§ Mr. MaginnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the purpose of the recent one-day conference on policing held in the Galgorm Hotel; how many were involved; what was the respective appointment of each; who organised the seminar; and if two-tier policing was on the agenda. [35654]
§ Mr. IngramI have no knowledge of any conference on policing held in the Galgorm Hotel. However a two-day workshop organised by the Northern Ireland Office took place recently elsewhere. It involved 11 RUC Officers of ranks ranging from Assistant Chief Constable to Chief Inspector and 6 Senior Officials from the Northern Ireland Office. The aim of the workshop was to explore the implications of the evolving role of the RUC in terms of the police, the public and the broader criminal justice system. "Two tier policing" was not on the agenda.