- Event type: CREATE_FROM
Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue
The Forum for Political Dialogue met between 1996 and 1998 in Belfast as part of the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement.
Business Committee
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Standing Committees: designations, remits and terms of reference
That the existing Committees established by the Forum on 26 July 1996 should become Standing Committees with designations, current remits and terms of reference as follows:
Designation: Standing Committee A
Remit: Political affairs
Terms of reference: To examine and report on issues which contribute to division, distrust and misunderstanding within Northern Ireland and between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic
Composition: 4 UUP, 4 DUP, 4 SDLP, 2 Alliance, 1 UKUP, 1 Labour, 1 NIWC, 1 PUP, 1UDP
Quorum: 5;
Designation: Standing Committee B
Remit: Education Issues
Terms of reference: To examine issues relating to education provision in Northern Ireland and report to the Forum.
Designation: Standing Committee C
Remit: Health issues
Terms of reference: To examine the health needs of the community in Northern Ireland, with particular reference to health-care administration, acute hospital services, community care services and access by the rural community, and report to the Forum.
Designation: Standing Committee D
Remit: Agriculture and fisheries issues
Terms of reference: To examine the problems being faced by farmers and fishermen in Northern Ireland, and report to the Forum.
Designation: Standing Committee E
Remit: The Northern Ireland economy
Terms of reference: To examine issues relevant to the performance of the Northern Ireland economy and report to the Forum at periodic intervals [and to consider integrated transport policy and formulate a response]
Composition: 4 UUP, 4 DUP, 4 SDLP, 2 Alliance, 1 UKUP, 1 Labour, 1 NIWC, 1 PUP, 1UDP
Quorum: 5;
COMMITTEE ON ELECTORAL REFORM
Designation: on Electoral Reform
Terms of reference: To recomme
(a) to monitor the Governmom 's tevhew on regisform Norern Irelan
(b) to maksurg there sveon to the Government's review pf ersntioctoral system to be used for parliamenssueselections;
(c) toview to s and recommend an appropriate system for any future election for a Northern Ireland Assembly;
and to report to the Forum.
for Northern Ireland for consideration within the Government's review procedure.
Composition: 4 UUP, 4 DUP, 4 SDLP, 2 Alliance, 1 UKUP, 1 Labour, 1NIWC, 1 PUP, 1UDP
Quorum: 5;
[No moUP, 4 DUP, 4 SDLP, 2 Alliance, 1 UKUP, 1 Labour, 1 NIWC, 1 PUP, 1UDP
Quorum: 5;]
Decisions yet to be taken
Document Timeline
- Standing Committees: designations, remits and terms of reference (introduced on 1998-01-22 00:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e836958) [This document]
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- Amendment to Electoral Reform terms of reference (introduced on 1998-01-22 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e836959)
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- None (introduced on 1998-01-22 00:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e836960) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1998-01-22 00:00:00 - REPORT_PROPOSAL - e836962) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Amendment to Electoral Reform terms of reference (introduced on 1998-01-22 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e836959)
[view current proposal at this moment]