Question follow-through · 52588
Terrorism: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) Gerry Adams and (b) others interned without trial in the 1970s do not receive compensation following the proposed repeal of sections 46 and 47 of th
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- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 15 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2025
- Answer
- 20 May 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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15 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) Gerry Adams and (b) others interned without trial in the 1970s do not receive compensation following the proposed repeal of sections 46 and 47 of th
20 May 2025
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20 May 2025
Answer published
This is an issue that the previous Government failed to adequately address following the 2020 Supreme Court judgment in Adams. Its belated attempt to do so via an amendment to the Legacy Act has been found by the Northern Ireland courts to be unlawful. Th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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