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Scheduled Event - 11 Feb 2026, 11:30 a.m. - Add to calendar
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Commons - Oral questions - Main Chamber
Northern Ireland
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Scheduled Event - Tuesday 20th January - Add to calendar
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Commons - Motion - Main Chamber
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Scheduled Event - 14 Jan 2026, 9 a.m. - Add to calendar
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Commons - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Oral evidence - Select & Joint Committees
Operation Kenova: final report
Bill Documents
8 Jan 2026 - Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 8 January 2026 - large print
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill 2024-26
Bill Documents
8 Jan 2026 - Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 8 January 2026
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill 2024-26
Written Question
Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
Thursday 8th January 2026

Asked by: Robin Swann (Ulster Unionist Party - South Antrim)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 99008, who is responsible for conducting the national security vetting for the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman.

Answered by Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) acts as service providers for National Security Vetting (NSV) across His Majesty’s Government (HMG) for specific roles affording access to Protectively Marked Materials (PMM) sites and assets. The ultimate decision on whether to grant any level of NSV will be taken either by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV), the department or police force that requires the individual to hold clearance, or by the sponsoring authority that carries out this task on behalf of departments.

In line with the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not otherwise comment on security matters.

Select Committee
Northern Ireland Department of Justice
 PSNI0026 - Policing and security in Northern Ireland

Written Evidence Jan. 07 2026

Inquiry: Policing and security in Northern Ireland
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (Department: Northern Ireland Office)
Select Committee
Northern Ireland Department of Justice
 PSNI0026 - Policing and security in Northern Ireland

Written Evidence Jan. 07 2026

Inquiry: Policing and security in Northern Ireland
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (Department: Northern Ireland Office)
Select Committee
Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, relating to the Government’s changes to Agricultural Property Relief, dated 23 December 2025.

Correspondence Jan. 07 2026

Committee: Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (Department: Northern Ireland Office)
Select Committee
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, Councillor Tim McClelland - Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA), and Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

Oral Evidence Jan. 07 2026

Inquiry: Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (Department: Northern Ireland Office)