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10. Mr. McFall

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the peace process in Northern Ireland. [159625]

Mr. David Stewart

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on progress in implementing the Good Friday agreement. [159628]

28. Mrs. McKenna

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the peace process in Northern Ireland. [159644]

Dr. Reid

I refer my hon. Friends to the reply I gave earlier today to my hon. Friends the Members for Warrington, South (Ms Southworth) and Barnsley, East and Mexborough (Mr. Ennis),Official Report, column 99.

19. Mr. Tynan

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions his Department has had with the US Administration concerning their continued role in the peace process. [159635]

Dr. Reid

I met the President's National Security Adviser Dr. Rice and Secretary of State Powell when I was in Washington in March. My officials also keep in touch with the Administration, including through the US Embassy in London to keep them abreast of the current political situation.

20. Dr. Iddon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his assessment is of the impact of a stable economy on the peace process in Northern Ireland. [159636]

Mr. George Howarth

Northern Ireland now has the fastest growing economy in the United Kingdom and this economic success is directly related to the Belfast Agreement. Seeing and experiencing such tangible benefits helps to maintain support from the business community and the public at large for our continuing efforts to implement the Agreement in full.