HC Deb 27 January 1999 vol 324 c245W
Mr. McNulty

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland with which groups she or other Ministers in her Department have had discussions as a consequence of the publication of Sir Kenneth Bloomfield's report, "We Will Remember Them". [68302]

Marjorie Mowlam

As part of the follow-up to Sir Kenneth Bloomfield's report, "We Will Remember Them", I, or one of my Northern Ireland Office Ministerial colleagues, have had discussions with representatives of the following groups:

  • Damien Walsh Group
  • Disabled Police Officers' Association
  • Families Acting for Innocent Relatives
  • Families Against Intimidation and Terror
  • Families of the Disappeared
  • Loughgall Truth and Justice Campaign
  • Prison Officers Association
  • Relatives for Justice
  • Survivors of Trauma
  • WAVE.

The Minister of State, my right hon. Friend the Member for East Kilbride (Mr. Ingram), has established a 'Touchstone' Group, to enable a cross section of those representing victims interests to provide advice and support to him on the development of policy for victims. In this connection he has also met with representatives of the following organisations:

  • An Crann/The Tree
  • Cost of the Troubles Study
  • Kairos
  • Shankill Stress Group
  • UDR Benevolent Fund
  • Victim Support NI.