HC Deb 13 May 2002 vol 385 c470W
Mr. Peter Duncan

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if the de Chastelain process is responsible for monitoring terrorists groups' acquisitions of new weapons. [54825]

Jane Kennedy

No. General de Chastelain's remit is to facilitate the decommissioning of all paramilitary weapons as set out in August 1997 in the Agreement between this Government and the Government of the Republic of Ireland.