Doug Beattie MC MLA has made it clear that any pension provision for severely injured innocent victims of the Troubles must apply to members of the military who were injured whilst serving in Northern Ireland.
Doug Beattie, who is his Party’s Justice spokesperson, said:
“Today, as part of an Ulster Unionist delegation, I met with Dr Luke Moffett, Director of the Human Rights Centre at the Queen’s University School of Law, and who is drafting proposed legislation with regard to the provision of a pension for seriously injured victims of the Troubles.
“The Ulster Unionist Party is supportive of the principle of a pension for innocent victims who were severely injured, either mentally or physically.
“To gain our support this must include the very large number of people who served here as members of the UK armed forces and who now reside in Great Britain.
“Furthermore in the interests of equality, if legislation is passed here in Northern Ireland, we will obviously need parallel legislation in Westminster to cover those affected by atrocities perpetrated in Great Britain.”