asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing which political parties he met in Northern Ireland to discuss his devolution proposals and the dates of such meetings.
Since the beginning of this year I have had the following meetings with Northern Ireland political parties to discuss, among other issues, the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland:
| Party | Dale of Meeting(s) |
| (a) Alliance Party | 18 January 1982 |
| 2 March 1982 | |
| 31 March 1982 | |
| 11 May 1982 | |
| (b) Democratic Unionist Party | 22 February 1982 |
Party
| Date of Meeting(s)
|
| 29 March 1982 | |
| 30 April 1982 | |
(c) Official Unionist Party | 12 January 1982 |
| 1 February 1982 | |
| 8 March 1982 | |
(d) Social Democratic and Labour Party | 11 January 1982 |
| 29 January 1982 | |
| 26 February 1982 | |
| 30 March 1982 | |
(e) Irish Independence Party | 25 January 1982 |
(f) Workers Party/Republican Clubs | 26 January 1982 |
(g) Progressive Unionist Party | 29 January 1982 |
(h) Ulster Popular Unionist Party | 22 February 1982 |
(i) United Ulster Unionist Party | 16 March 1982 |