Former UUP MP for Belfast South
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May I first thank you, Mr. Speaker, for defending the rights of Back Benchers in minority parties? I wish to press the Minister on single women who have carried a load through life and have often been forgotten about in carrying responsibility for aged parents and others. Does she share my concern about job sharing, particularly in Departments where there does not seem to be a working...
The hon. Member for Glasgow, Maryhill (Ann McKechin) referred to the lack of trust in the Sudanese Government. Although one welcomes the improvement of the situation in Darfur, albeit there is still a long way to go, what assessment has been made of the impact of the continuing conflict in Darfur on the peace deal between the south and the north?
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the impact of the continuing conflict in Darfur on the North-South Sudanese peace deal.
Former UUP MP for Belfast South
Entered the House of Commons on 4 March 1982 — unknown
Left the House of Commons on 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
Party was UUP until 22 Jun 2003; Independent Ulster Unionist until 8 Jan 2004
Last updated: 11 Apr 2005.
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