HL Deb 26 June 2002 vol 636 c135WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they consider that it is possible for a paramilitary organisation to be on ceasefire while developing and testing weapons of mass destruction in South America. [HL4762]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland makes his judgments on the status of an organisation's ceasefire in the light of all the available information, and taking account of the views of his security advisers.