Human Rights Commission

HC Deb 25 March 1999 vol 328 c375W

Rev. Ian Paisley

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applicants for membership of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, represented both shades of political opinion in Northern Ireland. [77983]

Mr. Paul Murphy

There are no applicants who declared themselves as representing more than one shade of political opinion. Of the 154 applicants, 23 recorded that they had had a political affiliation in the last ten years. The breakdown is as follows:

	Number
Alliance	6
Communist Party of Ireland	1
Labour	2
Liberal Democrat	1
PUP	1
SDLP	5
UDP	1
UUP	3
UK Unionist	1
Womens Coalition	2
Workers Party	1

Note:

One candidate indicated two parties.