| Heading: |
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 |
| Question ID: |
1791462 |
| UIN: |
903496 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
55 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sir Desmond Swayne
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| Asking Member handle: |
DesmondSwayne
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@DesmondSwayne
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
What steps he is taking to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-02 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
413 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Hilary Benn
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| Answering Member handle: |
hilarybennmp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@hilarybennmp
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| Answer text: |
The approach taken by the previous Government to address legacy was wrong. It caused immense pain to victims and survivors, and in many respects has been found to be unlawful. In December, I laid a proposal for a draft Remedial Order in Parliament, to rem... |
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| Answering body ID: |
21 |
| Answering body name: |
Northern Ireland Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |