2014 Stormont house agreement

Question 1

Why was this agreement made

Answer 1

• Failure of the assembly to effectively deal with flags, parades and the past (Determination of the British government to enact welfare reforms in NI brought in by David cameron
• Cameron threatened to suspend stormont if they didnt enact the welfare reform bill no parties liked this but SF took a stand resulting in the stormont house talks

Question 2

What were the main features of the Stormont house agreement 1.

Answer 2

1. A reduction of the fines levied against nI for not implementing this bill
2. more powers over corporation tax granted to stormont to help NI economy
3. A confirmation of public sector redundancies
4. Ni executive would recieve £500 million from the UK government to promote shared and integrated education
5. New agencies were set up to deal with legacy issues eg: investigation unit to investigate unsolved murders

Question 3

What were the main features of the Stormont house agreement 2.

Answer 3

6. A suggestion that the assembly should have power over parading
7. A commission was set up to address the issue over flag-flying dispute
8. An agreement to reduce the number of MLAs from 108-90 by 2021
9. The number of departments in the executive to be reduced from 12-9
10. Politicians who didnt want to join the power-sharing executive would be free to set up an official opposition if they chose.