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NIO still consulting over controversial legacy proposals

Controversial Government proposals on legacy are still being consulted on, the Secretary of State has said. Brandon Lewis announced last year that he intends to introduce legislation to create a statute of limitations. This would end all ...

28 Mar 2022 at 22:25

Northern Ireland

Levelling up ‘must address economic inactivity and sickness rates in NI’

Economic inactivity and long-term sickness levels in Northern Ireland need to be tackled as part of the Government’s plan for levelling up the UK, a minister has told MPs. Neil O’Brien, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the ...

27 Apr 2022 at 18:55

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland ‘undersold’ in first round of City Deal funding

Northern Ireland was “undersold” in the first round of funding associated with the UK Government’s City Deals initiative, an MP has claimed. A £1 billion Belfast Region City Deal was signed in 2021, covering six local authorities, ...

23 Feb 2022 at 14:55

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UK govt agrees to amend Troubles legislation to prevent immunity for rapists

The UK Government has agreed to amend controversial Troubles legislation to prevent immunity being granted to those responsible for serious sexual offences. Northern Ireland minister Conor Burns announced the concession after ...

02 Jul 2022 at 18:33

Northern Ireland

Cap on university places a ‘handbrake’ on Northern Ireland’s economy

A cap on university places available in Northern Ireland is acting like a “handbrake” on the region’s economy, MPs have warned. The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee highlighted that in 2019 about two thirds of the 17,000 ...

08 Nov 2022 at 09:33

Return of Stormont will need significant planning, committee told

The return of Stormont will require significant planning and preparation and nurturing from the UK and Irish governments to operate well, MPs have heard. Caution was also voiced about whether the “mouths of politicians ...

10 May 2023 at 13:06

Northern Ireland

Cuts to education ‘will put children in Northern Ireland behind UK counterparts’

Proposed cuts to education funding in Northern Ireland will set students in Northern Ireland back by a “significant amount” when compared with their counterparts in other regions of the UK, MPs have been told. The ...

24 May 2023 at 16:36

Northern Ireland

Budget crisis will leave PSNI ‘unrecognisable’ from Patten proposals, MPs told

The PSNI will become unrecognisable from the force envisaged in the Patten Report without sustainable funding, MPs have been told. Pamela McCreedy, the PSNI chief operating officer, also said the force is set to ...

21 Jun 2023 at 10:44

MP met with loyalists on ‘personal’ fact-finding mission

A Conservative MP reportedly met with loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland as a personal fact-finding mission, a Westminster committee has said. The Belfast Telegraph reported that Simon Hoare, chair of ...

21 Jun 2023 at 13:35

Northern Ireland

Cap on university places a ‘handbrake’ on Northern Ireland’s economy

08 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Ireland

Government told a ‘lot more to do’ to persuade DUP over Windsor Framework

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has been told that he has a “lot more to do” to satisfy the DUP over the Windsor Framework and to persuade the party to return to Stormont. DUP MP Jim Shannon ...

25 Apr 2023 at 17:44

Northern Ireland

Scale of drugs problem contributes to existence of paramilitary groups, MPs told

The scale of the drugs problem in many communities in Northern Ireland contributes to the continued existence of paramilitary groups, MPs have been told. Professor Marie Breen-Smyth, the Independent ...

23 Nov 2022 at 14:43

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