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Proceeding contribution from Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 7 May 2009. It occurred during Debate on Intelligence and Security Committee.

Intelligence and Security Committee

I do not wish to distract the right hon. Gentleman, but he draws attention to the report of one of his predecessors, Baroness Taylor. Back in 2002, she wrote that there remained a huge problem in the comparison between the compensation received by people affected by terrorism attacks in the UK, and that received by those affected by such attacks abroad. Sadly, I lost my brother in the Bali bombing, and the report made clear the double standard: families of those killed or injured in the UK were compensated through the criminal injuries compensation scheme, whereas no such support is provided in relation to those killed or injured abroad. Will the right hon. Gentleman consider whether too much time has passed—seven years—for that discrepancy to continue?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
492 c391 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
ICT Accountability Intelligence services Internet Intelligence and Security Committee National security Parliamentary scrutiny al Qaeda Espionage Joint Intelligence Committee Terrorism
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