Ken Maginnis, in a draft copy of a submission dated 2 December 1996, addresses the procedural guidelines for bringing a Notice of Motion before the Plenary in the Northern Ireland Political Talks Process. He emphasizes that the primary focus of the talks is negotiation rather than debate, referencing Rule 37 of the N.I. Negotiations Rules of Procedure, which allows for the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue to consider specific subjects. Maginnis suggests that only urgent or significantly important matters that could impact the negotiations should be debated in Plenary. He proposes that no issue on the Agreed Agenda should be subject to a Notice of Motion or vote until fully considered by Plenary, unless the Chairman deems it necessary for a formal test of opinion.
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