Bill of Rights

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 7 March 2012.

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Photo of Paul Murphy Paul Murphy Labour, Torfaen 11:30, 7 March 2012

The Minister will know, of course, that the establishment of a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland was part of the Good Friday agreement, and that it is a matter for all people in Northern Ireland. Will he not accept, however, that both he and his right hon. Friend the Secretary of State have a duty to bring about consensus rather than simply to listen to what people are saying without doing what is right and proper to ensure that we get consensus among all the political parties in Northern Ireland?