§ Mr. Molyneauxasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on what dates meetings have taken place between Ministers and officials, respectively, of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland Governments to consider aspects of the current discussions with the Government of the Irish Republic about the Anglo-Eire Free Trade Agreement.
§ Mr. PriorCertain aspects of the operation of the Agreement were discussed in my meeting with the Minister of Agriculture for Northern Ireland on 21st September, 1970. Northern Ireland officials participated in the annual meeting of the Anglo-Irish Economic Committee at official level on 3rd December, 1970. In addition there are continuing contacts between officials of the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic on particular aspects of the working of the Agreement in which there is close liaison with officials of the Government of Northern Ireland.