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: [+e836959]

(a) to monitor the Governm[+e836959]To recommend methods of countering electoral irregularities — in particular, [-e836959]

(i) removing multiple [-e836959]ent's [+e836959]rev[+e836959]iew on[+e836959]s from the[-e836959] electoral register;

(ii) ensuring that those who are entitled to vote are registered;

(iii) provform Norern Irelan [+e836959]

(b) to mak[+e836959]iding suitabl[-e836959]e and[-e836959] convenient polling s[-e836959]tations; [-e836959]

(iv) ove[-e836959]rcom[-e836959]ing postal and proxy vote a[-e836959]buse; [-e836959]

(v) preven[-e836959]tion to the Government's review[+e836959]ng voting personation by introducing proper and effective identity checks; [-e836959]

(vi) considering[-e836959] of [+e836959]ther[-e836959] r[-e836959]electoral system to be used for parliamen[+e836959]vant issues [-e836959]

and report to the Forum with a view to submitting such evidence to the Secre[-e836959]tary elections; [+e836959]

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(c) to and recommend an appropriate system for any futu[+e836959]of StateThe Committee will further monitor the Government's own [-e836959]review on[-e836959] election for a[+e836959]oral reform in[-e836959] Northern Ireland Assembly; [+e836959]

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and to report to[+e836959], together with the Government's review of electoral systems in[-e836959] the Foru[+e836959]United Kingdo[-e836959]m.

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;]