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

https://youtu.be/k4sm2pQtfx0 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 ISL

https://youtu.be/HQ-Ce4Wh-aU First Ministers’ Office answers Members’ questions during Question Time with the Executive Office on Tuesday 18 March 2025 with ISL. View the questions asked of the Department.

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

https://youtu.be/DoZx68GDz0Y 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 ISL interpretation. View the Official Report written transcript

Question Time: Education, Monday 10 March 2025 with ISL

https://youtu.be/V8COgpqNtLw Minister for Education, Paul Givan, answers Members questions during Question Time in the Assembly Chamber on Monday 10 March 2025. This recording is accompanied by ISL interpretation. View the Official Report written transcript of the questions and answers

Committee for Communities: Sign Language Bill briefing from Assembly Research, Thursday 27 February 2025 (with ISL)

https://youtu.be/kLpnZogKcXY Assembly Research Officers brief the Committee for the Communities with their research on a Sign Language Bill. This recording is accompanied by ISL interpretation. Read the Research Paper that the Research Officer produced and discussed during the evidence session (PDF, 59 pages, 467KB) The video below goes through the key points of the research… Continue Reading Committee for Communities: Sign Language Bill briefing from Assembly Research, Thursday 27 February 2025 (with ISL)

Committee for Communities: Arrangements for Committee Stage of Sign Language Bill, Thursday 27 February 2025 (with ISL)

https://youtu.be/6lm7-OhHoSw The Committee for Communities discuss arrangements for its scrutiny of the Sign Language Bill. This recording is accompanied by ISL interpretation. Related videos: Watch this recording with BSL interpretation Watch the full meeting of the Committee for Communities, Thursday 27 February 2025

Sign Language Bill: Second Stage, Tuesday 18 February 2025 (with BSL and ISL)

https://youtu.be/7PpY49gakRw Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons moves the Second Stage of the Sign Language Bill, followed by Members debating the Bill. This recording is accompanied by simultaneous translation in BSL (interpreter on the right) and ISL (interpreter on the left). You can also read the Official Report transcript of the debate.