§ 7. Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will reconsider his decision to change the rules governing a site meeting in an hon. Member's constituency on those matters which in the rest of the United Kingdom are the responsibility of elected local authorities.
§ Mr. CarterNo change in the rules has taken place, but I take it that the hon. Member is referring to recent correspondence which I have had with several hon. Members in which I suggested that it would be helpful to observe certain guidelines in setting up site meetings. I did not lay down any inflexible rules. In particular I made it clear that I would be open to direct approaches from hon. Members who wish to seek a site meeting to discuss an urgent matter at short notice.