I know some of the members of the commission quite well and have every confidence in their political sense, judgment and integrity. It is important it tackles a problem which has been left to one side and I urge the Unionist parties to do the same, namely, loyalist paramilitarism. There has been very little movement in this regard, though the loyalists have in a sense politically marginalised themselves because of an unwillingness. They made a considerable and constructive contribution in the early stages of the peace process but their path has faltered because they have not participated in the more general demilitarisation that has taken place. The commitment of the British Government to remove the military character of the North is equally important.