Early start and a short stint in the office before heading to London for another week in parliament. The main event for me today was a three hour Westminster Hall debate, prompted by an on-line petition calling for soldiers who served in Northern Ireland during Op Banner to be granted immunity. I was one of those soldiers, doing three operational tours in the Province. Several Honourable and Gallant colleagues were present, including Johnny Mercer, who has been very vociferous on this topic, former army Colonel Bob Stewart, Iain Duncan Smith and former NI Secretary Owen Patterson. Everyone spoke well and powerfully. None of us believe the military should be above the law, but this witch-hunt of our veterans some 50 years later really must stop. We heard there were 3,500 victims during the Troubles, 3,000 of whom were killed by terrorists. The concern remains that current investigations appear targeted at veterans rather than terrorists. Clearly, the former are far easier to prosecute. Is the terrorist answerable to the law, to their colleagues, to the civilian population, to the many investigative teams? I don't think so, and here lies the problem. The Labour shadow's contribution was eloquent, but failed to tell us where his Party stood. When I asked what it was, he replied that he had it in the form of a tweet, but had not read it! Most odd. NI minister John Penrose answered for the Government. He's a good man and our verbal assaults on governments of both colours was not aimed at him personally. But he was told in no uncertain terms to stop talking and act. We've had enough waffle from politicians. We now need action to ensure this chasing of our veterans comes to an end.