- Friday, 19 July 1996, at 10:03
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.
To see the full record of a committee, click on the corresponding committee on the map below.
Session 11948: 1996-07-19 10:03:00
Introduction of and debate on Fifth Draft of the Rules of Procedure which agreed by Forum and forwarded to Secretary of State for approval; Discussion on Security Situation in Northern Ireland; Vote on Business Committee recommendations on Mechanics of Committees; Continuation of discussion on new motion on Education Administration. SDLP and Alliance Party absent from Proceedings.
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)
Imported Documents
- Advertisement Seeking Views from the Public (e811458) imports from Business Committee,
on Wednesday, 17 July 1996, at 09:00 - Fifth Draft of Amended Rules (e977540) imports from Rules Committee,
on Tuesday, 16 July 1996, at 09:00 - Amendment to the Advertisement Seeking Views from the Public (e811501) imports from Business Committee,
on Friday, 19 July 1996, at 13:20 - Mechanics for Committees (e811502) imports from Business Committee,
on Friday, 19 July 1996, at 13:20
Imported Amendments
Exported Documents
Exported Amendments
Resources (1):
Resource Collections (0):
None
Resource Items (1):
Summary of events in this session:
Individuals:
0 0 0 0
List of people joining the committee
List of people leaving the committee
List of people elected to a position
Documents:
0 0 0
List of proposals created
List of proposals amended
List of proposals copied
List of proposals imported
List of proposals to be voted on
List of proposals debated
Decisions:
List of proposals adopted
List of proposals rejected
List of proposals dropped
List of proposals referred
List of postpone debate voted on
List of other proposals voted on
Procedure:
List of procedural motion
List of motions debated
Events (114)
Icon key
Person joining a committee
Person leaving a committee
Person elected to a position
A new document introduced
An amendment proposed
A document introduced from another committee
A revision of another document begun
Amendment imported from another committee
Proposal Debated
Drop a proposal
Refer a proposal
Adopt a proposal
Other vote (continue debate)
Reject a proposal
Postpone debate on a proposal
Procedural motion introduced
Procedural Motion Debated
Procedural motion with sub-decisions