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<p>Details of formal Ministerial meetings on Departmental business are published in
the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which are publicly available on<a
href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank"> GOV.UK</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Over
the past months, the Government has met a range of stakeholders in Northern Ireland,
including representatives of a number of political parties, and assured them that
the Government will uphold our commitments made to the people of Northern Ireland
and the Belfast Agreement.</p><p><strong><br></strong>Since the referendum there have
been nine meetings of the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations. Prior to
the collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive in January 2017, these meetings were
attended by Ministers from the Northern Ireland Executive. We would have liked this
engagement to continue, and we are working hard to restore devolved government in
Northern Ireland as soon as possible. In the absence of an Executive, the JMC(EN)
has been attended by senior officials from the Northern Ireland Civil Service. We
are committed to working to ensure Northern Ireland interests are represented in the
meantime.<br><br></p>
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