IRA Decommissioning

HL Deb 12 March 2002 vol 632 cc61-2WA

Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they consider that there will be another act of IRA decommissioning. [HL3001]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The Independent International Commission on Decommissioning reported on 23 October 2001 that it had witnessed an event, which it regarded as significant, in which the IRA had put a quantity of arms completely beyond use.

We now want to see further decommissioning by the IRA, and decommissioning by all other terrorist groups. The timing of any future decommissioning events is a matter for the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning.