HC Deb 05 August 1975 vol 897 cc161-2W
Rev. Ian Paisley

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who were the Provisional Sinn Fein members in attendance at the recent meetings with his Department.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

As I told the House on 3rd February, I do not propose to list the names of members of Provisional Sinn Fein or other organisations, with whom my officials have had meetings, in accordance with my statement in the House on 14th January.—[Vol. 885, c. 430.]

Mr. McCusker

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what contacts, if any, have been made with the Provisional IRA or Provisional Sinn Fein by his Department following the murders in Lurgan of Detective Constable Andrew Johnston and William Hannan; and what was the outcome.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

Messages were passed to Provisional Sinn Fein through the incident centres in these two cases. Responsibility was denied.