Video interview with Jimmy Spratt, DUP MLA for Belfast South, by Jim Fitzpatrick for BBC Northern Ireland Stormont Live on 16 June 2009. On 18 November 2008 the DUP and Sinn Féin agreed a roadmap to allow for the devolution of policing and justice powers to Northern Ireland. However, progress was slow on coming to a final agreement on these issues in 2009. In this interview Spratt discusses talks with the British government on the financial basis for the devolution of these powers. Stormont Live is a BBC Northern Ireland programme which presents news and analysis from the Northern Ireland administration.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 16 June 2009
Name of First Interviewee: Jimmy Spratt
Role at time of Interview: Chairman of the Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly Review Committee
Interviewer: Jim Fitzpatrick
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright:
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland Stormont Live
Time Period covered: 2009
Key Individuals: Jimmy Spratt, Jack Straw
Key Words: Policing, justice, Scotland