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10/03/2005
House of Commons to debate sanctions against Sinn Fein
Secretary of State Paul Murphy has said that the House of Commons will have the opportunity to show their “deep disapproval” at ongoing republican criminality during a debate on financial sanctions against Sinn Fein’s four MPs.
Thursday’s debate on the Government motion that allowances should be stopped will be a free vote in the House. Last year Sinn Fein’s four MP received a combined total of almost £440,000 in House of Commons allowances.
Mr Murphy said: “The Government wants to do all that it can to ensure the process in Northern Ireland moves on and we can only do that if the IRA stops its criminal activity. That is what is holding up the peace process at the minute.
“The criminal activity of the IRA must be sorted out but today’s debate is an opportunity to show deep disapproval at what has happened.”
Meanwhile, the DUP has stepped up its campaign against Sinn Fein by tabling an Amendment to the Government’s motion in relation to the Republican party’s allowances and privileges at Westminster.
In the Amendment Ian Paisley’s party is seeking to have all allowances and privileges removed from Sinn Fein in local government, Europe and the Assembly as well as at Westminster.
(MB/SP)
Thursday’s debate on the Government motion that allowances should be stopped will be a free vote in the House. Last year Sinn Fein’s four MP received a combined total of almost £440,000 in House of Commons allowances.
Mr Murphy said: “The Government wants to do all that it can to ensure the process in Northern Ireland moves on and we can only do that if the IRA stops its criminal activity. That is what is holding up the peace process at the minute.
“The criminal activity of the IRA must be sorted out but today’s debate is an opportunity to show deep disapproval at what has happened.”
Meanwhile, the DUP has stepped up its campaign against Sinn Fein by tabling an Amendment to the Government’s motion in relation to the Republican party’s allowances and privileges at Westminster.
In the Amendment Ian Paisley’s party is seeking to have all allowances and privileges removed from Sinn Fein in local government, Europe and the Assembly as well as at Westminster.
(MB/SP)
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