§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if the remuneration and expenses due to board members of the cross-border implementation bodies continue to be paid since the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly on 11 February; and which members of the boards of the cross-border implementation bodies have declined to accept (i) remuneration and (ii) expenses since the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly on 11 February. [115336]
§ Mr. MandelsonNone of the members of the boards of the North/South Implementation Bodies has yet been paid any of the remuneration due to them since the bodies were established on 2 December 1999.
Since the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly, only members of the Board of the North/South Language Body have received reimbursement of expenses. These were in respect of a meeting that took place prior to suspension.
No members of the Boards have declined to accept remuneration or expenses since the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly.