§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he has sent copies of the consultation paper "Terrorist Exploitation of the Construction Industry in Northern Ireland" to the Northern Ireland Law Society and the Northern Ireland Bar Council.
§ Mr. MatesI am not prepared to disclose to whom copies of this confidential consultative paper have been sent.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the consultation paper "Terrorist Exploitation of the Construction Industry in Northern Ireland" has been discussed by the Anglo-Irish secretariat.
§ Mr. MatesI am not prepared to disclose with whom the Government have had discussions about this confidential consultative paper.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list those organisations which received copies of the consultation paper "Terrorist Exploitation of the Construction Industry in Northern Ireland", indicating the date which they were dispatched and the date and from whom responses were received.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will now forward to the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights, NIACRA, the constitutional political parties in Northern Ireland and parties represented in this House, copies of the consultation paper "Terrorist Exploitation of the Construction Industry in Northern Ireland".
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland why the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights was not sent a copy of the consultation paper "Terrorist Exploitation of the Construction Industry in Northern Ireland".
§ Mr. MatesI am not prepared to disclose whether or not a particular individual or organisation received a copy of the confidential consultative paper.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will place copies of the consultation paper "Terrorist Exploitation of the Construction Industry in Northern Ireland" in all the public libraries in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will extend the period for responses to the consultation paper "Terrorist Exploitation of the270W Construction Industry in Northern Ireland" until 30 June to enable those bodies and persons previously unaware of the paper to make responses.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects to introduce legislation based on his proposals contained in the consultative paper "Terrorist Exploitation of the Construction Industry in Northern Ireland" and the responses to it.
§ Mr. MatesOur ideas are at a formative stage, and it would be premature to announce our intention to legislate or to establish a timetable for possible legislation.