Monday, 7 February 2000
The Assembly met at 10.30 am (Mr Speaker in the Chair). Members observed two minutes’ silence.
At the last sitting of the Assembly, Mrs Robinson asked on a point of order whether Mr Benson should have declared an interest when tabling his question to the Minister of Education. I...
Motion made: That Standing Orders 10(2)(b) and 10(6) be suspended for the sitting of the Assembly on Tuesday 8 February 2000. — [Mr Morrow]
Assembly Bills that refer to reserved matters, as defined in schedule 3 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, require the consent of the Secretary of State before we may proceed under section 10...
As this is the first time a Bill has come to Final Stage I shall explain the procedure. The debate shall be confined to the content of the measure. No amendments may be made. If passed, the Bill...
asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to address the difficulties arising from current regulations governing European Union payments to the agriculture sector which inhibit...
2. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to set out the environmental benefits the less-favoured area scheme is intended to deliver. (AQO 169/99)
3. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what she has done to encourage public-sector catering establishments to use more locally produced agricultural products. (AQO 147/99)
4. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what approaches she has made to the Executive Committee and the Department of Finance and Personnel to persuade them that extra funds...
6. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how her Department intends to fund the increased uptake of agri-environment schemes. (AQO 167/99)
8. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how long after culling farmers have to wait until they receive payment under the over-30-months scheme. (AQO 146/99)
asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development whether she will address the inequalities in licence fees for drift-net fishermen compared with their counterparts in the Republic of...
1. asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what plans his Department has to mark the bicentennial of the Act of Union. (AQO 188/99)
2. asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what provision his Department has made in its budget for the science museum in the Odyssey project. (AQO 172/99)
3. asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure if he will introduce legislation similar to the Football (Offences) Act 1991 in a bid to combat sectarianism in football in...
4. asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure if he will undertake to make representations to his Irish counterpart regarding unfair allocation of Lough Erne salmon between...
5. asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure when the local museum and heritage review will be completed and if he will make a statement. (AQO 124/990)
1. asked the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister whether, in the light of the Irish Government’s intention to decentralise Government Departments, they will ensure that a...
2. asked the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to explain how the economic policy unit will be involved in devising and implementing a radical economic development policy....
3. asked the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister what assessment they have made of the recent publication by the Northern Ireland Economic Council entitled ‘Publicly Funded...
4. asked the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister if there are any proposals to provide for freedom of information. (AQO 166/99)
5. asked the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister what criteria they will use to determine their nominations to the Civic Forum. (AQO 144/99)
I beg to move the following motion: This Assembly calls on Her Majesty’s Government to proclaim each year St Patrick’s Day a public holiday in Northern Ireland. I wish to...
The current Northern Ireland Assembly was established in 1998 as part of the Belfast Agreement. It was suspended on the 14th of October 2002, and remained suspended until 8th May 2007.
Between 8 May 2006 and 22 November 2006 the Assembly established under the Northern Ireland Act 2006, and between November 2006 and January 2007 the Transitional Assembly created by the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006, met in order to prepare for the restoration of devolved government.
