HC Deb 25 July 2000 vol 354 c528W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will discuss with the Papal Nuncio the inclusion of the Pope's Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei in Clause 49 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill. [132391]

Mr. Hain

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is in regular contact with the Papal Nuncio on a range of issues. Any points he wished to raise concerning the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill, or any other matter, would be carefully noted, and, where appropriate, passed on to the relevant authorities.