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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 19 May 2026

Debate

Supreme Court Dillon Judgment

Contribution

My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for the Statement. One of the families that was part of the Dillon judgment submission was a former constituent of mine, John McEvoy, who was sitting in a pub in Kilcoo, County Down, when his friend was shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries in November 1992. Provisions within the EU withdrawal agreement of 2020 give statutory authority to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Equality Commission to act as a dedicated mechanism for the protection of rights under Article 2 of the Windsor Framework. Therefore, will my noble friend the Minister, working with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, ensure that this statutory authority given to both commissions is not diluted and is protected and that they have sufficient resources to continue their work in a non-restricted manner?

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