HL Deb 18 July 2002 vol 637 c165WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Privy Seal on 26 June (WA135) concerning paramilitaries on ceasefire while developing and testing weapons of mass destruction, whether the answer is yes or no. [HL.5128]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The Government have consistently stated that ceasefires, however they are defined, are not enough. Indeed, the Prime Minister clarified that position by stating there can be no halfway house on the road to peace. We must see a complete move away from all paramilitary activity and its preparations including targeting and training along with the decommissioning of all illegal weapons.