Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 103814

Veterans: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 7 January 2026

Answered: 13 January 2026

Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for the Armed Forces in response to the question from the hon. Member for South Suffolk during the Urgent Question on Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Armed

Answer

Al Carns

The Government has worked closely with veterans’ groups to develop protections that apply both to Coronial Inquests and the Legacy Commission, so that veterans giving evidence as witnesses are protected regardless of which legacy mechanism they engage wit...

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