Proceeding contribution from Michael Connarty (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 8 February 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Devolution (Northern Ireland).
Devolution (Northern Ireland)
May I add my congratulations to the Prime Minister and to all the individuals and parties who took part in this very important agreement on justice and policing? May I speak on behalf of some of the people who perhaps were not there in spirit and who cannot move forward quite as easily as the parties would seem to be able to do? Such people include those whose relatives and family—including my own—were killed in the McGurk's bar bombing. The people who did it are known to the person who was found guilty of being part of the group, but their names have never been given. Many families wonder where their loved ones are buried but that has never been revealed. Does the Prime Minister assess this move as bringing forward the possibility that these things will be laid to rest and that people in the innocent community of Northern Ireland will genuinely be able to move forward?
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- Administration of justice Devolution Belfast Agreement IRA Northern Ireland Police Northern Ireland Assembly Politics and government Northern Ireland government Republic of Ireland Sinn Féin Peace negotiations Northern Ireland Office Democratic Unionist Party Irish National Liberation Army Ulster Volunteer Force St Andrews Agreement Hillsborough Castle Agreement
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