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.

The Forum

The Northern Ireland (Entry to Negotiation, etc) Act 1996 provided for a Forum constituted by delegates elected in elections under the same Act to consider and examine issues relevant to promoting dialogue and understanding within Northern Ireland. The Forum met at the Interpoint Centre, York Street, Belfast from 14 June 1996 to 24 April 1998.

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Document introduced in:

Session 11249: 1996-09-20 10:03:00

Recognition of Broughshane's winning Nations in Bloom award; Report on Government position on BSE; Discussion on legality of motion on Decommissioning to be introduced directly in Forum without recommendation of Business Committee; Debate on Alliance motion on Housing Policy which is to be continued to the following week; Vote on expanding the remit of Committee A to include boycotting. SDLP absent from proceedings.

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Motion on Decommissioning [As Introduced in the Forum]

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This Forum believes the issue of decommissioning of illegal terrorist weapons is fundamental to the talks process and must be the first issue to be dealt with in that process.

Furthermore, this Forum believes that, in keeping with the previous Government commitments, there has to be the handing over of illegal weapons before political groups associated with paramilitary organizations possessing such weapons are able to progress to substantive negotiations.

Decisions yet to be taken

None

Document Timeline

Motion on Decommissioning [As Introduced in the Forum] (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - CREATE - e984609) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]
- UKUP Motion to be Debated Next Week (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - PROCEDURE - e984576) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - POSTPONE_DEBATE - e984579) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Point of Order: UKUP Out of Order (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - PROCEDURE - e984592) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - DROP_PROPOSAL - e984723) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - DEBATE_MOTION - e984597) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - DEBATE_MOTION - e984607) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - UKUP Motion to be Referred to the Business Committee (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - PROCEDURE - e984608) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - DEBATE_MOTION - e984714) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e984720) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - DEBATE_MOTION - e984713) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - DEBATE_MOTION - e984721) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e984722) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e984611) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Point of Order: UKUP Out of Order (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - PROCEDURE - e984592) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - DROP_PROPOSAL - e984723) [view current proposal at this moment]
- UKUP Motion to be Referred to the Business Committee (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - PROCEDURE - e984608) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - DEBATE_MOTION - e984714) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e984720) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1996-09-20 10:03:00 - DROP_PROPOSAL - e984940) [view current proposal at this moment]

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