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Oral Answers to Questions

Lady Hermon Excerpts
Wednesday 10th November 2010

(14 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Swire Portrait Mr Swire
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The right hon. Gentleman may have misheard me. I have not said that we will wind up the former. With reference to the latter, we announced that there would be one more valedictory report. It was established in the first place to monitor the connections between elected representatives and paramilitaries. We believe that that is no longer appropriate or necessary.

Lady Hermon Portrait Lady Hermon (North Down) (Ind)
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Would the Minister kindly give me a commitment that fresh efforts will be made to retrieve my young constituent, Lisa Dorrian, who was murdered and disappeared by those with loyalist paramilitary connections five years ago? That is five long Christmases for the family, who deserve closure. What fresh efforts are being made to retrieve her body?