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	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Limitation of Actions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if her Department will introduce a statute of limitations covering potential offences committed by veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	252559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) intends to undertake a public consultation on legal protections measures for personnel deployed on operations overseas, including a statutory presumption against prosecution of current or former personnel for alleged offences committed in the course of duty abroad more than 10 years previously. Prosecutions in such circumstances would not be considered to be in the public interest, except in “exceptional circumstances”. The presumption measure would not apply to historical alleged offences in Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State for Defence will continue to work with the Northern Ireland Secretary on the proposals for addressing Northern Ireland legacy issues. The MOD provides veterans, including those who served in Northern Ireland, who are subject to investigation and potential prosecution with legal, welfare and pastoral support.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 252557 254180 question first answered 17/05/2019 13:46:38 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

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	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Limitation of Actions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward legislative proposals for a statute of limitations to protect British veterans of combat operations in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Iraq, (c) Afghanistan, (d) the Falklands and (e) all other combat theatres from (i) repeat prosecutions and (ii) unfounded historical allegations.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Leo Docherty
	uin	149002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>In respect of Northern Ireland, the Government believes that the institutions proposed in the 2014 Stormont House Agreement are the best way to ensure a fair, balanced and proportionate approach to addressing the legacy of the past. The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is currently consulting on how the Stormont House Agreement could be implemented. In recognition of the fact that others - such as the House of Commons Defence Committee - support different ways forward such as the creation of a statute of limitations, the NIO consultation includes an open question to allow those views to be expressed. The Government will consider all responses to the consultation before deciding on next steps.</p><p>In respect of Iraq, the Iraq Historical Allegations Team was closed in June 2017 and its remaining caseload passed to the service police, who expect their investigations to be substantially complete around the end of 2018.</p><p>On Afghanistan, Operation Northmoor has completed over 95% of its caseload. Investigations are expected to be concluded by the end of 2018.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence is not aware of any historic criminal investigations in respect of events in the Falklands or other combat theatres.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 11/06/2018 15:11:56 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty