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Written question asked by Winston Churchill (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 December 1989. It was answered by Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Conservative) on Monday, 4 December 1989 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Written question

Question
What considerations underlie decision on amount of compensation payable in respect of death of a llama, attributable to a low flying incident & to family of a single soldier murdered by IRA & to introduce a scheme to provide minimum compensation equivalent to at least 1 years salary in case of services personnel killed in course of their duty; what has been average compensation paid by HM Govt to families of single service personnel murdered in course of their duty by IRA in each of past 5 years for which figures are available.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
163 c63-4W;163 c63W
Session
1989-90
Subjects
Compensation Armed forces Death Casualties Criminal injuries compensation IRA Military aircraft Low flying Terrorism
Contains statistics
Yes