DUP position on subcommittees confused, as Paisley Jnr and Weir participate
UUP Chief Negotiator Alan McFarland said the DUP position on sitting in the sub-committees of the Preparation for Government Committee (PFG) was confused.
Ian Paisley Jnr and Peter Weir fully participated in the economy sub-committee today despite Ian Paisley Snr stating that there would be no DUP participation in sub-committee activity because of the voting mechanism.
In a statement today Mr McFarland said the DUP should clear up their confused position,
“Ian Paisley Snr has told the Secretary of State that the DUP will not be taking part in any sub-groups of the PFG and that tackling each issue in a specialised sub-committee is “completely unacceptable to us”. The reservations are apparently over the majority voting system.
But lo and behold on the economy sub committee today Ian Paisley Jnr and Peter Weir played a full and active role, even agreeing to a sub-committee press release outlining ways forward.
This is a confused position and I would call on the DUP to clear up whether they are in fact taking part in sub-committees or not.”