§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, since the appointment of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, they have received representations concerning the representative nature of the commission as required in the legislation and the Belfast Agreement of 1998; and, if so, how many such representations they have received. [HL3789]
§ The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn)In addition to 16 representations by the noble Lord, since the establishment of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission on 1 March 1999 the Government have received 16 representations from seven individuals. Prior to this, there were three representations from three individuals.