§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to her answer of 26 January 1999,Official Report,column 191, what advice was received by Ministers on the legal permissibility of the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights' recommendations on contract compliance under European law; if she subsequently sought legal opinion on contract compliance; and if she will make a statement. [86137]
§ Mr. IngramMy reply of 26 January indicated the input of legal advisers to consideration of the recommendations in the Standing Advisory Commission for Human Rights' report on employment equality of June 1997. Subsequent to publication of the Government's response to those recommendations in the White Paper, "Partnership for Equality" (CM 3890) in March 1998, the Secretary of State has not sought further legal opinion on contract compliance.