Peace Process

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland – in the House of Commons am 1:39 pm ar 24 Mawrth 1999.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Dr Mo Mowlam Dr Mo Mowlam Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office 1:39, 24 Mawrth 1999

I have communicated with Mrs. Restorick on numerous occasions, and I want to put on record yet again my sympathy and understanding for the pain that she and many others have gone through. [HON. MEMBERS: "Answer."] I shall answer the question, but I have the right to put on record my concern, which I am sure is shared by the Conservative Members who are shouting at me.

I say to the right hon. Member for Bracknell (Mr. MacKay) that all parts of the Good Friday agreement have to operate if it is to succeed. One cannot cherry-pick or start rewriting part of the agreement because it suits at a particular time. We shall implement the agreement along with the parties as far as that is possible. It is up to us, as a Government, to implement the agreement that the parties and the people voted on.

That is what we are doing and that is what 29 March is about. If anything needs to be changed after that, it will be done in consultation with the parties.