Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 15 June 2021Answered: 21 June 2021

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Chris Bryant)

The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, which finished its remaining stages in this House yesterday, will deliver a reformed independent legacy commission with stronger disclosure powers that will be critical for families and victims seeking answers and access to justice. It will also repeal the immunity scheme and lift the bar on civil claims, which the previous Government’s Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 wrongly introduced.