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Terrorism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make it his policy that any future Northern Ireland troubles legacy proposals will have capacity to deal with murders that took place after 10th April 1998.

answeredClaire HannaNorthern Ireland Office

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Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Tabled
22 Oct 2024
Target answer date
24 Oct 2024
Answer
29 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make it his policy that any future Northern Ireland troubles legacy proposals will have capacity to deal with murders that took place after 10th April 1998.

  2. 24 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Investigating suspected criminal activity that took place following the Good Friday Agreement is the responsibility of the relevant police force.The Government is committed to repeal and replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy & Reconciliation) ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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