Urgent question on Monday, 27 April 2026, in the House of Commons, led by Sorcha Eastwood. The answering member was Hilary Benn.

Dunmurry Police Station Attack

Urgent Question on the Dunmurry Police Station attack.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 784 cc577-586
Session: 2024-26
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Terrorism: Northern Ireland
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Lindsay Hoyle | 784 c577 (Link to this contribution)
Before we come to the urgent question, I remind the House that there is an ongoing police investi...; Sorcha Eastwood | 784 c577 (Link to this contribution)
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement...; Hilary Benn | 784 c577 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sorcha Eastwood) for her question.
Short...; Sorcha Eastwood | 784 c578 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure the whole House will join me in sending a message that terrorism never succeeds—neither...; Hilary Benn | 784 c578 (Link to this contribution)
I join the hon. Member in her expression of thanks to the police and in her expressions of concer...; Lindsay Hoyle | 784 c578 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.; Tonia Antoniazzi | 784 c578 (Link to this contribution)
The two incidents in Lurgan and Dunmurry are of deep concern to us and to my Committee. I give my...; Hilary Benn | 784 cc578-9 (Link to this contribution)
I certainly do. That is why anyone with any information has a responsibility to provide it to the...; Lindsay Hoyle | 784 c579 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Opposition spokesperson.; Alex Burghart | 784 c579 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sorcha Eastwood) on having secured this urgent q...; Hilary Benn | 784 c580 (Link to this contribution)
I join the hon. Member in his tribute to the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and agree with h...; Colum Eastwood | 784 c580 (Link to this contribution)
The people who planted this bomb in Dunmurry have set their faces against the people of Ireland, ...; Hilary Benn | 784 c580 (Link to this contribution)
I say to my hon. Friend that the huge significance of the Good Friday agreement is that it charte...; Lindsay Hoyle | 784 c580 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.; Paul Kohler | 784 cc580-1 (Link to this contribution)
I begin by praising the bravery of the police, the fire and ambulance services, and the delivery ...; Hilary Benn | 784 c581 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, it is a reserved matter, but there is a shared responsibility across Northern Ireland to def...; Katrina Murray | 784 c581 (Link to this contribution)
I associate myself with the comments made by the hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sorcha Eastwood) a...; Hilary Benn | 784 c581 (Link to this contribution)
I very much agree with my hon. Friend’s last point. I meet the Justice Minister, the police and s...; Jim Allister | 784 c581 (Link to this contribution)
Following two car bomb attacks in one month, what my constituents want to know is what will be do...; Hilary Benn | 784 c582 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with the hon. Gentleman that it is the responsibility of all political leaders—indeed, of...; Andrew Murrison | 784 c582 (Link to this contribution)
Jon Boutcher has been fairly critical of a number of political parties, including, it must be sai...; Hilary Benn | 784 c582 (Link to this contribution)
I have had many conversations with the Chief Constable about funding and other matters. I would j...; Sammy Wilson | 784 c582 (Link to this contribution)
Let me say on behalf of my party that we condemn the bombing at the weekend and we thank the poli...; Hilary Benn | 784 c582 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his opening remarks. I have already said that I thi...; Julian Lewis | 784 c583 (Link to this contribution)
Given what the Secretary of State said about the nature of the Lurgan bomb, it sounds as if these...; Hilary Benn | 784 c583 (Link to this contribution)
For reasons that I hope the House will understand, I am not going to speculate about the nature o...; Josh Babarinde | 784 c583 (Link to this contribution)
I pay tribute to the courage of the delivery driver and to PSNI officers, whose bravery saved liv...; Hilary Benn | 784 c583 (Link to this contribution)
I join the hon. Member in remembering the late Ian Gow, who gave such distinguished service to th...; Katie Lam | 784 c583 (Link to this contribution)
We can all agree that the public should be protected from anybody who is willing to use violence ...; Hilary Benn | 784 c584 (Link to this contribution)
I do not accept the hon. Member’s characterisation of what is in the troubles Bill that we will b...; Robin Swann | 784 c584 (Link to this contribution)
What price does the Secretary of State put on a Northern Ireland life? What price does he put on ...; Hilary Benn | 784 c584 (Link to this contribution)
Well, I do not accept that I said that it is only a Northern Ireland problem. The reason I answer...; Lincoln Jopp | 784 c584 (Link to this contribution)
It is hard to believe that it was 34 years ago that one of these proxy bombs was driven into my c...; Hilary Benn | 784 c584 (Link to this contribution)
I will take the hon. Member’s question away. The allocation of resources is a matter for the Chie...; Carla Lockhart | 784 c585 (Link to this contribution)
I, like every right-minded person, utterly condemn the abhorrent attack on Dunmurry PSNI station ...; Hilary Benn | 784 c585 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member, quite rightly, speaks with great sincerity and anger about what has happened. On...; Alex Easton | 784 c585 (Link to this contribution)
In the last year, there have been nine bomb attacks aimed at the PSNI from the men of darkness, w...; Hilary Benn | 784 c586 (Link to this contribution)
I know that the Police Service of Northern Ireland is treating this particular investigation with...; Jim Shannon | 784 c586 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for his answers. Police numbers, intelligence, CCTV, IRA infiltrat...; Hilary Benn | 784 c586 (Link to this contribution)
There is a huge amount of effort going in, as I indicated earlier, and most of it is unseen by th...
Subjects: Finance Northern Ireland Police Service of Northern Ireland Terrorism Improvised explosive devices Reserved matters Police stations
Legislation: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
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Dunmurry Police Station Attack

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