§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Prime Minister if he will request from the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning the inventory of the weapons decommissioned by the IRA. [18861]
§ The Prime MinisterOn 23 October the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning reported that it had witnessed a quantity of IRA arms being put beyond use. It confirmed the material in question includes arms, ammunition and explosives.
However, in the interest of furthering the decommissioning process, the Commission declined to provide further details. We all must respect the Commission's own judgment on how best to proceed to fulfill its mandate, the decommissioning of all paramilitary arms.
I look forward to further progress on the arms issue alongside the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, and the long-term stability of the Northern Ireland political institutions.