https://youtu.be/XtN_9OJya_Q The Committee received a briefing from an Assembly Researcher on proxy voting and considered responses relating to Members’ Statements and Legislative Consent Motions. View the agenda.
https://youtu.be/QkCikccIy3Q The Committee received a briefing from the Children’s Law Centre on the impact of COVID-19 and vulnerable children support during lockdown. This was followed by a consultation on COVID-19 with representatives of Department of Education, Education Authority and Department of Health, with particular emphasis on Cross-sectoral Support Plan for Vulnerable Children. View the agenda.
The Committee considered a number of written Departmental briefings and items of subordinate legislation before receiving a briefing from Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) on the NI European Social Fund Programme. View the agenda.
https://youtu.be/CD9Ah9G4MsY The Committee received a joint briefing on Active Travel from Department for Infrastructure & Sustrans. This was followed by a Departmental briefing on Living with Water in Belfast. View the agenda.
Ministerial Statement – Minister of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs – Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Simplifications and the Direction of Travel for Future Agricultural Policy in NI Including Support Payments.
Ministerial Statement – Minister of Finance – NSMC in Special EU Programmes Sectoral Format
Ministerial Statement: Minister of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs – British Irish Council Environment Sector Meeting
Ministerial Statement: Minister for Communities – Self Isolation Payment Update