The important words, as the Minister says, are, “Those who have been injured through no fault of their own.” I have noticed a discrepancy between the explanatory notes to the Bill and the report that has been presented. The explanatory notes state that that compensation will be paid where injury sustained is through no fault of the individual and whether or not the individual has been convicted of an offence. When it comes to the report, the only exclusion is where the individual has not been convicted of an offence. That is important because with some it is their own fault but they have never been convicted. Can he give us an assurance that anyone who has been engaged in terrorist activity, whether they have been convicted or not, will still be regarded, in any injury, whether mental or physical, as being at fault?
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6
Proceeding contribution from
Sammy Wilson
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 30 September 2019.
It occurred during Debate on Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6.
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