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That this House notes that, on 27 January 1972, Sergeant Peter Gilgunn and Constable David Montgomery, two police officers on patrol in Londonderry, were murdered by the Provisional IRA using a Thompson sub machine gun; further notes that this happened in the vicinity of, and just three days before, the events that were subsequently described as Bloody Sunday; and regrets that the Saville Report into the events of that day contained references to the activities of some soldiers on the day as ...

at end add `, but the cost and the time taken must not be anything remotely approaching that reached by the Saville Inquiry.'.

That this House is concerned about the significant shortfall in core funding provided to groups representing and supporting the victims of terrorist violence in Northern Ireland by the Community Relations Council and other funding bodies; recognises the excellent work carried out by such victims groups in providing welfare support to the families who have lost loved ones as a result of terrorist violence; notes the huge amount of money provided to terrorist prisoners' support groups and spent...

That this House recognises the fact that the Saville Inquiry into events in Londonderry in January 1972 has been ongoing for several years; and demands that recent revelations by the Police regarding the bombing of the nearby village of Claudy in the same year and the alleged involvement in that atrocity by a now deceased Roman Catholic priest be the subject of a detailed public inquiry.

That this House notes that the Saville Inquiry has so far heard more than 500 witnesses give evidence in open court, in full public view and under careful cross examination tell, to the best of their ability after 30 years, their truthful and candid recollections of the events and circumstances surrounding Bloody Sunday, when 14 civil rights protestors lost their lives and many more were injured; regrets that the open and transparent search for the truth has been marred by demands for witness...

That this House, in order to achieve the Belfast Agreement objective of parity of esteem between the Unionist and Nationalist communities in Northern Ireland requests Her Majesty's Government, following the establishment of the Saville 'Bloody Sunday Inquiry' in response to Irish Nationalist opinion to facilitate parity of esteem with the Ulster Unionist community by establishing a judicial inquiry into the foundation, financing and operations of the Provisional IRA over the last 32 years inc...