Member

With reference to amendment 23, in the name of the right hon. Member for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson), Operation Banner commenced in 1969 and was formally ended in 2007. It was the longest-running single operation in the entire history of the British Army. One of the worst atrocities that took place during the period of the troubles was the Omagh bombing in August 1998, during which 29 people lost their lives and many more were violently injured.