Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 13578

Culture and Languages: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 11 November 2024

Answered: 14 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour Party — Foyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the time taken to appoint commissioners under the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022.

Answer

Hilary Benn

The Northern Ireland Executive is responsible for implementing the provisions of the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022, including those provisions which allow for the establishment of an Irish Language Commissioner and a Commissioner for t...

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