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Does the Secretary of State agree that this exemplary report demonstrates to the victims who have suffered, and continue to suffer so much, that the scheme was not unlawful, was not an amnesty, and was not a get-out-of-jail-free card, that it did not offer immunity from prosecution, that no Minister...
Does the Secretary of State agree that this exemplary report demonstrates to the victims who have suffered, and continue to suffer so much, that the scheme was not unlawful, was not an amnesty, and was not a get-out-of-jail-free card, that it did not offer immunity from prosecution, that no Minister...
Member
Lord Hain
(Labour)
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Proceeding contributions
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Arrests; Bombings; IRA; Northern Ireland; Prosecutions; Prerogative of mercy; Terrorism; Trials; Hyde Park; Administrative Scheme for the 'On the Runs' Independent Review; Downey, John
Date
17 July 2014
Reference
584 cc1046-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
May I welcome the fact that the Attorney-General has described the process as lawful? Will he confirm that it was overseen by the Law Officers, including the Attorney-General? The fact of the matter is that the process was designed to address 200 or so individuals. The whole situation was an...
May I welcome the fact that the Attorney-General has described the process as lawful? Will he confirm that it was overseen by the Law Officers, including the Attorney-General? The fact of the matter is that the process was designed to address 200 or so individuals. The whole situation was an...
Member
Lord Hain
(Labour)
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Proceeding contributions
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Bombings; Homicide; IRA; Judgements; Northern Ireland; Prosecutions; Terrorism; High Court; Hyde Park; European arrest warrants; Downey, John
Date
26 February 2014
Reference
576 c269
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House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
And by the Government.
And by the Government.
Member
Lord Hain
(Labour)
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Proceeding contributions
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Bombings; Homicide; IRA; Judgements; Northern Ireland; Prosecutions; Terrorism; High Court; Hyde Park; European arrest warrants; Downey, John
Date
26 February 2014
Reference
576 c269
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Yes, indeed. I can certainly give the hon. Gentleman that assurance. We are determined that all remnants of paramilitary activity, especially by dissident republicans and loyalists, must be put aside and that everybody must turn their back on that activity, so that Northern Ireland can move forward to a confident, peaceful and democratic future under a devolved Government.
Yes, indeed. I can certainly give the hon. Gentleman that assurance. We are determined that all remnants of paramilitary activity, especially by dissident republicans and loyalists, must be put aside and that everybody must turn their back on that activity, so that Northern Ireland can move forward to a confident, peaceful and democratic future under a devolved Government.
Answered by
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Asked by
Gregory Campbell
(Democratic Unionist Party)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
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Oral answers to questions
I thank the Secretary of State for the improving security situation, which he has now referred to twice. Can he ensure not only that the improvement continues but also that we systematically try to purge Northern Ireland society of all aspects of paramilitary activity?
Subjects
IRA
Date
23 May 2007
Reference
460 c1268
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House of Commons chamber
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House of Commons
I agree completely that there is no role for paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland, if there ever was. There is certainly no justification for any of the trappings of paramilitary activity, let alone the activity itself. We continue to work as a Government to ensure that loyalist groups, in particular, come out of their past of violence, paramilitary activity and criminality—which is even more of a problem and has been for many years—and move towards accepting the rule of law without any qualification.
I agree completely that there is no role for paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland, if there ever was. There is certainly no justification for any of the trappings of paramilitary activity, let alone the activity itself. We continue to work as a Government to ensure that loyalist groups, in particular, come out of their past of violence, paramilitary activity and criminality—which is even more of a problem and has been for many years—and move towards accepting the rule of law without any qualification.
Answered by
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Asked by
Eddie McGrady
(Social Democratic & Labour Party)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Does the Secretary of State agree that none of the paramilitary organisations—republican dissident or loyalist—now has a mandate or authority in Northern Ireland? Will he ensure, however, that they cease activities such as exercising control over communities under the guise of community groups or restorative justice groups? Will he give direction and guidance to ensure that such activities do not go on, and that no Government funding is paid to groups that contain erstwhile paramilitaries?
Subjects
IRA
Date
23 May 2007
Reference
460 c1259-60
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I agree that there can be no riding of two horses. I am encouraged by the fact that successive reports by the IMC have confirmed that the engineering, intelligence gathering and other paramilitary apparatus of the IRA has been disbanded. That is not me speaking as Secretary of State; it is the IMC. That is the big picture, and the complete transformation that we have seen in Northern Ireland in recent weeks underpins the commitment that the IMC has reported.
