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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she would publish the (a) dates and (b) names of the institutions in which Brian Nelson served his sentence after his conviction in 1974.

Asked by
Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 January 2026
Reference
99996
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 98 of the de Silva Report of the Patrick Finucane Review, published in December 2012, what the reasons were for the medical discharge of Brian Nelson from the Army.

Asked by
Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 March 2015
Reference
226887
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the de Silva Report of the Patrick Finucane Review, published in December 2012, what information his Department holds on where Brian Nelson served his criminal sentence.

Asked by
Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 March 2015
Reference
226889
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 99 of the de Silva Report of the Patrick Finucane Review, published in December 2012, whether his Department had a role in (a) recruiting and (b) deploying Brian Nelson as an informant; and what the seniority of the...

Asked by
Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 March 2015
Reference
226888
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the de Silva Report of the Patrick Finucane Review, published in December 2012, whether any Home Office guidance on the recruitment of agents was followed by his Department for the recruitment of Brian Nelson as an agent.

Asked by
Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 March 2015
Reference
226886
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether information made available to Desmond de Silva QC for his report on the Patrick Finucane Review included information on Brian Nelson's discharge from the army and his subsequent recruitment and deployment as an army intelligence agent.

Asked by
Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 March 2015
Reference
225818
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what sums of money have been paid to Brian Nelson, his heirs and successors since his release from prison in 1997. - No figures.

Asked by
Kevin McNamara (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 May 2003
Reference
111851; 404 c852W;404 c848W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the military status of Brian Nelson has been since his release from prison in 1997.

Asked by
Kevin McNamara (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 May 2003
Reference
111850; 404 c851-2W;404 c848W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many names were contained in files in the possession of Mr Brian Nelson at the time of his arrest.

Asked by
Kevin McNamara (Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 April 1998
Reference
311 c74W; 37741
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many officers involved in the handling of Mr Brian Nelson were interviewed under caution subsequent to his arrest; and how many were subsequently (i) charged, (ii) promoted and (iii) given meritorious service awards. - Will write.

Asked by
Kevin McNamara (Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 April 1998
Reference
311 c74W; 37804
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the cost to the Exchequer in each year of his Department's financial arrangements with Mr Brian Nelson. - Information withheld under exemption 1 of the Code of Practice on access to Government Information.

Asked by
Kevin McNamara (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 April 1998
Reference
310 c281W; 37816
House
House of Commons

How many persons killed since January 1988 by loyalist paramilitaries using weapons smuggled into Northern Ireland with the knowledge of the military intelligence officer Brian Nelson have been compensated by Her Majesty's Government. - It is not possible to determine that anyone has been killed under the circumstances described.

Asked by
Ken Livingstone (Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 November 1993
Reference
233 c229W;233 c227W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Mayhew of Twysden (Conservative)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
25 June 1992
Reference
210 c379
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Mayhew of Twysden (Conservative)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
25 June 1992
Reference
210 c379
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on offences by Brian Nelson.
Asked by
Ann Coffey (Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
25 June 1992
Reference
210 c379
House
House of Commons
What representations he has received about publishing official guidelines for handling of agents in NI. -
Asked by
Ann Coffey (Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
25 June 1992
Reference
210 c379
House
House of Commons

On how many occasions his Department has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions drawing the attention of the Director of Public Prosecutions to the value of work done for his Department by individuals against whom the Director of Public Prosecutions is evaluating evidence with the intention of deciding to...

Asked by
Kevin McNamara (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 June 1992
Reference
209 c670W;209 c669-70W
House
House of Commons

Draft SI on Northern Ireland (emergency & prevention of terrorism provisions) (SI 1992/1413). Debate on a motion to approve. Agreed to on division (281 to 170). (Includes statement on planned appointment of independent commissioner for holding centres & independent assessor of military complaints procedures at 209 c373-4, introduction of scheme...

Lead member
Lord Mayhew of Twysden
Answering member
Kevin McNamara
Department
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Ministerial statements; Debates on delegated legislation
Date
10 June 1992
Reference
209 c369-420
House
House of Commons

To comment on security role of Brian Nelson in North Belfast - Inc fact that case is sub judice & can make no comment about it (Holding answer 30 April 1990)

Asked by
A Cecil Walker (Ulster Unionist Party)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 May 1990
Reference
172 c406W
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on Stevens inquiry & Mr Brian Nelson.
Asked by
Eddie Loyden (Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
1 March 1990
Reference
168 c374
House
House of Commons