Today marks the commencement of purdah, ahead of the local government elections on 2 May. Candidates will contest 462 seats across Northern Ireland’s eleven local councils.
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Today, Richard Pengelly, the Permanent Secretary for the Department of Health, told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee that the new Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act gives him the ability to approve and implement the Suicide Prevention Strategy, once a budget has been approved in March.
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The future for Northern Ireland in the post-Brexit era remains uncertain, as the drama around whether or not the Prime Minister’s withdrawal agreement will find a way through parliament continues.
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For over 19 months Northern Ireland has been without a working Assembly and Executive, meaning no decisions have been made nor legislation introduced.
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Six months after it began its inquiry into our local democratic deficit the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee published its findings this week.
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