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Mr. John D. Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for what reason the Conservative party in Northern Ireland has been excluded from the inter-party talks on the future government of Northern Ireland.
Mr. Brooke
The Conservative party in Northern Ireland is no different from the Conservative party nationally. The Conservative party nationally has been represented by my hon. Friend the Minister of State and myself.