LEGAL AID FOR SUSPECTED OMAGH BOMBERS

Early day motion 558, tabled 22 January 2003 by Roy Beggs (UUP). Signed by 65 members.

That this House remembers with deep sadness the Omagh bombing of 15th August 1998 in which 31 people, including seven children and two unborn babies, were murdered by the Real IRA; commends the courage of the families of the victims of this bombing in launching an unprecedented civil legal case against five named individuals, suspected of planting the bomb, and the Real IRA; urges the public to continue to contribute to the Omagh Victims' Legal Trust which still requires money to fund the case, expected to be heard in Belfast High Court later this year; and condemns the decision to grant legal aid to two of the suspects, Michael McKevitt and Liam Campbell, who are both known to be very wealthy mean as a result of this lifelong involvement in terrorist activity.

Signatures by party: Labour 31, Conservative 14, UUP 6, DUP 5, Liberal Democrat 3, Labour/Co-operative 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Independent Conservative 1, Scottish National Party 1.