The effectiveness of the institutions of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 31 Oct 2022 Closed: 17 Apr 2024 Parliament page
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is launching an inquiry into the effectiveness of the Institutions of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. The inquiry will examine how effective institutions such as the Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive have been in enabling cross-community, stable and effective government in Northern Ireland and … Read more
13 Recommendations
16 Conclusions
1 Report
10 Oral sessions
10 Events
Activity timeline 22 events
22 Feb
2024
Report published
4 Dec
2023
Report published
6 Sep
2023
Oral evidence
6 Sep
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 5, Palace of Westminster
5 Jul
2023
Oral evidence
5 Jul
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
28 Jun
2023
Oral evidence
28 Jun
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
7 Jun
2023
Oral evidence
7 Jun
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
10 May
2023
Oral evidence
10 May
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 10 sessions
6 Sep 2023
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Colum Eastwood MP, Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
5 Jul 2023
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Doug Beattie MLA, Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
28 Jun 2023
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Naomi Long MLA, Leader of the Alliance Party Rt Hon Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson MP, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
7 Jun 2023
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Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee DBE, PC, Former First Minister of Northern Ireland Lord Alderdice, Former Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly Mark Durkan, Former Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
10 May 2023
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Dr Andrew McCormick Sir David Sterling Sir Malcolm McKibbin
21 Mar 2023
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Ann Watt · Pivotal David Holloway · Community Dialogue Dr Anthony Soares · Centre for Cross Border Cooperation Dr Gráinne Kelly · Ulster University Emma DeSouza Gráinne Walsh · Stratagem Tim Attwood · The John and Pat Hume Foundation
16 Mar 2023
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Rt Hon Sir Tony Blair KG
1 Mar 2023
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Alan Whysall · Constitution Unit, University College London Dr Sean Haughey · University of Liverpool Professor Alan Renwick · University College London The Lord Bew Tim O'Connor, former diplomat of the Republic of Ireland
7 Feb 2023
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Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH
23 Jan 2023
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Bertie Ahern, former Taoiseach of Ireland
Title HC No. Published Items Response
First Report - The effectiveness of the institutions of the Belf… HC 45 4 Dec 2023 29 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
2 Conclusion Accepted
First Report - The effectiveness o…
Belfast/Good Friday Agreement an exceptional achievement, not an inevitable outcome of peace.
In its 25th anniversary year, we acknowledge the achievement of those who negotiated and agreed the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, which brought peace to Northern Ireland after three decades of conflict. We recognise the considerable leadership and bravery shown, especially by … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledged the achievements of the Agreement and detailed its existing work to strengthen governance and stability in Northern Ireland, including measures from the 2020 New Decade New Approach deal and the 2022 Act, while reaffirming its commitment to the three-strand approach.
Northern Ireland Office
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Government Response AI assessment · 29 of 13 classified
Accepted 1
Acknowledged 11
Rejected 17
Total 13 recs + 16 conclusions