I agree that there can be no riding of two horses. I am encouraged by the fact that successive reports by the IMC have confirmed that the engineering, intelligence gathering and other paramilitary apparatus of the IRA has been disbanded. That is not me speaking as Secretary of State; it is the IMC. That is the big picture, and the complete transformation that we have seen in Northern Ireland in recent weeks underpins the commitment that the IMC has reported.
Answered by
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
(Democratic Unionist Party)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Having announced membership of the Provisional IRA army council in the past, can the Secretary of State tell the House who is in membership of that terrorist body now? Does he understand that the Unionist community will have no confidence in the words of Adams and McGuinness while the so-called army terrorist council of the IRA remains in existence as a threat to the stability of Northern Ireland? There can be no riding of two horses, and all terrorist structures must therefore be dismantled now.
Subjects
IRA
Date
23 May 2007
Reference
460 c1259
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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House of Commons
I share the hon. Gentleman’s objective. Obviously we all look forward to a time when—as the situation continues to stabilise and the transformation deepens—there are no remnants of, and no legacy from, any of the paramilitary past that has bedevilled the people of Northern Ireland and indeed the whole island of Ireland, and that goes for every paramilitary organisation.
I share the hon. Gentleman’s objective. Obviously we all look forward to a time when—as the situation continues to stabilise and the transformation deepens—there are no remnants of, and no legacy from, any of the paramilitary past that has bedevilled the people of Northern Ireland and indeed the whole island of Ireland, and that goes for every paramilitary organisation.
Answered by
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Asked by
David Lidington
(Conservative)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Like the Secretary of State, I welcome the profound change that has taken place in the republican movement during recent years. Does he not agree, however, that that very process of change means that the existence of something calling itself an army council—and that council’s continuing assertion of a claim to legitimate authority within the island of Ireland—is at odds with the transformation that the Sinn Fein leadership says that it has brought about, and with the pledge of office that Sinn Fein Ministers have taken? Surely the best way for Sinn Fein to demonstrate to the most sceptical Unionists that its commitment to democracy is really serious would be to get rid of that anachronistic institution.
Subjects
IRA
Date
23 May 2007
Reference
460 c1261
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I say to the hon. Gentleman, as I said to the hon. Member for South Antrim (Dr. McCrea), that the important thing is that the IRA has now turned its back irrevocably on its past. The apparatus that once existed for terror and paramilitary violence has all disappeared, not least due to the pressure that the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues have maintained so steadfastly over these past few years. That is the important thing.
I say to the hon. Gentleman, as I said to the hon. Member for South Antrim (Dr. McCrea), that the important thing is that the IRA has now turned its back irrevocably on its past. The apparatus that once existed for terror and paramilitary violence has all disappeared, not least due to the pressure that the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues have maintained so steadfastly over these past few years. That is the important thing.
Answered by
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Asked by
Gregory Campbell
(Democratic Unionist Party)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
The Secretary of State has alluded to the progress being made towards normality, and that is indeed welcome. A number of issues remain outstanding, however, the most glaring of which is the existence of the IRA army council. What pressure is he applying to the hon. Members for Belfast, West (Mr. Adams) and for Mid-Ulster (Mr. McGuinness) to dismantle and get rid of that anachronism in Northern Ireland in 2007?
Subjects
IRA
Date
23 May 2007
Reference
460 c1260
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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House of Commons
Let us take one step at a time. The Assembly has a duty, under legislation that the hon. Gentleman supported, to report to the Secretary of State by 27 March next year on the prospects for devolution of policing and justice being completed by May next year, as the Government intend and as was set out on the Anglo-Irish agreement. We shall have to see what assessment is made and how matters progress, but as I said earlier, the IMC has stated repeatedly—I know the hon. Gentleman accepts this, and he is nodding in assent—that the Provisional IRA poses no terrorist threat, and indeed is not capable of doing so.
Let us take one step at a time. The Assembly has a duty, under legislation that the hon. Gentleman supported, to report to the Secretary of State by 27 March next year on the prospects for devolution of policing and justice being completed by May next year, as the Government intend and as was set out on the Anglo-Irish agreement. We shall have to see what assessment is made and how matters progress, but as I said earlier, the IMC has stated repeatedly—I know the hon. Gentleman accepts this, and he is nodding in assent—that the Provisional IRA poses no terrorist threat, and indeed is not capable of doing so.
Answered by
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Asked by
David Lidington
(Conservative)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Members on both sides of the House hope to see conditions make the devolution of criminal justice and policing possible, in perhaps as little as 12 months from now. Does the Secretary of State believe that for such devolution to take place we need first to reach a stage at which the British and Irish Governments feel that the Provisional IRA is no longer a terrorist threat and that, as a consequence, proscription should cease?
