§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the role of the Language Implementation Body, set up under the Belfast Agreement of 1998, in the appointment of the chief executives of the Irish Language Agency and the Ulster-Scots Agency; how it exercises this role; whether legal opinion has been sought on these issues; if not, why; and whether it will now do so. [HL1011]
§ Lord Williams of MostynI refer the noble Lord to my previous Answer on 28 November 2002 (WA 66). The present Government have not sought legal opinion on this matter, and do not consider it necessary to do so.