§ 14. Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions he has had with the Irish Foreign Minister on the issue of the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
§ Sir Patrick MayhewThe Irish Foreign Minister, Mr. Spring and I last met at the Anglo-Irish intergovernmental conference in London on 3 February and I shall be meeting him again at a further meeting of the conference next week. Both the British and Irish Governments remain fully committed to the Anglo-Irish Agreement. We have also made clear that we would be prepared to consider a new and more broadly based agreement or structure if this can be arrived at through direct discussion and negotiation between all of the parties concerned.