§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland with which political parties he or his officials have had communication on the subject of the Gardiner Report.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesI have invited all Northern Ireland political parties to let me have their comments on the Gardiner Report.
As I said in my statement to the House on 5th February, my officials have had a number of meetings with various organisations, including Provisional Sinn Fein, following the publication of the Gardiner Report.