No, they were not. They were drawn from a wide background of experience and knowledge to try to facilitate those talks.
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Duncan of Springbank
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 10 July 2019.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill.
Type
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Reference
798 c1870 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
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2019-07-15 17:09:45 +0100
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