Subjects
IRA
Date
23 May 2007
Reference
460 c1261
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
As the hon. Gentleman will know, the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill, which has just gone through Parliament, has quite properly strengthened the oversight of community restorative justice schemes. His own Select Committee commented on that, and we have taken careful note of those comments and implemented the points that were made. It is now absolutely clear that anyone involved in community restorative justice has to obey the rule of law—there is no qualification on that—and has to work with the police; there is no qualification on that either.
As the hon. Gentleman will know, the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill, which has just gone through Parliament, has quite properly strengthened the oversight of community restorative justice schemes. His own Select Committee commented on that, and we have taken careful note of those comments and implemented the points that were made. It is now absolutely clear that anyone involved in community restorative justice has to obey the rule of law—there is no qualification on that—and has to work with the police; there is no qualification on that either.
Answered by
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Cormack
(Conservative)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Obviously, I agree with the right hon. Gentleman’s last comment, but I should like to refer to the earlier comment by the hon. Member for south Armagh—[Interruption.] I am so sorry, I meant the hon. Member for South Down (Mr. McGrady). The Secretary of State will be aware that the Select Committee on Northern Ireland Affairs produced a report on community restorative justice that drew attention to the very points that the hon. Gentleman raised. It is crucial that there should be no back door into these schemes for people who have not utterly and totally repudiated their paramilitary past.
Subjects
IRA
Date
23 May 2007
Reference
460 c1260
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave earlier to the hon. Member for South Antrim (Dr. McCrea)—and to him, too, I think.
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave earlier to the hon. Member for South Antrim (Dr. McCrea)—and to him, too, I think.
Answered by
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Asked by
Gregory Campbell
(Democratic Unionist Party)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
What further progress is being made in the dismantling of paramilitary structures in Northern Ireland, with particular reference to the Provisional IRA army council.
Subjects
IRA
Date
23 May 2007
Reference
460 c1268
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
If I may, I should like to congratulate the right hon. Members for Belfast, East (Mr. Robinson) and for Lagan Valley (Mr. Donaldson) on being nominated to be Privy Councillors; those nominations are well deserved.
Successive Independent Monitoring Commission reports have demonstrated that the Provisional IRA is committed to a political path. The IMC’s latest report reiterates that the organisation has eschewed violence and disbanded its paramilitary structures.
If I may, I should like to congratulate the right hon. Members for Belfast, East (Mr. Robinson) and for Lagan Valley (Mr. Donaldson) on being nominated to be Privy Councillors; those nominations are well deserved.
Successive Independent Monitoring Commission reports have demonstrated that the Provisional IRA is committed to a political path. The IMC’s latest report reiterates that the organisation has eschewed violence and disbanded its paramilitary structures.
Answered by
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
(Democratic Unionist Party)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
What progress has been made with the dismantling of the command structure of the IRA, with particular reference to the Provisional IRA army council.
Subjects
IRA
Date
23 May 2007
Reference
460 c1259
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What progress has been made with the dismantling of the command structure of the IRA, with particular reference to the Provisional IRA army council.
What progress has been made with the dismantling of the command structure of the IRA, with particular reference to the Provisional IRA army council.
Asked by
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
(Democratic Unionist Party)
Answered by
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 May 2007
For answer on
23 May 2007
Answered on
23 May 2007
If I may, I should like to congratulate the right hon. Members for Belfast, East (Mr. Robinson) and for Lagan Valley (Mr. Donaldson) on being nominated to be Privy Councillors; those nominations are well deserved.
Successive Independent Monitoring Commission reports have demonstrated that the Provisional IRA is committed to a political path. The IMC’s latest report reiterates that the organisation has eschewed violence and disbanded its paramilitary structures.
Subjects
IRA
Date
23 May 2007
Reference
460 c1259; 137955
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What further progress is being made in the dismantling of paramilitary structures in Northern Ireland, with particular reference to the Provisional IRA army council.
What further progress is being made in the dismantling of paramilitary structures in Northern Ireland, with particular reference to the Provisional IRA army council.
Asked by
Gregory Campbell
(Democratic Unionist Party)
Answered by
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 May 2007
For answer on
23 May 2007
Answered on
23 May 2007
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave earlier to the hon. Member for South Antrim (Dr. McCrea)—and to him, too, I think.
Subjects
IRA
Date
23 May 2007
Reference
460 c1268; 137967
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I have received the Fifteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). This report has been made under Articles 4 and 7 of the International Agreement that established the Commission and it reports on levels of paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland. I have considered the content of the Report and...
