§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they propose to appoint a chairman of the Ulster-Scots Agency and a replacement hoard member along the lines proposed in the document Replacement of Lord Laird as Chair of the Ulster-Scots Agency, published on 15 May 2004. [HL779]
§ The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos)I refer the noble Lord to my Answers on 17 June(WA 80) and 14 July (WA 148). The Government are actively seeking to appoint a new chairman of the Ulster-Scots Agency. To this end, discussions with the parties, as detailed in my earlier Answers, remain ongoing.