Equality Of Treatment For Victims

EDM number 1174 in 1999-00, proposed by Roy Beggs on 22/11/2000.

That this House commends Her Majesty's Government for its decision to grant support for the Far East prisoners of war, victims of Japanese cruelty; welcomes the recent announcement that additional financial support is to be allocated to the widows of murdered RUC officers and disabled officers; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to provide equal support and treatment for those victims who had formerly served in the Army, including the Ulster Defence Regiment, the Royal Irish Regiment and Prison Service, in the fight against terrorism and in defence of democracy and freedom.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.