The UFF last night warned there would be no decommissioning of its weapons at this stage.

While giving the agreement a guarded welcome, the statement warned that there would be no decommissioning of weapons.

That is one of the reasons the Provisionals keep reiterating that there will be no decommissioning of weapons or explosives.

At Easter this year it again stated: "Let us make it clear that there will be no decommissioning by the IRA."

While Sprint's iDen leases expire between 2015 and 2018, Stoops said there would be no decommissioning until 2015.

For years the republicans have been saying there would be no decommissioning as the price of admission to government, but many refused to believe them.

He also argued that while there has been no decommissioning the issue is still firmly on the agenda.

If there is no decommissioning there will be no full implementation of the Good Friday agreement, there will be no devolution in Northern Ireland.