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  1. Overview: Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992
  2. Full Record: Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992
  3. Committee:Political Structures Sub-Committee
  4. Session: 1992-06-08 09:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992

WORK IN PROGRESS - IN THE FINAL STAGES OF EDITING A series of talks launched by Peter Brooke, Secretary of State for Northern in Ireland, which began in April 1991, and were carried on intermittently by Brooke and his successor, Patrick Mayhew, until November 1992.

Political Structures Sub-Committee

Editor's Note: This sub-Committee was initially commissioned by the Plenary to discuss proposals for new political structures in Northern Ireland. By 26 May, the Talks have run into difficulty and the Business Committee sets a fresh agenda and terms of reference for the sub-Committee. It is asked to focus on the impasse in the Talks, and it is agreed that minutes will not be taken or papers circulated beyond the membership of the sub-Committee and the Party Leaders. As there appears to be continuity within the Committee rather than a complete reconstitution, we model the sessions from 27 May as being part of the same sub-Committee. Records for this later period are, however, more scarce since formal minutes were no longer produced.

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Session 14200: 1992-06-08 09:00:00

Meeting of the Sub-Committee. In the week commencing 8 June, most Sub-Committee meetings seem to have taken place in their respective Sub-Groups. One Sub-Group considered 'Westminister Links' while the other worked on the 'Outline Framework Document'. Papers are sent from the Sub-Committee as a whole to the Plenary and, as the minutes of discussion are scant, we are not modelling the Sub-Groups as separate Quill committees.

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Annotated Agenda for the Westminster Links Sub-Committee

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5 June 1992

SUB-GROUP ON WESTMINSTER LINKS

ANNOTATED AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION

1. Role of the Secretary of State

(The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland would remain accountable to Parliament for matters which were not transferred.)

2. Excepted and Reserved matters

("Excepted" matters would be remain the responsibility of the UK government; "reserved" matters could be moved into the transferred category at some future date. All other matters could be "transferred". The precise extent of the categories would need to to be decided.)

3. Legislation on "Excepted" matters

(Primary legislation on "excepted" matters would be by Bill at Westminster. [NB There is a power to make electoral law by Order-in-Council.] Assembly could have powers to make ancillary provisions on "excepted" matters with Secretary of State's consent; those provisions could be laid before Parliament).

4. Legislation on Reserved matters

(Legislation on reserved matters could be

i. by Measure of the Assembly with the Secretary of State's consent and subsequently laid before Parliament; or

ii. by Bill; or

iii. by Order-in-Council [affirmative or negative resolution]

Parliamentary time would be an important constraint.)

5. Consultation on Proposed Legislation

(The Assembly might be consulted by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on proposals for Orders-in-Council on reserved matters.)

6. Financial matters

(For initial discussion in other sub-group.)

7. EC matters

(For initial discussion in other sub-group.)

8. Scrutiny of Executive Functions

(The possible establishment of a Northern Ireland Select Committee would be a matter for the House of Commons).

9. Other Issues

TALKS/302/MD

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