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Paramilitary Organisations

Volume 488: debated on Wednesday 4 March 2009

8. To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of current levels of activity of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland. (259273)

Dissident republican activity remains at a very high level. They remain determined to kill or injure police officers and have a reckless disregard for public safety. In relation to loyalists, this House has sent a very strong message that they have one last opportunity to decommission.