A question on #IRA tabled by Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard on 03-04-2025 has been answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent.

Heading: IRA
Question ID: 1792453
UIN: HL6550
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-04-03
Asking Member ID: 4367
Asking Member display name: Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of declassified files stating that the Government “turned a blind eye” to IRA criminality, including murder; and whether they have plans to make a statement in response.
Is named day: false
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Date answered: 2025-04-10
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4508
Answering Member display name: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Answering Member handle: RuthAnderson
Answering Member Twitter reference: @RuthAnderson
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Answer text: The Government does not comment on National Archives releases or releases relating to previous Governments.
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Answering body ID: 21
Answering body name: Northern Ireland Office
Tweeted: true