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Written question asked by Louise Haigh (Labour) on Monday, 19 October 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 October 2020. It was answered by Robin Walker (Conservative) on Monday, 26 October 2020 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.


Independent Commission on Information Retrieval

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland establishing the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval, how many discussions he had with his Irish counterpart on addressing Northern Ireland legacy issues, on the information retrieval provisions contained in that statement.

Answer

Ministers and officials regularly meet with counterparts in the Irish Government to discuss a range of issues, including legacy. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and officials from the Northern Ireland Office last met with the Irish Government’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and his officials on 8 October 2020.




Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
105438
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Republic of Ireland Independent Commission on Information Retrieval
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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