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1379696

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	IRA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss with the government of the Republic of Ireland the reported remarks made by Senator Michael McDowell about the decision not to investigate crimes by the Provisional Irish Republican Army that occurred before April 1998.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL4131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government engages regularly with the Irish Government, on a range of matters that require or benefit from the partnership between our two countries, including legacy matters. Legacy issues are due to <ins class="ministerial">be</ins> discussed during the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC) on 2 December.</p><p>The UK and Irish Governments have also been undertaking a period of engagement regarding legacy issues, as announced following the BIIGC in June. During this engagement, the recent public intervention by former Attorney General and Justice Minister in Ireland, Michael McDowell, who stated that a de facto moratorium on the investigation and prosecution of IRA members exists in Ireland, has been discussed.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 01/12/2021 17:37:25 question first ministerially corrected 02/12/2021 11:50:02 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine previous answer version 36198 answering member printed Lord Caine answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1183868

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	IRA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the statement of 13 February 2020 made by Chief Constable of the PSNI at the NI Assembly Justice Committee, whether the role of determining the status of the Provisional IRA resides with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	27642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>In 2015, the UK Government commissioned the Assessment of Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland in order to provide a factual assessment from the UK security agencies and the PSNI on the structure, role and purpose of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>As the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers, made clear at the time, this assessment was specifically intended to inform then ongoing cross-party talks. The IRA, including the Provisional IRA, remains a proscribed organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 27643 question first answered 18/03/2020 13:03:15 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1183869

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	IRA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the status of the Provisional IRA.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	27643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>In 2015, the UK Government commissioned the Assessment of Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland in order to provide a factual assessment from the UK security agencies and the PSNI on the structure, role and purpose of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>As the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers, made clear at the time, this assessment was specifically intended to inform then ongoing cross-party talks. The IRA, including the Provisional IRA, remains a proscribed organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 27642 question first answered 18/03/2020 13:03:15 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1178143

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	IRA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any ongoing existence of the IRA Army Council.
	tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
	uin	HL1598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>In 2015, the UK Government commissioned the <em>Assessment of Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland</em> in order to provide a factual assessment from the UK security agencies and the PSNI on the structure, role and purpose of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 26/02/2020 17:35:03 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

424659

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	IRA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 13 of the report commissioned by her Department on Paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland, published 19 October 2015, what assessment she has made of the extent to which the IRA's Provisional Army Council oversees the Provisional IRA and Sinn Fein with an overarching strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	13829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>Further analysis of intelligence and actions relating as a consequence of the recent report is a matter for the Security Services and the Police. Ministers do not interfere with such operational decisions nor is it the policy of Her Majesty’s Government to comment publicly on such intelligence matters.</p><br /> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/11/2015 13:13:47 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 27249 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

423166

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	IRA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made any agreement with the provisional IRA in recent years, and if so, what was covered by that agreement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL2916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not made any agreement with the provisional IRA, or any other paramilitary organisation.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 04/11/2015 12:54:01 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

423022

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	IRA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to her oral statement of 20 October 2015, Official Report, column 381, on Paramilitary Groups (Northern Ireland), in relation to the structure of the Provisional IRA, what is meant by departments.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
	uin	12917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The independently reviewed assessment of paramilitary organisations states that PIRA retains &quot;some departments with specific responsibilities&quot;. It is only the policy of her Majesty’s Government to publish the report. It is a long held convention of Government not to discuss or disclose detailed intelligence.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 26/10/2015 16:17:20 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

417105

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	IRA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the status, structure and operational capability of the Provisional IRA.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s remarks to the House of Commons on 8 September 2015 which set out the Government’s and the Chief Constable’s current assessment of the Provisional IRA (PIRA).</p><p>We have no plans to remove PIRA from the list of proscribed organisations.</p><p>The Government has made clear that there is no place for any paramilitary group in a democratic society. Issues arising out of continued paramilitary activity and remaining structures need to be urgently addressed in cross-party talks, and that is our priority.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop grouped question UIN HL2026 question first answered 21/09/2015 14:43:39 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

417106

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	IRA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to remove the Provisional IRA from the list of proscribed organisations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s remarks to the House of Commons on 8 September 2015 which set out the Government’s and the Chief Constable’s current assessment of the Provisional IRA (PIRA).</p><p>We have no plans to remove PIRA from the list of proscribed organisations.</p><p>The Government has made clear that there is no place for any paramilitary group in a democratic society. Issues arising out of continued paramilitary activity and remaining structures need to be urgently addressed in cross-party talks, and that is our priority.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop grouped question UIN HL2025 question first answered 21/09/2015 14:43:38 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey