Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
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The Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Northern Ireland Office.
The Committee also looks at the administration and expenditure of the Crown Solicitor’s Office (but excluding individual cases and advice given by the Crown Solicitor) and other matters within the responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (but excluding the expenditure, administration and policy of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Northern Ireland and the drafting of legislation by the Office of the Legislative Counsel).
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What's New
- Television Broadcasting in Northern Ireland: The Committee held an evidence session with Richard Williams, Chief Executive, and Rick Hill, Chairman, Northern Ireland Screen, Trevor Birney, Managing Director, Below the Radar and Paul Connolly, Group Managing Editor, Independent News and Media (NI). Watch
- Omagh: a decade after the bomb: The Committee held an evidence session with Mr Norman Baxter, former Head of the Serious Crime Branch, Police Service of Northern Ireland, and Mr David McWilliams, former Detective Chief Inspector, Police Service of Northern Ireland on Wednesday 11 November. Watch
- Television Broadcasting in Northern Ireland: The Committee held an evidence session with Mr Siôn Simon MP, Minister for Creative Industries, Department for Culture Media and Sport on Wedenesday 4 November. Watch
- Policing and Justice in Northern Ireland: The Committee held an evidence session with Sir Hugh Orde OBE, Chief Constable, Police Service for Northern Ireland on Wednesday 15 July. Watch
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