Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by James Cleverly (Conservative). It was answered by Penny Mordaunt (Conservative) on Monday, 18 April 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Protection from Persistent Legal Claims

Question: What steps he is taking to protect the armed forces from persistent legal claims.

Answer: Although we will always investigate serious allegations of wrongdoing, we are committed to ending the large amount of opportunist litigation brought against our armed forces, which places great stress on them, undermines human rights and corrupts our operations. The Prime Minister chaired a National Security Council meeting on the subject in February, which looked at a range of options we have developed, and tasked the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, my hon. Friend the Member for Esher and Walton (Mr Raab), who has responsibility for human rights, and me to produce a comprehensive package to address the problem. We expect to make announcements very shortly.

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