 The option for an official opposition to be formed in the Assembly if there was sufficient cross community support was considered during the parliamentary debate however it was not included in the final act.In 2009, a House of Commons report recommended banning double-jobbing despite noting that it was a part of political culture in Northern Ireland as part of a legacy of The Troubles which had discouraged people from taking part in standing for elected office.Indeed, at one point Ian Paisley was "triple-jobbing" as an MLA, MP and MEP.