Finucane Inquiry: Parliament
Mentions of the inquiry in parliamentary proceedings, drawn from Hansard, most recent first.
Murder of Patrick Finucane Independent Inquiry: Finance
Alex Burghart · Conservative → Northern Ireland Office
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding he has allocated to the Finucane Inquiry.
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Northern Ireland Office
As I outlined in my oral statement of 11 September 2024, I considered the likely costs and impact of the Patrick Finucane Inquiry on public finances. It is the Government’s expectation that the Inquiry will avoid unnecessary costs given all the previous r...
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Murder of Patrick Finucane Independent Inquiry
Lord Caine · Conservative → Northern Ireland Office
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions took place, if any, between the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and representatives of the Finucane family regarding the appointment of the two assessors to the Patrick Finucane Inquiry; whether the
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Northern Ireland Office
Under the Inquiries Act, the power to establish a statutory independent inquiry and the constitution of the inquiry lie with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.In the Secretary of State’s Written Ministerial Statement of 13 June, he set out that ...
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The Establishment of the Patrick Finucane Inquiry
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent · Labour → Northern Ireland Office
My Rt Hon friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn) has today made the following statement:I wish to provide an update to the House on the Government’s decision to establish an independent statutory inquiry into the murder of Patric...
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Northern Ireland Office
My Rt Hon friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn) has today made the following statement:I wish to provide an update to the House on the Government’s decision to establish an independent statutory inquiry into the murder of Patric...
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The Establishment of the Patrick Finucane Inquiry
Hilary Benn · Labour → Northern Ireland Office
I wish to provide an update to the House on the Government’s decision to establish an independent statutory inquiry into the murder of Patrick Finucane in February 1989. Today, the Government has appointed the Rt Hon Sir Gary Hickinbottom as Chair of the ...
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Northern Ireland Office
I wish to provide an update to the House on the Government’s decision to establish an independent statutory inquiry into the murder of Patrick Finucane in February 1989. Today, the Government has appointed the Rt Hon Sir Gary Hickinbottom as Chair of the ...
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Public Inquiries: Finance
Lord Kempsell · Conservative → Cabinet Office
To ask His Majesty's Government how much public funding they have provided to public inquires in each of the last five years; and which are the current and anticipated (beginning in 2025) public inquiries to which they are providing, or are expecting to p
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Cabinet Office
Since 2020, His Majesty’s Government has supported 16 public inquiries under the Inquiries Act 2005. The Cabinet Office does not centrally hold data on the yearly public funding to inquiries as each Government Department is responsible for the inquiries t...
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Murder of Patrick Finucane Independent Inquiry
Alex Burghart · Conservative → Northern Ireland Office
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to publish the terms of reference of the Finucane inquiry.
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Northern Ireland Office
I am keen that the Inquiry is able to begin its work without undue delay. The Inquiries Act 2005 sets out clear steps to follow in setting up an inquiry, including the appointment of the Chair, agreement on the Terms of Reference, working through the nece...
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Murder of Patrick Finucane Independent Inquiry
Alex Burghart · Conservative → Northern Ireland Office
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 4.140 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, how much has been allocated to the Finucane inquiry.
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Northern Ireland Office
The settlement in the Autumn Budget for the Northern Ireland Office includes funding for priorities related to the legacy of the Troubles, including making provision for the establishment of the Inquiry into the death of Patrick Finucane. The bulk of the ...
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Emma Finucane UCI Individual Sprint world champion
Jonathan Edwards · Independent
That this House congratulates Emma Finucane from Carmarthen on winning the Women’s Individual Sprint Track Championship held in Glasgow in August at the age of only 20; congratulates Glasgow and Scotland on hosting a successful championship; notes that Emma is the third UK cyclist and second from W…