asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether any of the organisations with whose representatives he has authorised meetings by civil servants is proscribed in Northern Ireland.

The policy is clear. As I told the House on 5th February, my officials have been, and are, available to hear the views of those in Northern Ireland who have something to contribute to the solution of its problems, including those organisations which were deproscribed by me in May last year and which are free to take part in genuine political activity within the law.