Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 82701

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 16 October 2025

Answered: 21 October 2025

Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of civil cases expected to be reopened as a result of repealing the Northern Ireland Legacy Act 2023 and replacing it with the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill 2025.

Answer

Hilary Benn

The 2023 Legacy Act did not prohibit Troubles-related civil cases from proceeding, meaning that over 700 cases remain in the judicial system. The Legacy Act’s retrospective bar on new civil cases was found to be incompatible with our human rights obligati...

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