HC Deb 07 October 2003 vol 411 cc213-4W
Mr. Dodds

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list all international members of bodies set up in Northern Ireland since 1998 in connection with the Belfast Agreement. [131675]

Mr. Spellar

There are two bodies established or to be established by International Agreement in connection with the Belfast Agreement. The Independent International Commission on Decommissioning was established by International Agreement between the British and Irish Governments in September 1997. Its current members are General John de Chastelain (a Canadian national) and Mr. Andrew Sens (a United States national). The Independent Monitoring Commission will be established by an International Agreement between the British and Irish Governments. The membership will comprise two United Kingdom nationals (Mr. John Grieve and Lord Alderdice); one Irish national (Mr. Joe Brosnan) and one United States national (Mr. Richard Kerr).

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