Northern Ireland (Interim Period)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:15 pm on 20 June 1991.

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Photo of William McCrea William McCrea , Mid Ulster 7:15, 20 June 1991

Now that we are being offered the hope that some political settlement will take away support for Sinn Fein or the IRA, will the hon. Gentleman think back to the Anglo-Irish Agreement, when we were promised the very same thing? In reality, in recent by-elections, the Sinn Fein vote has increased rather than decreased.