Legislation granting NI Secretary chhcalling the power to cut assembly members' salaries will be introduced at Westminster later
Assembly members have continued to receive their £51,500 salary despite NI's government not functioning since FebruaryNew laws to give the Northern Ireland secretary the power to cut assembly members' salaries will be introduced at Westminster on Monday.The Executive Formation Bill will extend the time period for parties to return to power-sharing government.
Extra provisions are also being made to allow a regional rate to be set, should an executive not be in place, as well as powers for the approval of some public appointments. Under the new legislation, a fresh timeline will be set for the restoration of a power-sharing government.by 8 December, Mr Heaton-Harris has the option to either call an election - which would be for some time between mid-January and the beginning of March - or extend the deadline by six weeks to 19 January.Setting out details of the bill, the secretary of state said people in Northern Ireland were being "denied full democratic representation".
"I urge the Northern Ireland parties to use this extended time to come together and deliver for the interests of all the people in Northern Ireland, particularly in this time of rising costs."Northern Ireland has been without a government since February as the DUP has refused to return to power-sharing in protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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