As per the submission, a small group of the Survivors would like to take the opportunity to meet with the independent researcher to find out what, if any, progress has been made to date and we look forward to the evidence session with the Deputy First Minister taking place and await confirmation of the date of this. th Our petition was lodged on 19 April 2022 – it is now eighteen months on, and it seems we have only made very limited progress despite many communications and persistent efforts from us.