§ 24. Mr. Kenneth Carlisleasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made in implementing the Anglo-Irish agreement; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Tom KingI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Epping Forest (Sir J. Biggs-Davison) earlier today.
§ 26. Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what further representations he has received concerning the operation of the Anglo-Irish agreement.
§ Mr. Tom KingI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Eastbourne (Mr. Gow) earlier today.
§ 30. Mr. Flanneryasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if there is any evidence to date that the Anglo-Irish agreement has had any effect on the number of terrorist offences in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. ScottI am optimistic that our discussions with Irish Ministers at the intergovernmental conference, which have already set in train as a first step a programme of work between the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the Commissioner of the Garda Siochana, will lead to an improvement in the co-ordination of security activities on both sides of the border so as to deal more effectively with the threat from cross-border terrorism.