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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-06-18more like thismore than 2018-06-18
answering body
Northern Ireland Office more like this
answering dept id 21 more like this
answering dept short name Northern Ireland remove filter
answering dept sort name Northern Ireland more like this
hansard heading Abortion: Northern Ireland more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to exercise their power under section 26(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to repeal sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 to comply with the UK's obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Suttie more like this
uin HL8740 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-07-02more like thismore than 2018-07-02
answer text <p>The Government has no plans to amend the law on abortion in either England and Wales or Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Abortion has always been a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. The Government's priority is therefore restoring devolved government, so that the people of Northern Ireland, and locally elected representatives, can decide what is right for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-07-02T12:32:32.1Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-02T12:32:32.1Z
answering member
4686
label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank more like this
tabling member
4298
label Biography information for Baroness Suttie more like this