Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 5643

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 12 September 2024
Answered: 8 October 2024

Question

Alex Burghart

ConservativeBrentwood and Ongar

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his oral statement of 11 September 2024 on Patrick Finucane Murder, Official Report, columns 841-3, whether he is considering other requests for public inquiries into incidents from the

Answer

Hilary Benn
The Government considers all requests for public inquiries on a case-by-case basis.As I outlined in my oral statement of 11 September 2024, there are exceptional reasons why I have decided to establish an inquiry into the death of Patrick Finucane.