§ Baroness Thorntonasked Her Majesty's Government:
When the treaties with the Irish establishing a British-Irish Council, a British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference, a North/South Ministerial Council and Implementation bodies will be signed. [HL1424]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)The treaties were signed on 8 March 1998 in Dublin. Copies of the treaties are available from the Vote Office and have been placed in the Libraries of the Houses of Parliament. The treaties will be published and laid in the normal way.