Assembly Debates raise awareness of topical and/or specific local issues. This category will promote those debates that are in the wider public interest.
https://youtu.be/8SMSioxwg4s MLAs Paul Givan, Joanne Bunting, Michelle McIlveen and Pam Cameron propose a motion that the Assembly welcomes the important intervention of disability campaigner Heidi Crowter and rejects the imposition of abortion legislation that extends to all non-fatal disabilities, including Down’s syndrome. Read the Official Report.
https://youtu.be/ojlQhAcxloo MLAs Matthew O’Toole, Colin McGrath and Sinead McLaughlin introduce a motion that the Assembly notes its unique role in the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement and the unique impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland along with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and the extreme challenges facing businesses and workers. They call for an extension of the current… Continue Reading Motion: Extension of the EU Withdrawal Transition Period – Tuesday 2 June 2020
The Budget (No. 2) Bill, proposed by the Minister of Finance Conor Murphy to address the impact of COVID-19 on Departmental budgets, passes through its Further Consideration Stage and Final Stage following debate by Members. Having now passed the Final Stage, the Bill is awaiting Royal Assent. View the Budget (No. 2) Bill Watch the… Continue Reading Final Stage: Budget (No. 2) Bill – Tuesday 2 June 2020
Minister of Justice Naomi Long moves the Legislative Consent Motion for the Sentencing (Pre-Consolidation Amendments) Bill. Read the Committee for Justice’s report on the Legislative Consent Motion
https://youtu.be/15bX-DnG_Yc Minister for Economy Diane Dodds moves the Legislative Consent Motion for the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill. The Bill, currently going through Westminster, will introduce new corporate restructuring tools to the insolvency and restructuring regime to give companies the breathing space and tools required to maximise their chance of survival. Read more about the… Continue Reading Legislative Consent Motion: Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill – Tuesday 2 June 2020
https://youtu.be/4QwnKgQyzVU MLAs discuss and approve updates to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations in the form of Amendments 2 and 3. Amendment 2 updates the regulations in relation to matters such as when a marriage ceremony may take place and the opening of recycling centres. Amendment 3 updates the regulations concerned with private worship and… Continue Reading Amendments to Health Protection Regulations – Tuesday 2 June 2020
https://youtu.be/pNgIt4nngjk Private Members’ Business concerning planning for a just economic recovery after the COVID-19 crisis is proposed by MLAs Dr Caoimhe Archibald, Colm Gildernew, Carál Ní Chuilín and Declan McAleer and is debated by Members in the Chamber. Economy Minister Diane Dodds responds to the motion.
https://youtu.be/_hgjucHl4s0 Minister for Communities Deirdre Hargey moves the Legislative Consent Motion for the Pension Schemes Bill. Members discuss the motion before its approval.
https://youtu.be/ZSSZWwFPfXo Minister for Communities Deirdre Hargey moves two motions related to Child Support Regulations – The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 and The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019.
https://youtu.be/dPeHnzXSmG0 After the motion to move the Housing (Amendment) Bill through the Assembly with accelerated passage was approved earlier in the afternoon, the Bill moves into its second stage and is debated in the Chamber. View the Housing (Amendment) Bill