Monday, 2 November 2009

Northern Ireland Assembly debates

• Northern Ireland Assembly (0 speeches)
  The Assembly met at 12.00 noon (Mr Speaker in the Chair). Members observed two minutes’ silence.
• Committee Business (0 speeches)
  • Water and Sewerage Services (Amendment) Bill: Extension of Committee Stage (2 speeches)
    The first item of business is the motion on the extension of the Committee Stage of the Water and Sewerage Services (Amendment) Bill.
  • Town Centre Regeneration (41 speeches)
    Before we move to the next item on the Order Paper, which is the motion on the Committee for Social Development’s report on the inquiry into town centre regeneration, I advise Members that...
• Private Members’ Business (0 speeches)
  • Child Abuse: Ryan Report (33 speeches)
    The Business Committee has agreed to allow up to one hour and 30 minutes for the debate. The proposer will have 10 minutes to propose and 10 minutes to make a winding-up speech. One amendment has...
• Oral Answers to Questions (0 speeches)
• Education (0 speeches)
  • Pupil Emotional Health and Well-being Programme (10 speeches)
    1. asked the Minister of Education what results have been achieved to date as a result of the pupil emotional health and well-being joint programme with the Department of Health, Social Services...
  • Irish-medium Schools (6 speeches)
    2. asked the Minister of Education to outline the reasons for the delay in appointing a project manager for the building of Irish-medium schools which are on her Department’s capital build...
  • North/South Co-operation (9 speeches)
    3. asked the Minister of Education to provide an update on North/South co-operation on education.        &# 160;   (AQO 276/10)
  • Ministerial Meetings (15 speeches)
    4. asked the Minister of Education to detail any discussions she had with other political parties during the week beginning 12 October 2009.  (AQO 277/10)
  • Educational Standards (14 speeches)
    5. asked the Minister of Education how area-based planning and the entitlement framework will improve educational standards.        &# 160;  (AQO 278/10)
  • Integrated Schools: Admissions (2 speeches)
    6. asked the Minister of Education how many children were declined their first choice of a place at an integrated school for the 2009-2010 academic year.  (AQO 279/10)
• Employment And Learning (0 speeches)
  • Belfast Metropolitan College (9 speeches)
    1. asked the Minister for Employment and Learning why the efficiency review of the Belfast Metropolitan College has not been published. (AQO 289/10)
  • South Eastern Regional College:  Ballyboley Campus (12 speeches)
    2. asked the Minister for Employment and Learning what steps his Department is taking to ensure that a suitable range of night courses are available at the Ballyboley campus of the South Eastern...
  • Further Education: Engineering (10 speeches)
    3. I apologise for getting in between all those Strangford people. Question 3, Mr Speaker. The Question was as follows: To ask the Minister for Employment and Learning whether he can provide an...
  • Universities (8 speeches)
    4. asked the Minister for Employment and Learning to outline the results of any research his Department has commissioned into the reasons why students opt to study at universities in Northern...
  • South Eastern Regional College: Capital Investment (7 speeches)
    5. asked the Minister for Employment and Learning to outline the level of capital investment in the South Eastern Regional College during the last two years.   (AQO 293/10)
• Private Members’ Business (0 speeches)
  • Child Abuse: Ryan Report (28 speeches)
    Debate resumed on amendment to motion: That this Assembly expresses grave concern at the findings of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse report (the Ryan report) published in May 2009 in...
• Private Members’ Business (0 speeches)
  • Persecution of Christians in Orissa State (16 speeches, 1 annotation)
    The Business Committee has agreed to allow up to one hour and 30 minutes for the debate. The proposer will have 10 minutes in which to propose and 10 minutes in which to make a winding-up speech....