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Content from the Assembly with BSL (British Sign Language)

Committee for Communities Meeting, Thursday 3 April 2025

https://youtu.be/NRfHDv-1NsY The Committee met on Thursday 3 April 2025.  On the agenda –  SR 2025/64 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 SR 2025/66 The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 Oral briefing from Trussell Oral briefing from Co Ownership View the full agenda.

Sign Language Bill: Key Points from the Assembly’s Research and Information Service Research Paper on the Bill (with BSL)

https://youtu.be/JN-CXQJqr1E This recording is accompanied by BSL interpretation and goes through the key points of an Assembly Research Paper that was produced in response to a request from the Committee for Communities. The Committee requested research into the proposals and implications of the Sign Language Bill. This video goes through the ‘Key Points’ section of… Continue Reading Sign Language Bill: Key Points from the Assembly’s Research and Information Service Research Paper on the Bill (with BSL)

Question Time: Executive Office, Monday 31 March 2025 with BSL

https://youtu.be/9EquYJ_JwMw First Ministers’ Office answers Members’ questions during Question Time with the Executive Office on Monday 31 March 2025 with BSL View the questions asked of the Department.

Committee for Communities: Sign Language Bill – Update on call for evidence and engagements, Thursday 27 March 2025 (with ISL and BSL)

https://youtu.be/pom0k0Dj29o The Committee for Communities agree to extend the closing date of its call for evidence until 9 May 2025 and discuss upcoming engagements related to the Sign Language Bill. This recording is accompanied by simultaneous ISL interpretation (on the left) and BSL interpretation (on the right). View the full agenda from the meeting. This… Continue Reading Committee for Communities: Sign Language Bill – Update on call for evidence and engagements, Thursday 27 March 2025 (with ISL and BSL)

Committee for Communities Meeting, Thursday 27 March 2025

https://youtu.be/TbHXr30UNzE The Committee met on Thursday 27 March 2025.  On the agenda –  Sign Language Bill – update on call for evidence and engagements SL1 The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance Claims and Payments) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 Draft SR Period Products (DfC Specified Public… Continue Reading Committee for Communities Meeting, Thursday 27 March 2025

Question Time: Executive Office, Tuesday 18 March 2025 with BSL

https://youtu.be/fAqenwAydLc First Ministers’ Office answers Members’ questions during Question Time with the Executive Office on Tuesday 18 March 2025 with BSL. View the questions asked of the Department.

Sign Language Bill: Extension of the Committee Stage, Tuesday 11 March 2025 (with BSL)

https://youtu.be/QuDzKNZPCzg Chairperson of the Committee for Communities, Colm Gildernew, proposes a motion that, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the Committee Stage of the Sign Language Bill is extended to 13 February 2026. This recording is accompanied with BSL interpretation. Read the Official Report written transcript

Question Time: Education, Monday 10 March 2025 with BSL 

https://youtu.be/9Eg8K4B44gE Minister for Education, Paul Givan answers Members questions during Question Time with BSL View Questions