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22 February 2023 - The effect of paramilitary activity and organised crime on society in Northern Ireland - Oral evidence

Committee Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Inquiry The effect of paramilitary activity and organised crime on society in Northern Ireland

Wednesday 22 February 2023

Start times: 9:00am (private) 9:30am (public)


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NI Prison Service to answer Committee questions on paramilitary segregation and reintegration

The separation of paramilitaries in Northern Ireland’s prison system and the effectiveness of programmes to help rehabilitate them will be examined by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, in a session for its inquiry into paramilitary activity on society in Northern Ireland.

Meeting details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Inquiry The effect of paramilitary activity and organised crime on society in Northern Ireland
Director General at Northern Ireland Prison Service
Director of Rehabilitation at Northern Ireland Prison Service
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Inquiry The effect of paramilitary activity and organised crime on society in Northern Ireland
Mission Superintendent at East Belfast Mission
National Leader, Northern Ireland at Christians Against Poverty (CAP)

Leading figures in Northern Ireland’s prison service, Ronnie Armour and Steven McCourt, will answer questions from MPs on Wednesday 22 February.

Also appearing to discuss illegal money lending by paramilitaries in the context of the cost-of-living crisis are East Belfast Mission’s Brian Anderson and Alison Flanagan of Christians Against Poverty.

Location

Room 5, Palace of Westminster

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