§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the Government have raised the matter of the claim on the territory of the United Kingdom by the Irish Republic with international or regional bodies of which both countries are members. [39918]
§ Mr. RifkindNo. Northern Ireland's status as part of the United Kingdom is not disputed in any international organisation of which the UK and the Republic of Ireland are both members. No purpose would therefore be served in raising the matter in any of these bodies.