Wednesday, 1 July 1998
The Assembly met at 2.00 pm (The Initial Presiding Officer (The Lord Alderdice of Knock) in the Chair). The sitting was called to order at 2.06 pm.
I will begin the proceedings by drawing attention to a number of formal statements. First, in respect of my own position, I received from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a letter...
I now invite Members to take their seats by signing the Roll of Membership. This may be a time-consuming procedure, but it is important for practical reasons. To avoid any confusion I shall ask...
The next item on the Order Paper is the election of a Presiding Officer. Are there any proposals? There being no proposals, and the time for proposals having expired, I shall remain in office in...
With regard to the election of the First Minister (Designate) and the Deputy First Minister (Designate), are there any proposals?
Motion made: That in accordance with paragraph 15 of Initial Standing Orders the Assembly shall establish a Committee whose terms of reference, quorum and composition are set out below. Terms of...
I am aware that not every Member’s name is listed as he or she wishes. In some cases it is spelt wrongly; in some cases I am pronouncing it wrongly; and in some cases I get a title wrong....
In the absence of agreement by the Whips on someone to move the next motion, it will be moved in my name. Motion made: That the Assembly invites the First Minister (Designate) and Deputy First...
Motion made: That a Committee be established in accordance with paragraph 16 of the Initial Standing Orders. — [The Initial Presiding Officer]
I am very glad that it has been possible to arrange this Adjournment debate, which gives us an opportunity to deal with matters that are important to the people of Northern Ireland. I want to...
The current Northern Ireland Assembly was established in 1998 as part of the Belfast Agreement. It was suspended on the 14th of October 2002, and remained suspended until 8th May 2007.
Between 8 May 2006 and 22 November 2006 the Assembly established under the Northern Ireland Act 2006, and between November 2006 and January 2007 the Transitional Assembly created by the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006, met in order to prepare for the restoration of devolved government.
