| Heading: |
Terrorism: Northern Ireland |
| Question ID: |
1817013 |
| UIN: |
63126 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-26 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5116 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Chris McDonald
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Chris McDonald
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his oral contribution of 26 February 2025, Official Report, column 765 and the judgment in R v Adams (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) [2020] UKSC 19, what steps he is taking to address th |
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true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-01 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
413 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Hilary Benn
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| Answering Member handle: |
hilarybennmp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@hilarybennmp
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| Answer text: |
The main issue here is the application of the Carltona principle in the context of ICOs. The previous Government’s attempt to address this following the 2020 Supreme Court judgment in Adams has been found by the Northern Ireland courts to be unlawful and ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
21 |
| Answering body name: |
Northern Ireland Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |