HC Deb 10 June 1991 vol 192 c422W
Mr. John D. Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will list the names of the possible candidates for the position of independent chairman of strand 2 of the Ulster talks who have been suggested by the Social Democratic and Labour party; and how many of these were rejected by(a) the Alliance party, (b) Her Majesty's Government, (c) the Government of the Republic of Ireland, (d) the Democratic Unionist party and (e) the Ulster Unionist party, respectively;

(2) if he will list the names of the possible candidates for the position of independent chairman of strand 2 of the Ulster talks who have been suggested by the Democratic Unionist party and have been rejected by (a) the Social Democratic and Labour party and (b) the Government of the Republic of Ireland;

(3) if he will list the names of the possible candidates for the position of independent chairman of strand 2 of the Ulster talks who have been suggested by the Alliance party of Northern Ireland; and how many of these were rejected by (a) Her Majesty's Government, (b) the Government: of the Republic of Ireland, (c) the Social Democratic and Labour party, (d) the Democratic Unionist party and (e) the Ulster Unionist party, respectively;

(4) if he will list the names of the possible candidates for the position of independent chairman of strand 2 of the Ulster talks who have been suggested by the Ulster Unionist party and have been rejected by (a) the Social Democratic and Labour party and (b) the Government of the Republic of Ireland.

Mr. Brooke

I refer the right hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Antrim, North (Rev. tan Paisley) on 6 June 1991,Official Report, column 325.