Retention Of The Royal Irish Regiment Home Service
EDM number 1783 in 2003-04, proposed by Jeffrey Donaldson on 21/10/2004.
That this House salutes the courage and professionalism of the Home Service battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment; recognises the sacrifice made by the regiment and its predecessor, the Ulster Defence Regiment, with over 300 soldiers murdered in the course of the troubles in Northern Ireland; notes that in an entirely peaceful environment the Army will continue to have a garrison strength in Northern Ireland of 5,000 soldiers; believes that the Royal Irish Regiment should continue to play an important role in contributing to the defence and security of Northern Ireland; and calls on the Government to end the speculation about the future of the regiment by confirming that the Home Service battalions will continue to form a valuable part of the Army presence in Northern Ireland.
This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Jeffrey M Donaldson | 21/10/2004 | Lagan Valley | DUP | Proposed |
Iris Robinson | 21/10/2004 | Strangford | DUP | Signed |
Martin Smyth | 25/10/2004 | Belfast South | UUP | Signed |
Bob Spink | 25/10/2004 | Castle Point | Conservative | Signed |
David Burnside | 25/10/2004 | South Antrim | UUP | Signed |
Ian Paisley | 26/10/2004 | North Antrim | DUP | Signed |
Gregory Campbell | 26/10/2004 | East Londonderry | DUP | Signed |
Nigel Dodds | 26/10/2004 | Belfast North | DUP | Signed |
Nicholas Winterton | 26/10/2004 | Macclesfield | Conservative | Signed |
Roy Beggs | 27/10/2004 | East Antrim | UUP | Signed |
Andrew Rosindell | 01/11/2004 | Romford | Conservative | Signed |
Peter Robinson | 17/11/2004 | Belfast East | DUP | Signed |
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