Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jeffrey M Donaldson (Democratic Unionist Party), on Monday, 30 June 2014, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 22 members in total.

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SECTION 75 AND THE MILITARY COVENANT IN NORTHERN IRELAND

That this House notes the Report published by the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Veterans Transition Lord Ashcroft, in which he made two key recommendations in relation to the provision of support services to armed forces veterans in Northern Ireland, namely that the Government should amend section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act to enable service leavers and veterans to receive the recognition and provision they deserve and appoint a security-vetted Armed Forces Champion in Northern Ireland to enable service leavers and veterans to claim entitlements without fear for their personal security; believes that section 75 can in certain circumstances be an impediment to full implementation of the Military Covenant in Northern Ireland; and calls on the Prime Minister to act upon these key recommendations and to implement them without delay.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

191 

Session

2014-15

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

Ian Jnr Paisley

Nigel Evans

Jim Shannon

Subjects

Veterans

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk