§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list in the Official Report the changes he has made, or intends to make, in (a) statutory rules, (b) Orders-in-Council and (c) dealt with by executive action as a result of the 138 recommendations of the Northern Ireland Assembly which he has accepted in whole or in part.
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§ Mr. Prior[pursuant to his reply, 28 February 1984, c. 144]: Details of recommendations accepted by the Government are given in the Government's responses to the following Assembly reports, copies of which have been placed in the Library. Acceptance of these recommendations has or will result in appropriate changes to statutory rules, draft Orders in Council or in executive action:
- Special Aid for Agriculture.
- Less Favoured Areas—Proposed extension.
- Interim Report on Proposals for Future Administration of Salmon and Inland Fisheries.
- Draft Fisheries (Amendment) (NI) Order.
- Draft Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) (NI) Order.
- Bridgend Bridge.
- Portavogie Harbour.
- Kilkeel Harbour
- Draft Housing Benefits (NI) Order.
- Structure and Management of the Health and Personal Social Services in Belfast and Castlereagh.
- Regional Strategic Plan for the Health and Personal Social Services.
- Draft Housing (NI) Order.
- Draft Access to the Countryside (NI) Order.
- Proposed Amendment to the Building Regulations—Access for the Disabled.
- Rent Structures and Levels.
- Housing Renewal Strategy.
- Strangford Lough Ferry.
- Rates (Payments by Instalments) Order.
- The Motor Vehicle (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 1983.
- Strangford Lough Ferry (Maximum Charges) Order.
- Housing (Improvement, Intermediate and Repairs Grants) Order.
- Discussion paper on determining the Regional Rate.
- Interim Report on rating liability of young farmers clubs.
- Commissioner for Complaints (Extension of Jurisdiction Order) (NI) 1983.
- Rationalisation of Schools.
- Industrial Development Incentives.
- Freeports.
- Draft General Consumer Council (NI) Order.
- Draft Rates (Amendment) (NI) Order.
§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list in the Official Report the parts of the partially accepted recommendations of the Northern Ireland Assembly which he did not effect.
§ Mr. Prior[pursuant to his reply, 28 February 1984, c.144]: This information is contained in the Government's responses to the Assembly's recommendations on the following reports, copies of which have been placed in the Library:
- Draft Regional Strategic Plan for the Health and Personal Social Services 1983–88.
- Draft Housing Benefits (Northern Ireland) Order.
- Proposed Extension of the Less Favoured Areas in Northern Ireland.
- Interim Report on the proposals on the future administration of the salmon and inland fisheries of Northern Ireland.
- Public Expenditure Priorities.
- Rationalisation of Schools.
- Strangford Lough Ferry (Maximum Charges) Order.
- Proposed Amendment to the Building Regulations—Access for the Disabled.
- Draft Housing (Northern Ireland) Order.
- Draft Rates (Payment by Instalments) Order.
- Rent Structures and Levels.
- Motor Vehicle (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1983.
- Industrial Development Incentives.
§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many of the recommendations of the 320W Northern Ireland Assembly which he has (a) decided to reject and (b) decided to accept were in respect of security matters.
§ Mr. Prior[pursuant to his reply, 28 February 1984, c. 144]: None. My answer of 23 February, at column 961, to the question from the hon. Member for Belfast, East (Mr. Robinson) related to recommendations contained in the formal reports of the Assembly arising from the work of its six departmental committees. None of these recommendations related to security. But I take careful note of the views on security issues expressed by the Assembly in plenary session; and also of the representations made by the Security and Home Affairs Committee at meetings with Ministers.