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<p>The Government announced on 21 June in a Written Ministerial Statement (HLWS100)
that should the Northern Ireland Executive not have progressed the legislation for
the identity, language and culture package in the New Decade, New Approach agreement
by the end of September, the UK Government will take the legislation through the UK
Parliament in October 2021.</p><p> </p><p>It is the Government’s preference that the
Executive deliver its commitment on this carefully balanced package of measures, which
was agreed to by the parties and helped to end the three-year political impasse in
Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p>
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