Andrew Rosindell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2016-03-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she has made an assessment of the effect of the group calling itself the new IRA on the security situation in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Theresa Villiers
The threat from Northern Ireland related terrorism in Northern Ireland is considered to be SEVERE. This means an attack is highly likely.
The so-called new IRA is one of a small number of dissident republican groupings that aspire to undermine Northern Ireland’s democratic institutions through the use of violence. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and MI5 work tirelessly to limit the threat that these groupings pose.
This Government will always give its fullest possible backing to the PSNI and other agencies who do such an effective job in keeping people in Northern Ireland safe and secure. Under this Government there will be no let-up in our efforts to ensure that terrorism does not succeed.
I report regularly to the House on the threat from Northern Ireland Related Terrorism. The most recent is available at:
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