Written question asked by Lord Kilclooney (Ulster Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 7 January 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 January 1998. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 January 1998 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many meetings of the Anglo-Irish Inter-Governmental Council Working Group on Education and Culture have taken place in each of the last three years. - Including figures.

Answer: Mr. John D. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many meetings of the Anglo-Irish Inter-Governmental Council Working Group on Education and Culture have taken place in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [22565] Dr. Howells: The Working Group on Education and Culture has met five times during the last three years, on 3 February 1995, 26 April 1996, 7 February 1997, 8 May 1997 and 14 November 1997. The Working Group provides a valuable forum for the discussion of Anglo- Irish co-operation in the fields of education and culture.

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