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Proceeding contribution from Bob Stewart (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 19 April 2017. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Ballydugan Four.


Ballydugan Four

I speak for those of us who were in Northern Ireland in the Regular Army, including the Minister. Those of us who served in the Regular Army had incredible respect and affection for, and salute the gallantry of, every single member of the UDR, the Royal Ulster Constabulary and anyone who served the Crown in Northern Ireland. They were targets of terrorism. We salute them particularly because they lived and worked with their families around them. They had that huge threat of doing their duty with their families around them, whereas the Minister and I did not. We had huge respect for those who did that. I include the politicians of Northern Ireland, who were also under huge threat. I am sorry if my intervention was long, but I wanted to make that point from those of us who did not normally live in Northern Ireland.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
624 c749 
Session
2016-17
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Criminal proceedings Armed forces Bombings Northern Ireland Terrorism Downpatrick
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk