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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.
Standing Committee D
To examine the problems being faced by farmers and fishermen in 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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Session 17823: 1996-11-07 00:00:00
Committee received Motion from the Forum removing time constraints for the Committee. [Time of meeting unknown].
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Motion on Standing Committees
That (a), in accordance with Rule 14(1), the Forum appoints a Committee with the following designation, remit, terms of reference, composition and quorum —
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
Composition: 4 UUP, 4 DUP, 4 SDLP, 2 Alliance, 1 UKUP, 1 Labour, 1 NIWC, 1 PUP, 1 UDP
Quorum: 5;
(b) Standing Committee B shall have its terms of reference amended to read
"To examine (a) the contribution which education services and structures make to the promotion of dialogue and understanding within Northern Ireland, (b) nursery education and the pre-school voucher scheme, and (c) the link between education and employment, and report to the Forum";
and (c) the words "by 31 December 1996" shall be deleted where they appear in the terms of reference for Standing Committees B, C and D.
Decisions yet to be taken
- Motion on Standing Committees (introduced on 1996-11-07 00:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e986636) [This document]
Document Timeline
- Motion on Standing Committees (introduced on 1996-11-07 00:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e986636) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]