I have received the Fifteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). This report has been made under Articles 4 and 7 of the International Agreement that established the Commission and it reports on levels of paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland. I have considered the content of the Report and...
Member
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Department
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written statements
Subjects
IRA; Northern Ireland; Proscribed organisations; Northern Ireland Independent Monitoring Commission; Police Service of Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Sinn Féin
Date
25 April 2007
Reference
459 c23-4WS
House
House of Commons
I have received the Fourteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). This report was made under Article 5(1) of the International Agreement which established the Commission, and is their third of four reports on the security normalisation programme. I have considered the content of the Report and am today...
I have received the Fourteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). This report was made under Article 5(1) of the International Agreement which established the Commission, and is their third of four reports on the security normalisation programme. I have considered the content of the Report and am today...
Member
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Department
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written statements
Subjects
IRA; Northern Ireland; Proscribed organisations; Northern Ireland Independent Monitoring Commission; Police Service of Northern Ireland; Terrorism
Date
12 March 2007
Reference
458 c3-4WS
House
House of Commons
I have received the 13th Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). This report has been made under articles 4 and 1 of the international agreement that established the Commission and it reports on levels of paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland. I have considered the content of the report and...
I have received the 13th Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). This report has been made under articles 4 and 1 of the international agreement that established the Commission and it reports on levels of paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland. I have considered the content of the report and...
Member
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Department
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written statements
Subjects
IRA; Northern Ireland; Proscribed organisations; Northern Ireland Independent Monitoring Commission; Police Service of Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Sinn Féin
Date
30 January 2007
Reference
456 c13-4WS
House
House of Commons
I have received the 11th and 12th reports of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). These reports have been made under article 5 and articles 4 and 7 of the International Agreement that established the Commission and reports on Security Normalisation; and levels of paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland respectively. I...
I have received the 11th and 12th reports of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). These reports have been made under article 5 and articles 4 and 7 of the International Agreement that established the Commission and reports on Security Normalisation; and levels of paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland respectively. I...
Member
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Department
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written statements
Subjects
IRA; Northern Ireland; Proscribed organisations; Northern Ireland Independent Monitoring Commission; Terrorism
Date
9 October 2006
Reference
450 c6-7WS
House
House of Commons
I agree with the hon. Gentleman in respect of dissident IRA groups. The activity that he mentioned was a major achievement by the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the security services, co-operating, as he said, with the Irish authorities. It probably involved Real IRA dissident members. It was a major threat, involving a serious quantity of weapons. That is why we will continue to bear down on and attack the root of the organisation of the Real IRA, the Continuity IRA and any other paramilitary groups.
I agree with the hon. Gentleman in respect of dissident IRA groups. The activity that he mentioned was a major achievement by the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the security services, co-operating, as he said, with the Irish authorities. It probably involved Real IRA dissident members. It was a major threat, involving a serious quantity of weapons. That is why we will continue to bear down on and attack the root of the organisation of the Real IRA, the Continuity IRA and any other paramilitary groups.
Answered by
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Bellingham
(Conservative)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Will the Secretary of State join me in congratulating the personnel from MI5, the French intelligence service and the Garda Siochana on their successful operation that foiled the smuggling of a large arms cache to Northern Ireland? Does he share my dismay that many of the weapons involved were lethal systems, such as surface-to-air missiles and rocket-propelled grenades—exactly the sort of weaponry and armoury being used day-in, day-out to kill and maim our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Should we not be very careful before further lowering our guard in Northern Ireland?
Subjects
IRA; Northern Ireland; Organised crime; Politics and government; Terrorism
Date
28 June 2006
Reference
448 c247
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The latest report of the Independent Monitoring Commission confirmed that the security situation in Northern Ireland has been steadily improving since the Belfast agreement, with the Provisional IRA delivering on its promise to end not only its paramilitary activities but criminality as well. Regrettably, though, this is not yet the case for dissident IRA groups or for loyalists.
The latest report of the Independent Monitoring Commission confirmed that the security situation in Northern Ireland has been steadily improving since the Belfast agreement, with the Provisional IRA delivering on its promise to end not only its paramilitary activities but criminality as well. Regrettably, though, this is not yet the case for dissident IRA groups or for loyalists.
Answered by
Lord Hain
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Bellingham
(Conservative)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
If he will make a statement on the security situation in Northern Ireland.
Subjects
IRA; Northern Ireland; Organised crime; Politics and government; Terrorism
Date
28 June 2006
Reference
448 c246
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons