To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) military, (b) police, (c) security forces and (d) intelligence personnel were (i) charged and (ii) prosecuted in Northern Ireland for a criminal offence connected to the Troubles between 1969 and1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) military, (b) police, (c) security forces and (d) intelligence personnel were (i) charged and (ii) prosecuted in Northern Ireland for a criminal offence connected to the Troubles between 1969 and1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel in the (a) military, (b) police and (c) intelligence services who were charged and prosecuted in Northern Ireland for any criminal offence connected to the Troubles during the period of Operation Banner were convicted.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel in the (a) military, (b) police and (c) intelligence services who were charged and prosecuted in Northern Ireland for any criminal offence connected to the Troubles during the period of Operation Banner were convicted.

Lords motion to regret. Motion withdrawn.

Lords motion to regret. Motion withdrawn.

My Lords, I express my appreciation to the Minister for meeting me to discuss these matters. I hope that we will be able to continue that dialogue in the future.

The passage of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 through your Lordships’ House was marked by the then...

My Lords, I express my appreciation to the Minister for meeting me to discuss these matters. I hope that we will be able to continue that dialogue in the future.

The passage of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 through your Lordships’ House was marked by the then...

My Lords, in dealing with the very difficult subject of legacy in Northern Ireland, there is always the risk of dangerous and lazy myths distorting our thinking on the subject, which can then be exploited by the men of violence. At the heart of that are wrong assumptions. The first...

My Lords, in dealing with the very difficult subject of legacy in Northern Ireland, there is always the risk of dangerous and lazy myths distorting our thinking on the subject, which can then be exploited by the men of violence. At the heart of that are wrong assumptions. The first...

My Lords, I commend the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, for bringing forward this regret Motion. She and I have had meetings with my noble friend the Minister, the Secretary of State and the Attorney-General on the issue of legacy and on the issue of what is and is not contained...

My Lords, I commend the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, for bringing forward this regret Motion. She and I have had meetings with my noble friend the Minister, the Secretary of State and the Attorney-General on the issue of legacy and on the issue of what is and is not contained...

My Lords, this Motion of regret tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, asserts that the Government have failed to take account in their remedial order of every aspect of the Belfast court judgments, which effectively gutted the legacy Act. What was the government crime? The legacy Act apparently contravened...

My Lords, this Motion of regret tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, asserts that the Government have failed to take account in their remedial order of every aspect of the Belfast court judgments, which effectively gutted the legacy Act. What was the government crime? The legacy Act apparently contravened...

My Lords, I will not speak in the detail that the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, and others have done, and I do not have the knowledge of Northern Ireland that various noble Lords have, on both the republican side and the unionist side, but I would like to say a...

My Lords, I will not speak in the detail that the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, and others have done, and I do not have the knowledge of Northern Ireland that various noble Lords have, on both the republican side and the unionist side, but I would like to say a...

My Lords, the issues tonight need to be addressed collectively. Any primary legislation ought to take a broad, forward-facing approach, rather than narrowly focusing on the discrete issues raised either in the legacy Act or by the Court of Appeal. For much of the past 28 years, there has been...

My Lords, the issues tonight need to be addressed collectively. Any primary legislation ought to take a broad, forward-facing approach, rather than narrowly focusing on the discrete issues raised either in the legacy Act or by the Court of Appeal. For much of the past 28 years, there has been...

My Lords, Northern Ireland has a unique past, and we cannot ignore the contemporary importance of that when we seek to provide reconciliation and justice to the bereaved, the injured and the deceased. We in the DUP have an approach to dealing with the past that includes our test for...

My Lords, Northern Ireland has a unique past, and we cannot ignore the contemporary importance of that when we seek to provide reconciliation and justice to the bereaved, the injured and the deceased. We in the DUP have an approach to dealing with the past that includes our test for...

My Lords, there are two points I want to make this evening. The first concerns the fact that in December 2023, the Government of Ireland decided to take action against the United Kingdom Government over the offer of immunity for Troubles-related crimes. Of course, there was opposition in Northern Ireland...

My Lords, there are two points I want to make this evening. The first concerns the fact that in December 2023, the Government of Ireland decided to take action against the United Kingdom Government over the offer of immunity for Troubles-related crimes. Of course, there was opposition in Northern Ireland...

My Lords, the real backcloth to this debate is that 58% of all murders were perpetrated by republicans and 29.2%, we are told, were carried out by loyalists. We are told that 10% were at the hands of security forces. Whenever you drill down into that figure, however, you will...

My Lords, the real backcloth to this debate is that 58% of all murders were perpetrated by republicans and 29.2%, we are told, were carried out by loyalists. We are told that 10% were at the hands of security forces. Whenever you drill down into that figure, however, you will...

My Lords, the much-maligned legacy Act of the last Parliament, so ably taken through this House by my noble friend Lord Caine, sought to draw a line under the Troubles and encourage the people of these islands—all of us in our own ways—to opt for a different, better way of...

My Lords, the much-maligned legacy Act of the last Parliament, so ably taken through this House by my noble friend Lord Caine, sought to draw a line under the Troubles and encourage the people of these islands—all of us in our own ways—to opt for a different, better way of...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady O’Loan for her important speech this evening. She is one of the victims of the Troubles, and it is important to pay attention to everything that she has said tonight. I think that the outstanding issues in her speech will be resolved...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady O’Loan for her important speech this evening. She is one of the victims of the Troubles, and it is important to pay attention to everything that she has said tonight. I think that the outstanding issues in her speech will be resolved...

My Lords, I should declare an interest as a lawyer. They have not been getting a particularly good press during this debate although, having said that, I agree with many of the comments that have been made about their role. The great importance that seems to be attached to lawyers...

My Lords, I should declare an interest as a lawyer. They have not been getting a particularly good press during this debate although, having said that, I agree with many of the comments that have been made about their role. The great importance that seems to be attached to lawyers...

My Lords, I will speak very briefly. A lot has been said here tonight but the one thing we are absolutely sure of in Northern Ireland is that the vast majority of victims of the Troubles will never see an end or a resolution to their issue. That is the...

My Lords, I will speak very briefly. A lot has been said here tonight but the one thing we are absolutely sure of in Northern Ireland is that the vast majority of victims of the Troubles will never see an end or a resolution to their issue. That is the...

My Lords, given the lateness of the hour, I shall endeavour to be extremely brief and will concentrate primarily on the parliamentary process. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, for tabling this regret Motion and allowing us to have this thought-provoking and wide-ranging debate, which has perhaps been more...

My Lords, given the lateness of the hour, I shall endeavour to be extremely brief and will concentrate primarily on the parliamentary process. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, for tabling this regret Motion and allowing us to have this thought-provoking and wide-ranging debate, which has perhaps been more...

My Lords, as a Minister I spent some 28 hours in your Lordships’ House debating the legislation that is the subject of this draft remedial order and the Motion in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan. In addition, I held somewhere in the region of 80 meetings on...

My Lords, as a Minister I spent some 28 hours in your Lordships’ House debating the legislation that is the subject of this draft remedial order and the Motion in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan. In addition, I held somewhere in the region of 80 meetings on...

My Lords, I will respond to the regret Motion tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, regarding the scope of the proposed draft remedial order which addresses various incompatibilities found by the Northern Ireland courts in respect of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023. I acknowledge and...

My Lords, I will respond to the regret Motion tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, regarding the scope of the proposed draft remedial order which addresses various incompatibilities found by the Northern Ireland courts in respect of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023. I acknowledge and...