§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what arrangements he has made to review the operation of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991.
§ Sir Patrick MayhewMr. John Rowe QC has accepted my invitation to prepare a report on the operation in 1993 of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991. As with previous reviews, the intention is that the report should enable both Houses of Parliament to discharge effectively their responsibility to scrutinise the operation of the Act on the occasion of the annual debates on the Continuance Order, and to determine whether any of the Acts temporary provisions could be allowed to lapse on 15 June 1994.
I have asked Mr. Rowe to submit his report in sufficient time to facilitate the Houses' consideration of the Act.