§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) whether he will now seek to initiate talks with representative sections of the community with a view to strengthening his advisory committee and vesting it with legislative powers in limited matters of a local government nature;
(2) whether he will now announce the compositon of his Advisory Committee; and whether he will ensure the representation upon it of trade unionists of all denominations within Notrhern Ireland.
§ Mr. WhitelawI am in the process et considering appointments to the Northern Ireland Commission. The functions of that Commission are set out in the Schedule of the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1972 and I do not think that it would be appropriate to extend them to include legislative powers.