§ Sir John Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information he has about the attitude adopted by representatives of the nationalist community and the Roman Catholic Church towards the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the Ulster Defence Regiment, following the signing of the Anglo-Irish agreement.
§ Mr. Tom KingI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
§ Sir John Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if Her Majesty's Government were aware before signing the Anglo-Irish agreement of the extent to which the Irish Government had engaged in consultation with the Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland about the progress of negotiations on the agreement; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Tom King[pursuant to his reply, 3 February 1986, c. 78]: The Government were aware that there were informal consultations between the SDLP and the Irish Government in the course of the negotiations. The Government were not informed about the substance of such consultations.