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Proceeding contribution from Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 1 July 2015. It occurred during Debate on Colin Worton.


Colin Worton

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for allowing me to intervene, as I know he is winding up. I congratulate him on securing the debate, on the eloquence and force with which he is putting the case, and on the work that he and others have done to get justice, not just for Colin Worton, but for the other members of the UDR Four. Does he agree that although the Minister may say, “This is a devolved matter; it is for the Minister of Justice, the Assembly and so on,” this case is to do with the past in Northern Ireland, which is the responsibility of the Government here, and they have a major role to play? It is not a question of saying, “It is a matter for Northern Ireland Ministers.” This is a matter that involves the legacy of the past, and therefore it falls to people here to address it as well.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
597 c517WH 
Session
2015-16
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Subjects
Compensation Northern Ireland Prosecutions Miscarriages of justice False imprisonment Worton, Colin
Link
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