Monday, 21 June 2021
The Assembly met at 12 noon (Principal Deputy Speaker [Mr Stalford] in the Chair). Members observed two minutes' silence.
The Speaker has received notification from the First Minister and deputy First Minister that, on 17 June, Mr Gordon Lyons resigned the office of junior Minister.
The Speaker has been informed by the nominating officer for the Democratic Unionist Party that Mr Gary Middleton has been appointed to the office of junior Minister. Mr Middleton accepted the...
The Speaker has also received notification that Gordon Lyons has been nominated to fill the vacancy of Deputy Chairperson of the Committee for Health, effective 18 June.
It is now my sad duty to advise the Assembly formally of the death of Mr Gordon Dunne MLA and to report that the Speaker has notified the Chief Electoral Officer that, in accordance with the...
As with similar motions, the motion will be treated as a business motion, and there will be no debate. Resolved: That Mr Peter Weir replace Mr Paul Frew as a member of the Committee for Justice;...
As with similar motions, the motion will be treated as a business motion, and there will be no debate. I remind Members that, in accordance with Standing Order 79(3), the motion requires...
The next two motions are to approve statutory rules (SR) relating to social security benefits. There will be a single debate on both motions. The Minister will move the first motion and commence...
Resolved: That the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 be approved. — [Ms Hargey (The Minister for Communities).]
I have some housekeeping announcements to make in relation to this item. I call the Minister for Communities, Ms Deirdre Hargey, to move the Bill. Moved. — [Ms Hargey (The Minister for...
I advise Members that question 13 has been withdrawn.
1. Mr Stalford asked the Minister of Justice how many people have been convicted of animal cruelty in the last three years. (AQO 2240/17-22)
2. Ms Armstrong asked the Minister of Justice what progress is being made to protect young people in non-statutory settings from sexual abuse. (AQO 2241/17-22)
3. Ms Hunter asked the Minister of Justice to outline the steps she has taken to counteract the threat of telephone scams. (AQO 2242/17-22)
4. Ms Sheerin asked the Minister of Justice to outline any work her Department is undertaking to promote the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) with vulnerable victims of crime. (AQO 2243/17-22)
5. Ms McLaughlin asked the Minister of Justice for an update on the progress of the implementation of standardised relationships and sexuality education (RSE) in schools, as recommended in the...
T1. Mr McGlone asked the Minister of Justice whether she will condemn the despicable comments from the unrepresentative Loyalist Communities Council (LCC), which stated that Irish Ministers and...
T2. Ms P Bradley asked the Minister of Justice what her Department is doing to prevent scams, particularly those that target the most vulnerable in our community such as the elderly. (AQT 1442/17-22)
T4. Mr Blair asked the Minister of Justice for an update on progress on legislation in relation to victims of trafficking and exploitation. (AQT 1444/17-22)
T5. Dr Aiken asked the Minister of Justice, in advance of her meeting with the all-party group on ethic minority community tomorrow, to outline the action that she is taking to advance hate crime...
T6. Ms S Bradley asked the for Minister of Justice to provide an updated timeline for the delivery of the regional care and justice campus, following the publication of the consultation analysis...
1. Mr McNulty asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the cost in compensation arising from delaying the construction of new facilities at points of...
2. Mr O'Toole asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the British and Irish Governments and the European Union on opportunities...
3. Ms Anderson asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what measures his Department has put in place to prevent illegal waste dumping, similar to that discovered in...
4. Mr Robinson asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the staff complement at his Department's headquarters in Ballykelly will be increased during the 2017-2022...
5. Mr K Buchanan asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what plans he has to extend soil sampling pilots on farms to include all of Northern Ireland. (AQO 2257/17-22)
T1. Mr O'Toole asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he will commit that if the European Commission and the UK can work together to mitigate movement of goods...
T3. Mr T Buchanan asked the for Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the issues surrounding pet travel in the UK as a result of the protocol that folk on the...
T4. Ms S Bradley asked the for Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, while resisting the temptation to draw him on his comments about asking the constitutional question, to join...
T5. Miss Woods asked the for Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what measures he will implement to ensure that necessary carbon reduction levels are achieved in Northern...
Debate resumed on amendment No 1, which amendment was: In clause 9, page 10, line 6, leave out “for a film exhibition” and insert “as a cinema”. — [Ms Hargey (The...
I beg to introduce the Charities Bill [NIA 27/17-22], which is a Bill to make provision about the lawfulness of decisions taken or other things done by staff of the Charity Commission for...
Iarraim ar Conor Murphy, Aire Airgeadais, an Bille a mholadh. I call the Minister of Finance, Conor Murphy, to move the Further Consideration Stage of the Bill. Moved. — [Mr Murphy (The...
I beg to move That the draft Administration (Restrictions on Disposal etc. to Connected Persons) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 be approved.
I beg to move That the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (Protection from Detriment in Health and Safety Cases) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 be approved.
