Question Time: Executive Office Monday 28 June 2021

First Minister, answers Members questions on 28 June 2021.

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Video timings:

0:00 Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill answers Members’ questions

0:08 Mr Doug Beattie MC (UUP – Upper Bann) – To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister which of their departmental commitments contained in New Decade, New Approach will not be met during the 2017-22 mandate.

4:42 Mr Chris Lyttle (APNI – East Belfast) – To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they will remove the exception of employment as a teacher in a school from the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.

9:30 Mr Peter Weir (DUP – Strangford) – To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what steps are they taking to ensure children and young people are not disadvantaged through Moving Forward: The Executive’s Pathway Out Of Restrictions.

15:59 Mr Trevor Lunn (IND – