Which building houses the Northern Ireland Assembly?

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Which building houses the Northern Ireland Assembly?

Stormont refers to the Parliament Buildings on the Stormont Estate in Belfast, and that is where the Northern Ireland Assembly sits. It’s the seat of Northern Ireland’s devolved government, where Members of the Legislative Assembly meet and law on devolved matters is made. The other names belong to different parts of the UK: Holyrood is the home of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh; Westminster is the UK Parliament’s building in London; and the Senedd is the Welsh Parliament building in Cardiff.

Stormont refers to the Parliament Buildings on the Stormont Estate in Belfast, and that is where the Northern Ireland Assembly sits. It’s the seat of Northern Ireland’s devolved government, where Members of the Legislative Assembly meet and law on devolved matters is made. The other names belong to different parts of the UK: Holyrood is the home of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh; Westminster is the UK Parliament’s building in London; and the Senedd is the Welsh Parliament building in Cardiff.

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