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HANSARDReplacing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023The responsibility is held jointly with the independent commission established under the legislation put in place by the last Government. Some of the things that have been…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon Judgment: Policy ImplicationsAs I have said to the right hon. Gentleman a number of times before, the Government’s view, which is reinforced by the Dillon judgment, is that the legislation that we are…03 Jun 2026HANSARDReplacing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023Since the hon. Gentleman has raised the matter directly with me, I undertake to him—and to the House—to raise it with the Irish authorities, because they will have seen the…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon Judgment: Policy ImplicationsAs I have said from the Dispatch Box many times before, the courts had previously found that the ICRIR was independent. The Supreme Court has dealt with the two particular issues…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon Judgment: Policy ImplicationsI agree with my hon. Friend that seeking to give immunity to terrorists who committed the most terrible crimes, including the killing of police officers, soldiers and many members…03 Jun 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Springhill Inquest FindingsI am making this written ministerial statement following the findings of the Springhill inquest, which investigated the 1972 killings at Springhill and Westrock of Father Noel…03 Jun 2026HANSARDReplacing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill will return to the House early this Session. In the meantime, I have been consulting widely on the legislation. I will bring forward amendments…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Supreme Court Dillon JudgmentWell, I am afraid it is not a question of nuance. The reason why— [ Interruption. ]14 May 2026HANSARD Supreme Court Dillon JudgmentI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his representation of his constituents, and for what he has just said. I join him in paying tribute to those who served with such bravery in…14 May 2026HANSARD Supreme Court Dillon JudgmentWith permission, I will make a statement on the recent Supreme Court judgment in the case of Dillon and others. It is a complex judgment, but I thought it right to come to the…14 May 2026HANSARD Supreme Court Dillon JudgmentI quite understand why the hon. Gentleman makes that point, and I thank him for his service on behalf of our country. It is right and proper that it is the House of Commons that…14 May 2026HANSARD Supreme Court Dillon JudgmentI am grateful to the hon. Member for his comments, not least because of his service. As he will know, we have been engaged in very close discussion and consultation with many…14 May 2026HANSARD Supreme Court Dillon JudgmentI can agree with the right hon. Gentleman when he describes the judgment as a complex one; he is absolutely right about that. I should make it clear that protected disclosure…14 May 2026HANSARD Supreme Court Dillon JudgmentI very much agree with my hon. Friend. In the end, the legacy Act failed because it did not command support across all communities in Northern Ireland. How can we hope to make…14 May 2026HANSARD Supreme Court Dillon JudgmentThe hon. Member raises an extremely important point. As I am sure she is aware, our troubles Bill leaves in place part 4 of the legacy Act. Not everything in the 2023 Act was…14 May 2026HANSARD Supreme Court Dillon JudgmentThe estimates are that between 25,000 and 35,000 paramilitaries were convicted for offences, including murder, bombings and other things, during the course of the troubles. There…14 May 2026HANSARD Supreme Court Dillon JudgmentI agree with all of what the hon. Gentleman says about the failings of the 2023 legacy Act, and he has done the House a service in taking Members through the argument as to why it…14 May 2026HANSARDGovernment’s Legislative Programme: Northern IrelandThe UK Government legislative programme for the second Session was set out at the state opening of Parliament on 13 May 2026. This statement summarises the programme and how it…14 May 2026HANSARD Supreme Court Dillon JudgmentI do not agree with the hon. Member that we should leave the European convention on human rights, because it provides protections for all of us as citizens. The point I was…14 May 2026HANSARD Supreme Court Dillon JudgmentI have the greatest respect for the hon. Gentleman, but I do not accept his characterisation or that it is right to accuse the courts of weaponising anything. The courts looked at…14 May 2026