Monday, 18 January 2016
The Assembly met at 12 noon (Speaker [Mr Mitchel McLaughlin] in the Chair). Members observed two minutes' silence.
I wish to inform the House that the Pension Schemes Bill received Royal Assent on 15 January 2016. It will be known as the Pension Schemes Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
I advise the House that the Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mrs Arlene Foster, and the Minister for Social Development, Mr Mervyn Storey, resigned their offices on 12 January 2016.
I advise the House that Mrs Arlene Foster MLA, as nominating officer for the DUP, nominated Mr Mervyn Storey MLA as Minister of Finance and Personnel and Lord Morrow MLA as Minister for Social...
I wish to inform the House that the nominating officer for the SDLP has informed me that Mr Seán Rogers has been nominated as Deputy Chairperson of the Committee for Agriculture and Rural...
As with similar motions, this will be treated as a business motion, and there will be no debate. Before I proceed to the Question, I remind Members that the motion requires cross-community...
The next item on the Order Paper is the motion regarding Committee Membership. As with similar motions, it will be treated as a business motion and there will be no debate. Resolved: That the...
The Minister for Education wishes to make a statement.
I call the Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mr Mervyn Storey, to move the Consideration Stage of the Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill. Moved. — [Mr Storey (The Minister of Finance and...
1. Ms Lo asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on progress for the next round of the minority ethnic development fund. (AQO 9378/11-16)
2. Ms Hanna asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the production and delivery of an anti-poverty strategy. (AQO 9379/11-16)
3. Mr G Robinson asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the impact on services for victims and survivors of the proposed reduction in the number of Departments. (AQO 9380/11-16)
4. Mr Douglas asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the Urban Villages programme. (AQO 9381/11-16)
5. Mr Cochrane-Watson asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the consultation undertaken as part of the historical institutional abuse inquiry on the issue of...
6. Mr McCarthy asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister what plans they have to contribute to the development of the third UK open government action plan 2016-18. (AQO 9383/11-16)
T1. Mr F McCann asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the report undertaken by the junior Ministers to examine the impact of Tory cuts on the community and voluntary...
T2. Mr G Robinson asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the implementation of the Fresh Start Agreement. (AQT 3322/11-16)
T3. Mr Lyttle asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether OFMDFM will, for families in Northern Ireland, match the UK Government commitment to deliver 30 hours’ free...
T4. Mr A Maginness asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in relation to the events of 1916, which will be commemorated and celebrated, depending on your political point of view,...
T5. Mr Givan asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether the First Minister can state how much she values education, particularly as he must put on record his thanks to her for...
1. Mr Ó Muilleoir asked the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for his assessment of the new InterTradeIreland report 'Mapping the Potential for All-Island Sectoral Ecosystems'....
2. Mr McKinney asked the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what discussions he has had with his colleagues on the North/South Ministerial Council on maximising the potential of Tourism...
3. Mr Maskey asked the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how he is supporting efforts to attract economic investment to the former Visteon site in Belfast. (AQO 9392/11-16)
4. Mr Flanagan asked the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to outline the difference between the number of jobs created and promoted since 2011 in constituencies west of the River Bann...
8. Mr Swann asked the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for his assessment of the prospects for the local manufacturing sector. (AQO 9397/11-16)
T1. Mr Kennedy asked the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for an update on plans to enhance the broadband service in rural areas generally and in Newry and Armagh particularly, given...
T3. Mr Moutray asked the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for his assessment of the performance of Invest NI in attracting foreign direct investment in the last 12-month period. (AQT...
T4. Mr McKinney asked the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, while not wanting to burst his balloon, for his assessment of the weekend comments from Professor Paddy Johnston of...
T5. Mr F McCann asked the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, in light of the recent cuts to the block grant, whether he would consider establishing an economic and social consultative...
T7. Mr McMullan asked the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment whether he wishes to congratulate the GAA on UNESCO’s ruling that the game of hurling has been designated heritage...
Debate resumed on amendment No 10, which amendment was: New Clause After clause 50 insert "Review 50A.—(1) The Department must not later than 3 years after the...
The Business Committee has agreed to allow up to one hour 30 minutes for the debate. As two amendments have been selected and published on the Marshalled List, an additional 15 minutes have been...
