§ Mr. ColvinTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he intends to introduce legislation to reform the system for registering births, marriages and deaths in Northern Ireland, along the lines proposed for England and Wales in the White Paper, "Registration: Proposals for Change".
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 16 February 1990]: Many of the changes recommended for the registration system for England and Wales already apply in Northern Ireland. The Government will consider, in due course, those reforms which may require comparable action here and whether it may be necessary to make changes to the relevant separate Northern Ireland legislation.