Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party). It was answered on Wednesday, 23 May 2007 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.
Provisional IRA Army Council
- Question
- The Secretary of State has alluded to the progress being made towards normality, and that is indeed welcome. A number of issues remain outstanding, however, the most glaring of which is the existence of the IRA army council. What pressure is he applying to the hon. Members for Belfast, West (Mr. Adams) and for Mid-Ulster (Mr. McGuinness) to dismantle and get rid of that anachronism in Northern Ireland in 2007?
- Answer
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I say to the hon. Gentleman, as I said to the hon. Member for South Antrim (Dr. McCrea), that the important thing is that the IRA has now turned its back irrevocably on its past. The apparatus that once existed for terror and paramilitary violence has all disappeared, not least due to the pressure that the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues have maintained so steadfastly over these past few years. That is the important thing.
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- Oral question
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- 460 c1260
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- 2006-07
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- Supplementary
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- IRA
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