meredith: I understand that, out of the 4,000, there were possibly 30 worth investigation. Of those 30, it was whittled down to around five,…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Second sitting)Q Hello, Emma. It is good to see you again. I am intrigued with what you just said. A blunt question to you: do you feel that the Bill is necessary? Emma Norton: What is necessary…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (Second sitting)Q Mr Al-Nahhas, you are talking to the uninitiated here. I absolutely agree that litigation is a strong conduit for change. For families who feel that they have been unjustly…06 Oct 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Effect on the UnionTo continue a theme, Wrexham has one of the largest trading estates in the UK, and trading with Northern Ireland via Holyhead port is vital for Wrexham’s future growth. Will the…30 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Effect on the UnionWhat discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of the UK Internal Market Bill on Northern Ireland's place in the Union.30 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillI thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. I think the Minister heard it loud and clear. I am passionate about veterans’ health and wellbeing, and the Bill goes a long…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillI stand here as a veteran. Under current legislation, hypothetically, I could be investigated for spurious claims made against me for my service in the Army back in the ’80s. I…23 Sept 2020HANSARDVeterans Welfare ServiceWhat steps his Department is taking to provide an effective welfare service for veterans.21 Sept 2020HANSARDVeterans Welfare ServiceAs a veteran and a member of the Defence Committee, I would like to highlight the work undertaken by female charities, particularly by Salute Her, which is part of Forward Assist.…21 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillTwenty-seven per cent. of final goods produced in Wales are exported to the rest of the United Kingdom— [ Interruption. ] They are. Wrexham houses the largest trading estate in…16 Sept 2020HANSARDEngagementsMy constituent, Eva Slapa, is a beautiful and brave nine-year-old girl with an inoperable brain tumour. Wrexham has rallied round with the Unbeatable Eva campaign, but with the…15 Jul 2020