Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill: Consideration Stage

Part of Executive Committee Business – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 10:45 pm on 8 June 2021.

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Photo of Claire Sugden Claire Sugden Independent 10:45, 8 June 2021

I thank the Member for her examples, and I agree with the sentiment. I appreciate the arguments, and I appreciate the wishes of a father and grandfather. That is certainly his wish. However, we need to look at this in the wider context of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom, Ireland and even the world. We need to move to a place where everywhere else in 2021 provides the service and Northern Ireland needs to come up to date with that.

I move on to other notable points. Rachel Woods made some really interesting points, and I wonder whether there is any opportunity for the Minister to consult the Minister for Infrastructure, particularly about planning permission concerns. It is valid when someone makes an issue of it. They may not make an issue of it, so it might be worth consulting councils to understand whether that is something that would be implemented or, in most cases —