In the interests of getting balance in this whole memorialisation process, does the Minister not accept that already in the Bill there is a clear indication that balance will never be obtained? The records that are held are mostly held by the state. The records of state activities are going to be given to the researchers and the body to tell the story and so on. He has indicated that some of the intelligence on terrorist organisations will be given as well, but that in itself is incomplete and the terrorist organisations, we can be sure, are not going to play the same and give the same access as the Government are going to give in this whole process. Therefore, how can the Minister ever hope that this will be other than a one-sided process that will not produce a balance, but will be used and abused to rewrite the history of the troubles in favour of terrorists?
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Sammy Wilson
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 4 July 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill.
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