Northern Ireland
Debate between Ruth Jones and Julian Smith(5 years, 3 months ago)
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Julian Smith
As I mentioned earlier, we have been having good discussions over the summer. I met the Irish Foreign Minister last Friday and we will be meeting again this Friday. I hope to push forward, with him, on working with the parties to get into a position where we have the best possible opportunity to get Stormont up and running.
Ruth Jones (Newport West) (Lab)
We heard from the hon. Member for North Down (Lady Hermon) yesterday about the Prime Minister’s failure, to date, to meet the Taoiseach, so what engagement on Prorogation has there been with the Irish Government in their capacity as co-guarantors under the Good Friday agreement?
Julian Smith
I meet the Irish Foreign Minister regularly, but I have not discussed the issue of Prorogation.