§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list each policy change which he has announced since the cessation of murder by paramilitaries in the province.
§ Sir John WheelerThere has been no change in Government policy towards Northern Ireland in this period. However, the reduced level of violence has led to a number of operational changes. These include the lifting of closure orders on border crossings, the cessation of daylight patrolling by the Army within the greater Belfast area and in other towns during daylight hours, from 15 January, and the lifting of all outstanding exclusion orders from Northern Ireland. The broadcasting restrictions were lifted on 16 September, and since December the Government have announced that Ministers will be prepared to meet council delegations including delegates from Sinn Fein, the Ulster Democratic party and the Progressive Unionist party.