§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) complaints and (b) contacts have been made to the Anglo-Irish Secretariat in each of the last three years and the current year until the latest available date; and if he will list the sources, by name of organisation, of the complaints and show how such complaints are categorised and the number in each category, and the areas of Northern Ireland from which complaints originated by district council or other convenient administrative area or by parliamentary constituency.
§ Sir Patrick MayhewUnder the Anglo-Irish Agreement the Irish Government have the right to put forward views and proposals on matters relating to Northern Ireland within the field of activity of the intergovernmental conference. These views and proposals are conveyed to the British Government through the Anglo-Irish Secretariat in its role of servicing the conference. The details of these exchanges remain confidential between the two Governments.