Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 65213

Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Mark Francois

ConservativeRayleigh and Wickford

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent former IRA members from claiming damages from the Government, in the context of the document entitled A proposal for a Remed

Answer

Hilary Benn
I refer to the answer given last week to the Honourable Member for Stockton North (UIN 63126). The main issue here is the application of the Carltona principle in the context of ICOs. The previous Government’s attempt to address this following the 2020 Su...

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