Committee on Procedures: 2022 - 2027 Mandate
2026 Research Papers
Below you will find details of Research Publications which have been prepared by the Assembly's Research and Information Service (RaISe) for the Committee on Procedures in 2026.
Information on technical and ‘tidying-up’ amendments to legislation
- Date: 24/03/2026
This briefing paper has been prepared following a request from the Committee on Procedures. The Committee asked for information on what are known as minor, corrective or ‘tidying up’ amendments to bills. The research looked at the House of Commons, House of Lords, Scottish Parliament, Senedd and Dail Eireann. It focused on government bills and members’ bills, where such information was available.
Costing requirements for Private Members’ Bills: Houses of the Oireachtas
- Date: 30/01/2026
This Briefing Paper - commissioned by the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on Procedures - outlines key existing procedural rules and processes relating to Private Member Bill costing requirements in the Houses of the Oireachtas.
Cost of Assembly Written Questions
- Date: 30/01/2026
In response to a request from the Committee on Procedures, this briefing paper outlines available information relating to the cost of answering written questions.
Costing requirements for Members’ Bills: a comparative perspective across the United Kingdom
- Date: 16/01/2026
This Briefing Paper - commissioned by the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on Procedures - outlines any key existing procedural rules and processes relating to Member Bill costing requirements in the Assembly, the United Kingdom House of Commons, the Scottish Parliament and the Senedd Cymru, providing a comparative perspective.
