To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what preparatory work he is doing on human rights issues before all-party talks in the peace process. [33591]

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 11 July, Official Report, columns 518–19.I have invited the main parties to separate bilateral meetings to discuss the issues, including those relating to human rights, on which there needs to be agreement if a widely acceptable settlement is to be achieved.The effectiveness of existing measures is being kept under review, having regard, among other things, to the contribution that changes might make to a political settlement.