Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 908479

Coroners: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 17 March 2026

Answered: 25 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Sir Desmond Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to support the resumption of inquests that were discontinued by previous legislation.

Answer

Hilary Benn

The Troubles Bill will restore the small number of Troubles-related inquests that were already in progress but then halted by the previous government’s Legacy Act. Inquests that had not started will be subject to an assessment by the Solicitor General to ...

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