Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 41006

Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023

Tabled: 25 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Mark Francois

ConservativeRayleigh and Wickford

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of repealing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.

Answer

Hilary Benn
The Government, as part of the King’s Speech, committed to repeal and replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy & Reconciliation) Act 2023 (the Act). This legislation, which was taken through Parliament by the previous Government, is almost univer...

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