Northern Ireland Civic Forum

HC Deb 14 July 1998 vol 316 cc96-7W

Mr. Barnes

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will make a statement on the membership, indicating which organisations members will be drawn from, and the role of the Northern Ireland Civic Forum. [50194]

Mr. Paul Murphy

The Civic Forum will comprise representatives of the business, trade union and voluntary sectors and such other sectors as agreed by the First and Deputy Ministers of the new Northern Ireland Assembly. The Forum will act as a consultative body on social, economic and cultural issues.