Proceeding contribution from Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party) in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 March 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill.

Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

: The hon. Gentleman made a number of points about the parties related to loyalist paramilitaries and their lack of potential for ministerial office, but has he any comment to make on the fact that the Secretary of State has appointed to the Policing Board for Northern Ireland the chairperson of the Progressive Unionist Party, which is linked to the UVF? Its ceasefire is not recognised, it is a paramilitary organisation that the Secretary of State specified and it has not engaged in any decommissioning, yet under the decision that the Secretary of State announced today it finds itself on the Policing Board. Will he address that issue as well as the issues he has raised about the republican movement?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 443 c1180
Session: 2005-06
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Disclosure of information Criminal proceedings Devolved matters Administration of justice Decommissioning Amnesties Fraud Finance Elections Firearms Donors Energy Electricity Electoral register National security Northern Ireland Police Northern Ireland Assembly Political parties Terrorism Sustainable development Weapons Timetables Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland Reserved matters Statutory instruments Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund
Legislation: Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005-06
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

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