In view of the Crisis in the Republic of Ireland, will my right hon. Friend assure people in the Republic that this Government are as concerned as they to end the evils of discrimination and of Unionist rule in Northern Ireland that they have experienced over the last 50 years?

The prospect of Northern Ireland, as a depressed region of the United Kingdom, suffering significantly as the result of a major Crisis in the Republic would have had not just a severe impact on Northern Ireland but, obviously, a severe knock-on effect here, including to the public finances.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the humanitarian Crisis in the Republic of Sudan and South Sudan.