Payment schemeThere haven’t been many good days for Margaret since then but May 29th this year should have been one of them. Lord Peter Hain was secretary of state for Northern Ireland 2005-2007. In 2006 when I was secretary of state for Northern Ireland I set out the statutory framework for the commission for victims and survivors. "I say to the British secretary of state Brandon Lewis and the Northern Ireland First and Deputy First Ministers: sort the problem out and implement the victims' payment scheme now." I say to the British secretary of state Brandon Lewis and the Northern Ireland First and Deputy First Ministers: sort the problem out and implement the victims' payment scheme now.

Source: The Irish Times June 17, 2020 00:34 UTC