Terrorism: Northern Ireland

(asked on 27th October 2025) - View Source

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 82702 on Terrorism: Northern Ireland, what information he holds on the nine cases that will be able to be resumed.


Answered by
Hilary Benn Portrait
Hilary Benn
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 30th October 2025

Clause 84(3) of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill sets out the criteria for resumption of inquests that had started and were halted by the Legacy Act. It is only right that these are discussed with the affected families in the first instance.

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