Written Question
Thursday 22nd July 2021
Asked by:
Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield Heeley)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Command Paper, Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland's past, published 14 July 2021, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent inquests relating to the legacy of the past from continuing.
Answered by Robin Walker
As outlined in the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s oral statement of 14 July, and in the command paper published afterwards, the Government wants to move away from a focus on criminal justice outcomes - which is delivering for nobody - and instead focus on effective information recovery and reconciliation measures.
The Government’s proposals are intended to inform ongoing intensive engagement with the Irish Government, Northern Ireland parties and other stakeholders with an interest in this issue. All elements of these proposals - and any alternative proposals - are subject to ongoing consideration and discussion.
Written Question
Thursday 22nd July 2021
Asked by:
Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield Heeley)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Command Paper on Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland's Past published on 14 July 2021, whether he plans to release the full human rights impact assessment for those proposals.
Answered by Robin Walker
The UK Government is fully committed to fulfilling its human rights obligations.
On 19 July, the Government published on gov.uk a Section 75 Equality Screening Form for its proposals to address the legacy of the Troubles, as set out by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 14 July. Appropriate impact assessments will be provided in due course.
Written Question
Thursday 22nd July 2021
Asked by:
Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield Heeley)
Question
to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Command Paper on Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland's Past published on 14 July 2021, what training staff at an information recovery body will be given to enable them to take responsibility for determining the relevancy of material help by a state organisation irrespective of how sensitive that information may be.
Answered by Robin Walker
The Government’s proposals outlined in the command paper published on 14 July, including those regarding a new independent information recovery body, are intended to inform ongoing intensive engagement with the Irish Government, Northern Ireland parties and other stakeholders with an interest in this issue.
All elements of these proposals - including their practical operation - are subject to ongoing consideration and discussion.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Jul 2021
Northern Ireland Protocol
"I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement.
Almost two years ago, this Prime Minister negotiated every dot and comma of the Northern Ireland protocol. He said that it would mean no checks between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He described it as an “ingenious solution” …..."Louise Haigh - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Jul 2021
Legacy of Northern Ireland’s Past
"I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement, but share your frustration, Mr Speaker, that the Government have repeatedly chosen to brief newspapers rather than to respect this House, and more importantly the victims whom these proposals concern.
In debates about Northern Ireland’s past here in …..."Louise Haigh - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill (Third sitting)
"As ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer.
I appreciate the Minister laying out clauses 1 to 3 and his exposition of some of the issues raised on Second Reading, in particular on caretaker Ministers. As I made clear on Second Reading, we welcome these …..."Louise Haigh - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill (Third sitting)
"We are just doing clause 1 to 3 at the moment. We are not on to the amendments yet...."Louise Haigh - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill (Third sitting)
"Will the Minister confirm that if a programme for government is not in place, as is the case in the current mandate, Ministers will not be able to take any decisions?..."Louise Haigh - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill (Third sitting)
"I beg to move amendment 4, in clause 4, page 5, line 23, at end insert
“in accordance with the current Programme for Government drawn up in accordance with section 20(3) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and paragraph 20 of Strand One of the Belfast Agreement,”.
This amendment requires …..."Louise Haigh - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill (Third sitting)
"I shall speak to amendments 4 and 3, and in support of amendments 17, 18 and 19 that appear in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Belfast South.
Amendment 4 seeks to address an issue that was discussed in the earlier debate—an issue that we see with …..."Louise Haigh - View Speech
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