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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Session 12897: 1998-01-16 10:01:00

Business, Third-Level Education funding, Ambulance Service, Special Debate

Membership (at session start):

Antony Alcock, John Alderdice, May Beattie, Eileen Bell, Tom Benson, Robert Bolton, David Brewster, David Browne, Joe Byrne, Cecil Calvert, David Campbell, Gregory Campbell, Hugh Carr, Mervyn Carrick, Hugh Casey, Jim Clarke, Seamus Close, Sam Clyde, Robert Coulter, Malachi Curran, Ivan Davis, Nigel Dodds, Arthur Doherty, Jeffrey Donaldson, Mark Durkan, Reg Empey, David Ervine, Sean Farren, Frank Feely, Dorita Field, Sam Foster, Tommy Gallagher, Sam Gardiner, Joe Gaston, Oliver Gibson, John Gorman, Joe Hendron, John Hume, John Hunter, Derek Hussey, John Junkin, Peter King, Trevor Kirkland, Alban Maginness, Ken Maginnis, Séamus Mallon, St Clair McAlister, Steve McBride, Kieran McCarthy, Robert McCartney, Donovan McClelland, William McCrea, Alasdair McDonnell, Alan McFarland, Patsy McGlone, Paddy McGowan, Eddie McGrady, Jack McKee, Gary McMichael, Monica McWilliams, Maurice Morrow, Oliver Napier, Seán Neeson, Dermot Nesbitt, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Ian Paisley, Ian Paisley Jr, Joan Parkes, Edwin Poots, Margaret Ritchie, Iris Robinson, Peter Robinson, Tom Robinson, Brid Rodgers, Jim Rodgers, Pearl Sagar, Jim Shannon, Eric Smyth, Hugh Smyth, William Snoddy, Jim Speers, May Steele, Jonathan Stephenson, Desmond Stewart, Robert Stoker, John Taylor, John Tierney, David Trimble, Peter Weir, John White, Robert John White, Cedric Wilson, Sammy Wilson (93 total)

Representing 9 delegations:

Alliance, Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Labour Party, Northern Ireland Women's Coalition (NIWC), Progressive Unionist Party (PUP), Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), Ulster Democratic Party (UDP), Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), United Kingdom Unionist Party (UKUP)


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