Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the attack on Londonderry courthouse on 20 January 2019.

Policing and justice (including the courts) is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and, as such, there have not been discussions between the Ministry of Justice and the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service on this subject. The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service is an executive agency of Northern Ireland’s Department of Justice. However, I know my Right Honorable Friend, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is well briefed on this matter and we stand together with the people of Northern Ireland in ensuring that we never go back to the violence and terror of the past.