Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 — Written Question

Question

Mr Mark Francois

Conservative — Rayleigh and Wickford

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the (a) financial and (b) legal liabilities of repealing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.

Answer

Hilary Benn

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy & Reconciliation) Act 2023 (the Act) was almost universally opposed in Northern Ireland. A number of its key provisions, including those relating to the immunity scheme, have been found to be unlawful by the domes...

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