Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 26377

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 24 January 2025
Answered: 3 February 2025

Question

Alex Easton

IndependentNorth Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make it his policy to prevent payments to people who were interned in the 1970s.

Answer

Hilary Benn
Sections 46 and 47 of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 have been found by the Northern Ireland courts to be incompatible with the UK’s human rights obligations. The Government is committed to bringing forward new legacy l...

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