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Decommissioning

Volume 330: debated on Wednesday 28 April 1999

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11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will make a statement about progress towards the decommissioning of illegally held weapons. [81293]

19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what arms and explosives have been decommissioned; by which groups; and under what circumstances. [81301]

The LVF decommissioning event which took place on 18 December last year was a positive and significant act. The Independent International Commission on Decommissioning verified and destroyed sub-machine guns, rifles, handguns, ammunition, explosive devices and detonators. I urge the LVF to continue and other paramilitary groups to start decommissioning now.

20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will make a statement on progress towards the decommissioning of illegally held arms and explosives. [81302]

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Macclesfield (Mr. Winterton) on 28 April 1999, Official Report, column 330.