HC Deb 12 November 1987 vol 122 c315W
29. Mr. Robert G. Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a further statement on the effects on the people of Northern Ireland of the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

37. Mr. Dykes

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the latest developments in the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

Mr. Tom King

I refer my hon. Friends to the answer I gave earlier to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Epping Forest (Sir J. Biggs-Davison).

42. Mr. A. Cecil Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what evidence he has on the level of support from the Unionist population for the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

Mr. Tom King

I take note of Unionists' views expressed by right hon. and hon. Members of this House and others, and of the findings of such independent research as is available.

Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the progress of the Anglo-Irish Agreement following his recent meeting with the Tanaiste, Mr. Lenihan.

Mr. Tom King

Substantial progress has been made towards the objectives of reassuring the majority on the status of the Province, increasing confidence in the minority community in Northern Ireland, and enhancing security co-operation with the Republic of Ireland.