Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 82646
Terrorism: Northern Ireland
Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Mark Francois
Conservative — Rayleigh and Wickford
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of potential claims against former UK armed forces personnel that could be eligible for judicial consideration under the proposals in the Northern Ireland Troubles
Answer
Hilary BennExisting civil cases were not barred from proceeding by the Legacy Act. The Government is, by way of a Remedial Order, repealing the retrospective bar on new civil cases and the bar on future civil cases, which has been found to be incompatible with our l...
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