Mr. Bittenasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army with whom he has recently conducted talks, and state the location in London where this meeting took place.
§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the names of the six Irish Republican Army men with whom he conferred on neutral ground in London recently; whether any of them have addresses in the United Kingdom; whether any of them are convicted persons; whether any of them have escaped from one of Her Majesty's prisons; whether any of them are in the security forces wanted list; what transport was provided to bring them to London; and where the conference took place.
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§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland by what method the Provisional Irish Republican Army leaders were transported to London on Friday, 7th July; and what was the cost to public funds.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe names of the persons concerned were Adams, Bell, McGuinness, O'Connell, Stevenson and Twomey; none of them has an address in the United Kingdom at which he is at all regularly resident; only O'Connell and Stevenson have previous convictions—in 1953 and 1960, respectively, on charges relating to firearms; none of them has escaped from any of Her Majesty's prisons; none is wanted for the preferment of criminal charges: transport was provided by the Services at a cost of about £435: the conference took place at a private house in London.