The Northern Ireland Assembly passed a motion on 14 May 2007 to apply for re-admission to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) which was passed by the CPA General Assembly at it’s meeting in September 2007. The CPA has 176 branches in 52 out of the 53 Commonwealth countries and a membership of around 17000 Parliamentarians. The General Assembly, attended by 500 members, meets each year.

Find out more about the Assembly's involvement.

The establishment, in 2002, of NIABT, offered parliamentarians and the business sector in Northern Ireland an alternative educational and information discussion forum around which each group could develop a greater understanding of respective needs. As an independent, neutral and self-financing educational charity, NIABT organises programmes for Assembly Members and Business representatives involving exchanges, seminars, visits and fellowship placements.

For further information on the Northern Ireland Assembly and Business Trust, visit their website - www.niabt.org

Summer 2013:         

6 July 2013 to 1 September 2013

(Business Committee - 3 September 2013)

(First Plenary Sitting - 9 September 2013)

Halloween 2013:     

26 October 2013 to 3 November 2013

(Plenary Sitting - 4 November 2013)

Christmas 2013:      

14 December 2013 to 5 January 2014

(Business Committee – 7 January 2014)

(Plenary Sitting - 13 January 2014)

Easter 2014:             

12 April 2014 to 27 April 2014

(Easter Sunday – 20 April 2014)

(Plenary Sitting – Mon 28 April 2014)

Summer 2014:         

To commence 5 July 2014