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Sir John Biggs-Davison
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions since 1969 the Irish ambassador has been summoned to his Department to explain statements made by Irish Ministers or other public persons in the Republic critical of the security forces in Northern Ireland.
Mr. Rifkind
The detailed information requested—covering some 16 years — could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.