§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Leader of the House what assessment he has made of the implications of the Independent Monitoring Commission Report for the use of House facilities by Sinn Fein. [170658]
§ Mr. HainThe Government has already taken steps in respect of the financial assistance payable to Sinn Fein and the PUP, in line with the recommendation of the Independent Monitoring Commission. The IMC's recommendations made no mention of parliamentary facilities. We hope the next report on paramilitary196W activity, due in the autumn, will reflect significant progress. But we will need to consider the implications of that report at that time.