Terrorism: Northern Ireland

(asked on 11th January 2024) - View Source

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has held with the Irish Government on legacy issues.


Answered by
Chris Heaton-Harris Portrait
Chris Heaton-Harris
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 17th January 2024

The UK Government engages regularly with the Irish Government both at ministerial and official level on a range of issues, including legacy.

At the most recent British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference on 28 November 2023, Ministers discussed the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act as well as a number of individual legacy cases.

Since the Irish Government took the decision on 20 December 2023 to bring an interstate case against the UK Government in Strasbourg in relation to the Legacy Act, I have written to the Tánaiste to express my profound regret regarding this decision.

The UK Government will continue to engage on legacy issues and a range of matters that benefit from partnership between our two countries.

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