§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many staff have been recruited for cross-border implementation bodies set up under the Belfast Agreement of 1998 in each year since 1999; whether they were employed under Irish or British employment legislation; what is their gender; and what is their religious balance. [HL6077]
§ Lord Williams of Mostyn:The North/South Language Body in 2002 recruited four staff (three male and one female) who are employed under Republic of Ireland employment legislation. It would not be appropriate to identify the religious affiliation of these staff.
§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether money provided under the European Union programmes administered by cross-Border bodies set up under the Belfast Agreement of 1998 was used to send support to the suspected IRA men on trial in Columbia. [HL6168]
§ Lord Williams of Mostyn:The Special EU Programmes Body is the only cross-border body responsible for European Union programmes. It is unaware of any European Union funding having been used to provide support to the individuals awaiting trial in Colombia.