Parliamentary Activity

Finucane Inquiry — 8 mentions in Parliament since Sep 2023

Written Question Lords
17 Jun 2025
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

Government answer
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 ... Read full answer →
Written Ministerial Statement Lords
13 Jun 2025
The Establishment of the Patrick Finucane Inquiry

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...

Full statement
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... Read full answer →
Written Question Lords
24 Apr 2025
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

Government answer
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... Read full answer →