Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the written judgment of the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland in response to the judicial review brought by Fine Point Films and journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McAffrey NICA 35 Ref: MOR11288, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using reserved powers to compel the Police Service of Northern Ireland to release and delete copies of all unlawfully required journalistic material and communications data.

The release and/or deletion of any information relating to this issue is a matter for the Police Service of Northern Ireland.