Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 52588

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 15 May 2025

Answered: 20 May 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Mark Francois

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) Gerry Adams and (b) others interned without trial in the 1970s do not receive compensation following the proposed repeal of sections 46 and 47 of th

Answer

Hilary Benn

This is an issue that the previous Government failed to adequately address following the 2020 Supreme Court judgment in Adams. Its belated attempt to do so via an amendment to the Legacy Act has been found by the Northern Ireland courts to be unlawful. Th...

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