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Northern Ireland Bill of Rights Forum

Volume 691: debated on Wednesday 18 April 2007

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Lord Kilclooney

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When the Government of the Republic of Ireland were consulted prior to the appointment of Mr Chris Sidoti as chairman of the Northern Ireland Bill of Rights Forum. [HL2879]

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(Lord Rooker)

The Government confirmed to the Irish Government at a meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference on 26 February 2007 that Chris Sidoti would be invited to be the independent chair of the forum. Irish officials were informed of this intention the previous week.