Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the functioning of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.

An independent review of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) concluded in December 2022. The Government is reviewing the recommendations made in this report and these and the Government’s response will be published in due course.

Guarantees of equality and rights, which recognise the unique circumstances of Northern Ireland, are a fundamental part of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, to which the Government is firmly committed.