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The Assembly met at 10:30 am (Speaker [Mr Newton] in the Chair). Members observed two minutes' silence.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Today we deal with the Bengoa report, October monitoring and the rationalisation of the court estate. Yet, half an hour ago, three sets of papers on Bengoa were...
I apologise for the lateness of the statement. We had an Executive meeting this morning, and I endeavoured to get the statement into the pigeonholes. I believe that we did so at 10.00 am. Mr...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. We are about to hear a statement from the Finance Minister on the October monitoring round. The Minister is at pains to stress the new procedures that the...
I advise Members that question 9 has been withdrawn.
1. Mr McKee asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for her assessment of the ecological harm caused by the recent pollution by NI Water of the Annsborough river. (AQO...
2. Mrs Cameron asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to reduce the amount of litter in urban and rural areas. (AQO 541/16-21)
3. Mr E McCann asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, given that the Lough Neagh Fishermen's Co-operative Society receives public funding, to outline the steps she will...
4. Mr Girvan asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how she will ensure that farmers that received a young farmer payment as part of their 2015 basic payment scheme do...
5. Mr Frew asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in relation...
T1. Mr Durkan asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for her assessment of the threat facing the red squirrel population in Northern Ireland. (AQT 396/16-21)
T2. Mr McElduff asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether she and her departmental officials will work closely with Minister Michelle O’Neill and her...
T3. Mr F McCann asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to confirm that she is aware of the details of the Rural Support mentoring programme. (AQT 398/16-21)
T4. Ms Bailey asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether, given the seemingly systemic failings in environmental protections in Northern Ireland, she has had any...
T5. Mrs Little Pengelly asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, after welcoming her recent announcement that Northern Ireland would be the first region in the United...
T6. Mr Swann asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether she agrees with comments made by Tony O'Neill, Chair of the Agri-Food Strategy Board, at a recent...
T7. Mrs Barton asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the number of ongoing appeals for the 2015 payments. (AQT 402/16-21)
Questions 4 and 8 have been withdrawn.
1. Mr Durkan asked the Minister for the Economy to outline any discussions he has had with Fujitsu regarding the future of local jobs. (AQO 554/16-21)
2. Mr Stalford asked the Minister for the Economy to outline the support being given to universities to increase the number of international students enrolled. (AQO 555/16-21)
3. Mr Storey asked the Minister for the Economy what support Invest NI is giving companies that are entering the export market for the first time. (AQO 556/16-21)
5. Ms Lockhart asked the Minister for the Economy for an update on the Assured Skills programme. (AQO 558/16-21)
T1. Mrs Palmer asked the Minister for the Economy to outline the discussions he has had with Northern Ireland industry on the economic impact of the long-term delay to the York Street...
T2. Mr Lyttle asked the Minister for the Economy why he has been so reluctant to tell the people of Northern Ireland how he voted in the EU referendum and whether his Department has modelled what...
T3. Mr Butler asked the Minister for the Economy, in view of the scandal around the renewable heat debacle, to outline the procedures he has implemented to prevent a similar occurrence. (AQT...
T4. Mr Clarke asked the Minister for the Economy for his opinion of today’s announcement about Heathrow Airport. (AQT 409/16-21)
T5. Mr McCausland asked the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the significance of HMS Caroline, particularly in this year when we mark the centenary of the Battle of Jutland, given...
T6. Ms Bunting asked the Minister for the Economy, given that he will be aware of the worrying news about Bombardier in the East Belfast constituency, what discussions he has had with Bombardier...
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The first question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs came from Mr McKee and was about pollution in the Annsborough river....
Business resumed.
I have received notice from the Minister of Justice that she wishes to make a statement on the rationalisation of the court estate.
I beg to move That the Rates (Increased Reduction for Recreational Hereditaments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 be affirmed. As an deis seo a thabhairt dom an rún seo a chur os comhair...
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 to make a winding-up...
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...
In conjunction with the Business Committee, we have given leave to Mr Mike Nesbitt to raise the matter of the future of Movilla High School. The proposer of the topic will have 15 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.