Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:31 pm on 10 March 2004.

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Photo of Martin Smyth Martin Smyth UUP, Belfast South 1:31, 10 March 2004

Does the hon. Gentleman acknowledge that the former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and subsequent Home Secretary, Mr. Whitelaw, apologised publicly to the nation through the media for the mistake that he had made? One of the first victims of that tragedy was a prison officer—a member of my congregation—who spoke out on behalf of the brave prison officers, and who was murdered coming out of the civil service headquarters.