Question follow-through · 42359

Libya: IRA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to compensate victims of Libyan-sponsored IRA terrorism.

answeredClaire HannaForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 28 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 1 Apr 2025
Answer: 22 Apr 2025 · 25 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

28 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to compensate victims of Libyan-sponsored IRA terrorism.
1 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Government reiterates its sympathy for UK victims of Qaddafi-sponsored terrorism, and indeed all victims of the Troubles. The UK's position with regards to victims of Libyan-sponsored Irish Republican Army (IRA) terrorism is that it is the responsibil...

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