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Northern Ireland Public Prosecution Service

Volume 718: debated on Thursday 25 March 2010

Questions

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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland, in deciding not to prosecute two students accused of being involved in the attack on a south Belfast church where Romanians were sheltering, took account of the social status of their parents. [HL2927]

To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland reconsidered its decision not to prosecute Nigel Brown and Gary Taylor in relation to the death of Thomas Devlin; and how often in the past five years it has reconsidered decisions not to prosecute. [HL2928]

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland has prosecuted for murder in each of the past five years; how many prosecutions have resulted in an acquittal; and how many have resulted in a conviction. [HL2929]

To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Northern Ireland Public Prosecution Service is advertising for temporary prosecuting staff; and whether they propose to increase the number of permanent prosecuting staff. [HL2930]

These are operational matters for the Acting Director of Public Prosecutions. I have asked him to reply directly to the noble Lord and will arrange for copies of the letters to be placed in the Library of the House.