Petitions/Scrap six-year time limit for claims in Overseas Operations Act
StatusClosed
Opened10 Jun 2025
Closes10 Dec 2025
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We feel this time limit unfairly discriminates against veterans who may need more time to come forward with claims — especially in cases involving PTSD, delayed diagnoses, or where evidence surfaces later.

We feel it discriminates against those who served in overseas operations compared to those who served at home or in non-combat roles abroad. We believe that tragically, and ironically, it targets the very people who put themselves in harm’s way to protect the rights of every other citizen. We feel that if it wasn’t so serious and disrespectful, it would be laughable. We are calling for Part 2 of this Act to be scrapped — not amended, not delayed — scrapped. We believe that justice must be equal for all, or it is not justice at all.

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John Cooper
1John Cooper MP
Dumfries and Galloway
4
Maria Eagle
2Maria Eagle MP
Liverpool Garston
3
Ms Julie Minns
3Ms Julie Minns MP
Carlisle
2
Aphra Brandreth
4Aphra Brandreth MP
Chester South and Eddisbury
2
Catherine Atkinson
5Catherine Atkinson MP
Derby North
2
Grahame Morris
6Grahame Morris MP
Easington
2
Heidi Alexander
7Heidi Alexander MP
Swindon South
2
Dame Angela Eagle
8Dame Angela Eagle MP
Wallasey
2
Josh MacAlister
9Josh MacAlister MP
Whitehaven and Workington
2
Derek Twigg
10Derek Twigg MP
Widnes and Halewood
2
Scrap six-year time limit for claims in Overseas Operations Act — Petitions