Baroness Goudie:

I have a whole history in Ireland. My parents are Irish. I was the patron of the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland prior to the Good Friday Agreement and subsequently. I am concerned about everything. I agree that the informal meetings are important. On the Good Friday Agreement, we now need to consider timelines for implementing some of the recommendations on human rights, including women's rights, and for doing some of the work on the ground. In recent years, the relationship between the British Government, not just the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the Irish Government has broken down. I very much hope that we, speaking together and working informally, can solve this problem and bring the two together. If we do not do so, we will not get a really good solution for the people of Northern Ireland, especially the next generations.