British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly
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The British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA,
The assembly consists of 25 members each from the
History
The assembly was established in 1990 as the British–Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body (BIIPB). [2] It initially consisted of 25 members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and 25 members of the Oireachtas, the Irish parliament.
In 1998, the
The fortieth plenary conference of the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly met in
Irish parliamentarian Frank Feighan has chaired the assembly.[5]
In October 2018, British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Karen Bradley spoke to the assembly.[6]
In October 2019, the British
The 62nd meeting in October 2022 brought Lawmakers from Ireland, the British legislatures, the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories to discuss matters of mutual interest, debate trade and publish reports on a range of issues including post Brexit trade and vaccine rollout.[8]
The 64th meeting in May 2023 was the first hosted by a Crown Dependency, with delegates travelling to Jersey.[9]
Membership
Member name | Symbols | Parliament | Membership | Membership status | Members | Represented since | |
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Arms | Flag | ||||||
United Kingdom | Parliament of the United Kingdom | full | sovereign state | 25 each | 1990 | ||
Republic of Ireland | Oireachtas | ||||||
Scotland | Scottish Parliament | devolved government | 5 each | 1999 | |||
Wales | Welsh Parliament
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Northern Ireland | None | None | Northern Ireland Assembly | ||||
Jersey | States Assembly | crown dependency | 1 each | ||||
Isle of Man | Tynwald | ||||||
Guernsey | States of Guernsey |
Functions
The British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly holds two
See also
- Council of Ireland
- North/South Inter-Parliamentary Association
- North/South Ministerial Council
- North/South Consultative Forum
- British–Irish Intergovernmental Conference
- British–Irish Council
- Interparliamentary Forum
References
- ^ a b "Members" Archived 16 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine, British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly, retrieved 27 November 2018
- ^ "About the Assembly" Archived 15 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine, British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, retrieved 27 November 2018
- ^ "The Belfast Agreement" Archived 2 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Gov.UK, published 10 April 1998, retrieved 29 November 2018
- ^ Report "Communiqué from 41st Plenary of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly" Archived 14 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly, 22 November 2010, retrieved 27 November 2018
- ^ Deering, Paul; Mullaney, Cathal (25 April 2020). "Differing views from TDs on new Government". The Sligo Champion. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020 – via Irish Independent.
- ^ "Secretary of State's speech to British Irish Parliamentary Assembly". GOV.UK. 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "British Irish Parliamentary Assembly, October 2019: Minister For Europe's speech". GOV.UK. 21 October 2019. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "62ND BRITISH-IRISH PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES". Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Jersey hosts its first meeting of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly". 15 May 2023.
- ^ "ABOUT THE ASSEMBLY". Retrieved 18 May 2023.