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Written Question
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
Wednesday 19th November 2025

Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.

Answered by Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

I introduced the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on 14 October – a significant step in fulfilling our commitment to repeal and replace the Legacy Act.

The Bill received its Second Reading yesterday, and I look forward to continued debate and scrutiny as it progresses through Parliament.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Nov 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q3. Eighty-four years ago today in Germany, hundreds of synagogues were destroyed, Torah scrolls were desecrated, and thousands of Jewish businesses and shops were destroyed. Ninety-one Jewish people were murdered, and later 30,000 Jewish men were sent to the concentration camps. So as we commemorate Kristallnacht, let us remember that …..."
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Written Question
UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
Wednesday 7th September 2022

Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses trading between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.

Answered by Conor Burns

The Government is committed to ensuring businesses can trade freely throughout the United Kingdom. By the end of the year, we will have spent £340m helping traders process 2.3 million customs declarations through the Trader Support Service for trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. But this just reduces the burden on NI purchasers and GB suppliers rather than removing it, which is why we need changes to the Protocol to deliver a sustainable solution.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Jul 2021
Northern Ireland Protocol

"I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. Will he confirm, for the benefit of the record, that Northern Ireland is an integral part of the United Kingdom and should therefore enjoy the benefits of the free trade area within the United Kingdom, as well as integrate with our friends …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Mar 2021
Abortion in Northern Ireland

"My right hon. Friend has rightly referred to the sensitivities around abortion not only in the United Kingdom but across the world. However, the situation here is that we in this House imposed on Northern Ireland rules when the Assembly was not sitting. The Assembly is now sitting and considering …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Nov 2020
Patrick Finucane: Supreme Court Judgment

"I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. Will he set out for the House what he expects the timescales to be for these reviews? This has all gone on over an extended period. The family are clearly concerned. Indeed, everyone in this House will be concerned about the length of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Nov 2020
Northern Ireland Protocol: Implementation Proposals

"Will my hon. Friend update the House and clarify for us what the position will be on live animal exports from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland, and from Northern Ireland to the rest of Great Britain, following 1 January?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Sep 2020
Northern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal Obligations

"Thank you, Mr Speaker. I welcome the statements made by my right hon. Friend. Clearly, we hope that there will be a comprehensive free trade deal with our friends from the European Union, negotiated in good faith. But does he agree that it would be wholly irresponsible of the Government …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What steps he is taking on the restoration of full powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"My hon. Friend will know that this House has passed draconian laws that have been put on the people of Northern Ireland, particularly in relation to abortion. Can he confirm that it is now up to the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Executive to decide whether to keep those laws, …..."
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