Oral Question·Home Office
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 13 December 2022Answered: 19 December 2022
Asked by
Kate Osamor
Labour (Co-op) — Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn)
The IRC’s report highlights progress, but reminds us that there is still much to do to tackle paramilitarism and the harm it causes. Following discussion with the Irish Government, it has been agreed to support a short, independent scoping exercise to assess whether there is merit in a formal process to bring about paramilitary group disbandment, as the IRC has suggested, and whether there would be public support for such a process.