United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 82702
Terrorism: Northern Ireland
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16 October 2025
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21 October 2025 · Answer
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21 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish a list of inquests that could be reopened as a result of repealing the Northern Ireland Legacy Act 2023 and replacing it with the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill 2025.
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16 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish a list of inquests that could be reopened as a result of repealing the Northern Ireland Legacy Act 2023 and replacing it with the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill 2025.
Source: Commons
21 October 2025
Answer
Under the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill those inquests that had started and were halted by the Legacy Act, of which there are 9, will be able to resume. All other cases which were in the coronial system but had not commenced (24 in total) will be subject...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-16/82702
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1842092
- uk · wq-1842092 · source updated 21 October 2025