HC Deb 29 October 1997 vol 299 c830W
11. Mr. White

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made in the multi-party talks on the future of Northern Ireland. [12417]

12. Mr. Canavan

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will make a statement about developments in the peace process. [12418]

15. Mr. Nicholas Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will make a statement on progress in the peace process and the decommissioning of weapons. [12421]

18. Helen Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made in multi-party talks on the future of Northern Ireland. [12424]

19. Mr. Pound

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will make a statement on the peace process in Northern Ireland. [12425]

Marjorie Mowlam

I refer hon. Members to the answer I gave earlier to my hon. Friends the Members for Islington, North (Mr. Corbyn), for Glasgow, Maryhill (Mrs. Fyfe), for Northampton, South (Mr. Clarke) and for Ealing, Acton and Shepherds Bush (Mr. Soley).

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the Government's plans for the next steps in all-party talks in Northern Ireland. [12422]

Marjorie Mowlam

The multi-party talks are now addressing issues of substance. The Governments will make every effort to facilitate the process of reaching a settlement which would be acceptable on both sides of the community in Northern Ireland, and more widely.