Paisley Jnr's devolution 'wish-list' revealed
Senior civil servants were asked to help the Northern Ireland Office give as positive a response as possible to issues raised by the Rev Ian Paisley’s son during devolution negotiations before a key political deadline, it emerged today.
According to a letter obtained by MEP Jim Allister under the Freedom of Information Act, top civil servants in the Departments of Social Development, Enterprise, Environment, Regional Development and Culture were asked to help former NIO minister David Hanson, in advance of the November 2006 deadline for devolution, answer six constituency matters raised by Ian Paisley Junior at the St Andrews talks.
