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HANSARDDunmurry Police Station AttackThe people who planted this bomb in Dunmurry have set their faces against the people of Ireland, who made the decision long ago that the only route to constitutional change is a…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)The hon. Gentleman is the shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland so he should know the lie of the land there. He has talked a lot about veterans. Has he read the letter…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)Has the shadow Secretary of State read the Saville report? He referenced the Saville inquiry not that long ago. Has he read what it says about Soldier F, about how many people he…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)The first thing to say is that there was an alternative. There has been a lot of debate recently about whether or not there was an alternative to murder and mayhem: there was an…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)Will the right hon. Member give way?27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)I am grateful to the right hon. Member. I understand his point, and a point was made earlier about the commission for the retrieval of remains. Basically, IRA members who were…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorThe Minister is speaking very powerfully about this issue and has one of the strongest track records in standing up on these types of issues. I have asked that the Government…24 Feb 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles: Operation KenovaLet me say first that the people responsible for the murder of innocent people in Northern Ireland over many decades were the people who carried out those murders, and the…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillLet me take this opportunity to refresh the shadow Secretary of State’s memory. Sinn Féin actually supported that piece of legislation. Gerry Adams is on record as supporting that…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillWill the shadow Secretary of State remind the House who is actually in Government in Northern Ireland and if there are any former paramilitaries involved at all?18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillFifty years ago this month, Columba McVeigh was taken away by the IRA. He was murdered and his body was disappeared. His family are still searching for his remains. Two years…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillI am going to finish this. What did Soldier F do to Bernard McGuigan? He shot him in the head, killing him instantly. He then tried to kill an Italian journalist who was looking…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillThere was one reason that I and the Bloody Sunday families accepted the verdict. It was because the point was made absolutely clear: between 1970 and 1974, the British Government,…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillWhy are those Members supporting people who, by their own admission, murdered innocent civilians—civilians who should be seen by anybody in this House as citizens of the United…18 Nov 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023Many families have been struggling and campaigning for years for truth and justice, and they are now hopeful that we can get to the truth. We know that MI5 admitted only a few…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland TroublesI suppose that the Secretary of State will forgive some of us for being cautious before we are ready to believe that the Government, the state and any paramilitary organisation…14 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister will never know exactly how much it meant to victims of the troubles in Northern Ireland, from right across society, when he came, looked them in their eyes and…16 Jul 2025HANSARDNew Decade, New Approach: Addiction Services Funding2. What discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on funding for an addiction treatment centre in Derry, in the context of the New Decade, New Approach agreement,…21 May 2025HANSARDNew Decade, New Approach: Addiction Services FundingThe people of Derry were made a promise during the NDNA negotiations. I remember, because I negotiated that particular part of it. They were promised that the Northlands addiction…21 May 2025