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Measures to improve the operation of the Northern Ireland Assembly

The NIO seeks views on measures to improve the Northern Ireland Assembly operations. The consultation period is due to end on the 23 October 2012.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk

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The consultation highlights 4 areas about which there has been debate in recent years in Northern Ireland.

It will look at:

the size of the Assembly
the length of Assembly terms
double jobbing - if members of the Assembly can also be Members of Parliament
development of an opposition

Documents

Consultation on measures to improve the operation of the Northern Ireland Assembly application/pdf Alliance Party of Northern Ireland responseapplication/pdf CBI Northern Ireland responseapplication/pdf Communist Party of Ireland responseapplication/pdf DUP: responseapplication/pdf Green Party in Northern Ireland responseapplication/pdf Independent Financial Review Panel responseapplication/pdf Labour Party in Northern Ireland responseapplication/pdf Labour Party responseapplication/pdf NI Conservatives responseapplication/pdf NIPSA responseapplication/pdf Northern Ireland Catholic Council on Social Affairs responseapplication/pdf Northern Ireland Local Government Association responseapplication/pdf SDLP responseapplication/pdf Ulster Young Unionist Council responseapplication/pdf UUP responseapplication/pdf Response 1application/pdf Response 2application/pdf Response 3application/pdf Response 4application/pdf Response 5application/pdf Response 6application/pdf Response 7application/pdf Response 8application/pdf Response 9application/pdf Response 10application/pdf Response 11application/pdf Response 12application/pdf Response 13application/pdf Response 14application/pdf Response 15application/pdf Response 16application/pdf Response 17application/pdf Response 18application/pdf Response 19application/pdf Response 20application/pdf Response 21application/pdf Response 22application/pdf Response 23application/pdf Response 24application/pdf Response 25application/pdf Response 26application/pdf Response 27application/pdf Response 28application/pdf Response 29application/pdf Response 30application/pdf Northern Ireland Assembly consultation responsesapplication/pdf