§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will now make a statement on the proposed inter-party talks at Westminster in relation to Northern Ireland, in particular indicating whether the proceedings will be formal or informal, how many Members of this House will be involved, how they will be selected, and which parties will be invited to participate;
(2) if he can now state who will be the chairman of the forthcoming inter-party talks on Northern Ireland; whether the proceedings will be open to the Press and public; whether it is intended to call witnesses; what the agenda will be; whether the talks will include discussions on the question of a united Ireland; and whether it is intended prior to that to seek the views of the people of Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. MaudlingI would refer my hon. Friend to what I said in the debate on 1st February.