After Clause 59

Part of Orders of the Day — Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Bill – in the House of Commons at 4:39 pm on 20 June 1991.

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Photo of Rt Hon David Trimble Rt Hon David Trimble , Upper Bann 4:39, 20 June 1991

The hon. Gentleman is right to draw attention to the disproportionate number of public appointments that are made within the membership of the minuscule Alliance party. He must concede that a few appointees are members of Nationalist parties and of nationalist persuasion. Almost no appointees come from the majority Unionist community.