No, I am not giving way—I have suffered enough. The House has suffered enough at the hands of the hon. Gentleman. I have listened to all the points about the amendments, but I did not ,write them. I wrote the Bill and the Bill as it stands deals with the problem that we are trying to fix, and hon. Members fully know that. Imagine my surprise—the Al-Sweady inquiry has been picked out by Opposition Members, but they would not believe who was the Minister at the time of the Al-Sweady inquiry: the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones). If Members are really going to contribute honestly with a debate that they know the answers to, it has to be done with the sort of standards, values and ethos that we expect our people to adhere to.
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Johnny Mercer
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 3 November 2020.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill.
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