Written question asked by Lord Laird (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 January 2003. It was answered by Lord Williams of Mostyn (Labour) on Thursday, 9 January 2003.

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Williams of Mostyn, Lord

Question

Whether, when the Northern Ireland Assembly was suspended on 14 October, the six implementation bodies created by an agreement on 8 March 1999, were also effectively suspended given paragraph 5 of the Declaration of Support of the Belfast Agreement and the second recital to the relevant 8 March 1999 agreement. [HL 464]. - Including fact that the two governments concluded an exchange of notes on 19 November 2002 relating to the implementation bodies and Tourism Ireland Limited during suspension, in Library, as well as the statement of clarification issued by the two governments following their meeting in Dublin on 18 December 2002.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL 464; 642 c234-5WA

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Devolution Belfast Agreement Cross border cooperation Northern Ireland Public bodies Northern Ireland government Republic of Ireland North South implementation bodies