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Stormont House (also called Speaker's House) is a Grade B1 listed building situated in the Stormont Estate in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was designed by Ralph Knott , [ 2 ] although Sir Edwin Lutyens has been credited with some involvement.
Stormont Castle served as the official residence of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and was the meeting place for the Northern Ireland Cabinet. [7] Another building, Stormont House, served as the official residence of the Speaker of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland. [8]
Map of the Stormont Estate showing the location of prominent buildings. The Stormont Estate is an estate in the east of Belfast in Northern Ireland.It is the site of Northern Ireland's main Parliament Buildings, which is surrounded by woods and parkland, and is often referred to in contemporary media as the metonym "Stormont".
Stormont was given power to legislate over almost all aspects of Northern Ireland life, with only a few matters excluded from its remit, the most important of which are: succession to the Crown, making of peace or war, armed forces, honours, naturalisation, some central taxes and postal services (a full list is in section 4 of the Government of ...
This third Assembly was the first legislature in Northern Ireland to complete a full term since the Northern Ireland Parliament which convened between 1965 and 1969 [13] and saw powers in relation to policing and justice transferred from Westminster on 12 April 2010. Peter Robinson succeeded Ian Paisley as First Minister and DUP leader in 2008.
Amid political deadlock, the country has seen pro-Irish unity party Sinn Fein become the largest at Stormont. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
The Northern Ireland Secretary said the submission he had received from Stormont’s Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee had raised concerns over a “potential risk” that the ...
The Stormont House Agreement is a political accommodation between the British and Irish governments, and a majority of parties that make up the Northern Ireland Executive. The agreement was published on 23 December 2014.