SETTLEMENT FOR FORMER GURKHA SOLDIERS

That this House expresses its extreme disappointment at the Government's announcement of new guidelines for the settlement for former Gurkha soldiers which limits applications for settlement to former soldiers who have served 20 years or more or who have been awarded the highest military honours; believes that the Government's decision fails to recognise the long history of dedicated service to this country by Gurkha soldiers; and calls upon the Government to think again on this issue and bring forward a new and more positive statement.