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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Nov 2025
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

"I am almost done.

Another important issue is that we must and will protect our veterans from vexatious and unwarranted investigations. The creation of a reformed Legacy Commission must not only provide for accountability, but provide the protection of the innocent. Legacy cases have dominated the inquest system in Northern …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Nov 2025
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

"I have plenty of views on that, but it does not change my view on immunity. I believe immunity is wrong, particularly for soldiers.

Moving on, I understand the concerns of my fellow veterans that any investigations into historical deaths have previously disproportionately focused on the actions of the armed …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Nov 2025
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

"The peace process in Northern Ireland was hard-won, and tough compromises had to be accepted by all parties. The Good Friday agreement was never going to have the wholesale support of all, but it brought about an end to the horrendous violence. However, it did not include a mechanism for …..."
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Written Question
Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
Thursday 5th June 2025

Asked by: Paul Foster (Labour - South Ribble)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many cases the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information is investigating that relate to deaths of (a) armed forces personnel and (b) police officers.

Answered by Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

The website of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery sets out details of current cases, including those relating to the killings of armed forces personnel and police officers. It is noted that those details do not reflect every case that is being investigated, rather they reflect those which Requesting Individuals have agreed can be made public and which the Commission has assessed likewise.

This information can be found at:

https://icrir.independent-inquiry.uk/live-investigations-in-information-recovery/.