Assembly Debates

Assembly Debates raise awareness of topical and/or specific local issues. This category will promote those debates that are in the wider public interest.

Assembly Recall – AS and A Level Grading Crisis – 18 August 2020

View the Official Report (Hansard) for this debate. The Assembly was recalled on 18 August 2020 to debate AS and A Level grading. The original motion was: Proposed: That this Assembly is deeply concerned that the modelling used to calculate grades for AS and A levels has awarded incorrect results for students across Northern Ireland;… Continue Reading Assembly Recall – AS and A Level Grading Crisis – 18 August 2020

Final Stage: The Executive Committee (Functions) Bill – Tuesday 28 July 2020

Members discuss the Final Stage of the Executive Committee (Functions) Bill. The Bill makes provision concerning the decisions which may be made by Ministers without recourse to the Executive Committee. Following the debate, Members voted to pass the Bill which will now become law. View the Bill Watch MLAs discuss the Further Consideration Stage of… Continue Reading Final Stage: The Executive Committee (Functions) Bill – Tuesday 28 July 2020

Further Consideration Stage: The Executive Committee (Functions) Bill – Monday 27 July 2020

https://youtu.be/sMcgBjLp3-A Members discuss the Further Consideration Stage of the Executive Committee (Functions) Bill. The Bill makes provision concerning the decisions which may be made by Ministers without recourse to the Executive Committee. View the Bill Watch MLAs discuss the Consideration Stage of the Bill Watch MLAs discuss the second stage of the Bill on 6… Continue Reading Further Consideration Stage: The Executive Committee (Functions) Bill – Monday 27 July 2020

Urgent Oral Question: Waste Storage at Edenderry Industrial Estate – Tuesday 21 July 2020

https://youtu.be/8G4X3IPed4Y William Humphrey MLA asks the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, given the health and safety issues arising from waste storage at Edenderry Industrial Estate, what action his Department and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) are taking to ensure that the offending material is removed urgently.

Consideration Stage: The Executive Committee (Functions) Bill – Tuesday 21 July 2020

https://youtu.be/68V01o8hmuU Members discuss the Consideration Stage of the Executive Committee (Functions) Bill. The Bill makes provision concerning the decisions which may be made by Ministers without recourse to the Executive Committee. View the Bill Watch MLAs discuss the second stage of the Bill on 6 July 2020 Watch MLAs approve the Bill for accelerated passage… Continue Reading Consideration Stage: The Executive Committee (Functions) Bill – Tuesday 21 July 2020

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (NI) 2020 – Amendments No. 9 and No. 10

https://youtu.be/GYnw10MlBlE Junior Ministers Declan Kearney and Gordon Lyons move amendments 9 and 10 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations. Amendment 9 allows for gatherings of up to 30 people in public places and outdoors. Amendment 10 changes the regulations in terms of opening arrangements at a number of businesses, schools, summer schemes and attendance… Continue Reading The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (NI) 2020 – Amendments No. 9 and No. 10