§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he will appoint the international judge to address the six issues of concern identified in the July 2001 Weston Park talks. [56651]
§ Jane KennedyOn 29 May 2002 the British and Irish Governments announced the appointment of the Honourable Mr Justice Peter deCarteret Cory, a retired member of the Supreme Court in Canada, to conduct the investigation of allegations of collusion. This follows the commitment made by two Governments following the Weston Park talks last summer to appoint a judge of international standing from outside both jurisdictions to undertake a thorough investigation of allegations of collusion in the cases, of the murders of Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Bob Buchanan, Pat Finucane, Lord Justice and Lady Gibson, Robert Hamill, Rosemary Nelson and Billy Wright.