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Billy Wright Inquiry

The Maze prison, where the murder occurred, is in my constituency. I well recall the events, and the subsequent inquiries and investigation by the police. I am concerned about the fact that the report does not identify how the weapons were brought into the prison. That remains a key issue. All the other failings were important, but it is doubtful whether the murder could have occurred had those weapons not been available to terrorists in what was reputedly the most high-security prison in Europe. I do not think that we can allow the report to pass without further inquiry into how the weapons cane to be in the possession of the INLA terrorists. There will also be doubts in many people's minds today about the series of events leading up to the murder of Billy Wright. I condemn murder, whether by the IVF or by any other paramilitary or terrorist organisation. My thoughts are, of course, with the victims, but Billy Wright's family are entitled to know the truth of what happened. In particular, his father, David Wright, is entitled to know what happened to his son. I do not believe that the report gives us that. There are too many coincidences, too many happenstances, too many things that went wrong all at the same time, all of which contributed to the murder. Many of us are left with more questions than answers in our minds today.