Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill

Will the right hon. Gentleman take it from me that many people in Northern Ireland think that this ““progress”” is capitulation and is not going to help? There is the view that many things are moving the situation in one way—especially in favour of the IRA—and we also have this legislation. Surely there is a contradiction. It is not possible to have it both ways. Either things are not good in Northern Ireland or else things are good in Northern Ireland. Those of us who live there know exactly what the answer to that is.