Dissident Republican Groups Mr. Randall 12. To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent assessment he has made of the activities of dissident republican groups in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Woodward I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave earlier to the right hon. Member for Bracknell (Mr. Mackay) and the hon. Member for Mid-Bedfordshire (Mrs. Dorries).