Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2024 Debate
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Wednesday 26th February 2025
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Lord Empey (UUP)
My Lords, there are two points I want to make this evening. The first concerns the fact that in December 2023, the Government of Ireland decided to take action against the United Kingdom Government over the offer of immunity for Troubles-related crimes. Of course, there was opposition in Northern Ireland from political parties to the immunity side of the legacy proposals, albeit other parts of the legislation were deemed acceptable by quite a number of people.