The Forum for Political Dialogue met between 1996 and 1998 in Belfast as part of the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement.
To examine the contribution which education services and structures make to the promotion of dialogue and understanding within Northern Ireland and report to the Forum by 31 December 1996. [Note that the Committee is alleged to meet every Thursday but we do not have records of their meetings. To avoid speculation on meeting dates we have only modelled sessions which we know took place.]
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Committee sent a request to the Business Committee that it extend its term of reference to include the pre-school voucher scheme and links between business needs and education and training. [Date and time of meeting unknown].
Membership (at session start):
Eileen Bell, Tom Benson, Robert Bolton, David Browne, Mary Clark-Glass, Malachi Curran, Tommy English , Oliver Gibson, Derek Hussey, Trevor Kirkland, P MacLennan , Alan McFarland, Gary McMichael, C Moffat , Eric Smyth, Hugh Smyth, Peter Weir (17 total)
Representing 7 delegations:
Alliance, Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Labour Party, Northern Ireland Women's Coalition (NIWC), Progressive Unionist Party (PUP), Ulster Democratic Party (UDP), Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
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