§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their view of the opinion of the Eire Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Brian Cowan, expressed on 3 February, that the Belfast agreement is "part of the Irish Constitution"; and whether any change to the Belfast agreement would require amendment of the lrish Constitution. [HL1195]
§ The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos)The Belfast agreement is a political agreement between the British Government, the Irish Government and those Northern Irish political parties represented at the talks concluded on 10 April 1998. The nature of the relationship between the Belfast agreement and the constitution of the Irish Republic is a matter for the Irish Government.