Only a few days to go: We’re raising £25,000 to keep TheyWorkForYou running and make sure people across the UK can hold their elected representatives to account.
Donate to our crowdfunderTuesday, 2 June 2009
The Assembly met at 10.30 am (Mr Speaker in the Chair). Members observed two minutes’ silence.
I beg to move That the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 be approved. The regulations provide for financial assistance scheme payments to be...
The next three motions are to amend Standing Orders. I propose to conduct the debate as follows: there shall be one debate on all three motions. When all Members who wish to speak have done so, I...
The Business Committee has agreed to allow up to one hour and 30 minutes for the debate. The proposer of the motion will have 10 minutes in which to propose the motion and 10 minutes in which to...
The Business Committee has agreed to allow up to one hour and 30 minutes for the debate. The proposer of the motion will have 10 minutes in which to propose and 10 minutes in which to make a...
The proposer of the topic will have 15 minutes in which to speak. All other Members who are called to speak will have approximately 8 minutes.
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.