§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many files he retains concerning activities of the RIC in Northern Ireland in 1922; for what reason files relating to the murder of Owen McMahon in March 1922 are withheld from public access; and when the last review of documents of this period was held and what its outcome was. [131380]
§ Mr. LockThe Northern Ireland Court Service does not hold any records concerning the activities of the RIC or the murder of Owen McMahon in 1922. There is a Ministry of Home Affairs file on the case which is held by the Public Records (Northern Ireland) Office and which is open to the public. All records listed and indexed by the Public Records (Northern Ireland) Office for review have been completed up to 1970.