Asked by: Karl Turner (Independent - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications of the Dillon judgement for his Department's policies.
Answered by Hilary Benn
The Supreme Court confirmed that the ICRIR is capable of delivering human rights-compliant investigations, and reaffirmed the Government’s position on the interpretation and application of Article 2 of the Windsor Framework. The judgment also showed that the Government was right to address the main flaws in the Legacy Act - namely the immunity scheme - which was wrong in principle and never came into force. While the question of immunity was not before the Supreme Court, the Court chose to refute the main argument put forward for it. Following the judgment, it is clear that the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill is the only viable way to generate confidence across communities, enable information sharing by the Irish authorities and put in place the necessary safeguards for our former service personnel.Asked by: Karl Turner (Independent - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to tackle youth unemployment in Northern Ireland.
Answered by Andrew Murrison
Tackling youth unemployment remains a critical issue but specific measures to address it in Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the Executive.
The Government is reducing the largest structural deficit in UK peacetime history and this more than anything will help deliver a sustainable economic recovery and so directly assist young people get into employment.