This briefing paper sets out the background to the UK Internal Market Bill. This Bill received its Second Reading in the House of Commons on 14 September 2020 and was considered in Committee of the Whole House between 15 and 22 September. The remaining Commons stages are scheduled for 29 September.
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The Hillsborough Agreement (176 KB, PDF)
This note outlines the background to, content of, and moves to implement the agreement reached at Hillsborough Castle between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein on 4 February 2010. The full text of the Agreement is included as an appendix to the note.
This note is no longer being updated. For further information please see the Library briefing paper Devolution in Northern Ireland, 1998-2018.
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The Hillsborough Agreement (176 KB, PDF)
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