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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-12-08more like thismore than 2020-12-08
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Army: War Crimes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill on future prosecutions for war crimes committed by British soldiers. more like this
tabling member constituency Enfield, Southgate more like this
tabling member printed
Bambos Charalambous more like this
uin 126944 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-12-14more like thismore than 2020-12-14
answer text <p>As we do not know what future operations our Armed Forces may undertake, it is not possible to assess the impact of the Bill in relation to future prosecutions.</p><p>The measures in Part 1 of the Overseas Operations Bill will apply to alleged offences committed on overseas operations more than five years ago. The Bill will not prevent allegations of offences (including war crimes) by service personnel which occur on overseas operations from being investigated and, where appropriate, prosecuted.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View more like this
answering member printed Johnny Mercer more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-12-14T17:02:59.963Zmore like thismore than 2020-12-14T17:02:59.963Z
answering member
4485
label Biography information for Johnny Mercer remove filter
tabling member
4610
label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous more like this