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| Woodward rules out Troubles' cash | Woodward rules out Troubles' cash |
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| The Secretary of State has ruled out a £12,000 payment to all families bereaved as a result of the Troubles. | The Secretary of State has ruled out a £12,000 payment to all families bereaved as a result of the Troubles. |
| The proposal, from a group set up to advise on how to deal with the past, was strongly criticised by some victims' families. | |
| Its chairmen, Lord Eames and Denis Bradley, are to appear before a House of Commons committee on Wednesday. | Its chairmen, Lord Eames and Denis Bradley, are to appear before a House of Commons committee on Wednesday. |
| Secretary of State Shaun Woodward said it was clear the "time is not right for such a recognition payment". | Secretary of State Shaun Woodward said it was clear the "time is not right for such a recognition payment". |
| "I have decided however we proceed on this report, and there are many things I would like to consider in it. But I do not think I will be proposing that this particular recommendation is one we should go forward on," he told the BBC. | "I have decided however we proceed on this report, and there are many things I would like to consider in it. But I do not think I will be proposing that this particular recommendation is one we should go forward on," he told the BBC. |
| "There isn't a consensus on it; it is an interesting idea, but very clearly the time is not right for a recognition payment." | "There isn't a consensus on it; it is an interesting idea, but very clearly the time is not right for a recognition payment." |
| The recommendation was made in a report compiled by the Consultative Group on the Past, an independent group set up to deal with the legacy of Northern Ireland's Troubles, during which more than 3,000 people died. | The recommendation was made in a report compiled by the Consultative Group on the Past, an independent group set up to deal with the legacy of Northern Ireland's Troubles, during which more than 3,000 people died. |
| The group is co-chaired by Lord Eames and Denis Bradley | The group is co-chaired by Lord Eames and Denis Bradley |
| It was proposed that the families of paramilitary victims, members of the security forces and civilians who were killed would all be entitled to the same amount. | It was proposed that the families of paramilitary victims, members of the security forces and civilians who were killed would all be entitled to the same amount. |
| The 190-page report, which contains more than 30 recommendations, has gone to the government for consideration. | The 190-page report, which contains more than 30 recommendations, has gone to the government for consideration. |
| Mr Woodward said while some parts of the report had caused huge controversy, there were 31 recommendations "which really do bear looking at". | Mr Woodward said while some parts of the report had caused huge controversy, there were 31 recommendations "which really do bear looking at". |
| Regarding the group's comments about public inquiries, Mr Woodward said: "I'm looking forward to the Saville Report (on Bloody Sunday). It's incredibly important, but this can't be the only way of dealing with it. | Regarding the group's comments about public inquiries, Mr Woodward said: "I'm looking forward to the Saville Report (on Bloody Sunday). It's incredibly important, but this can't be the only way of dealing with it. |
| "Eames and Bradley rightly put their finger on the fact that there must be a better way of dealing with these issues than public inquiries." | "Eames and Bradley rightly put their finger on the fact that there must be a better way of dealing with these issues than public inquiries." |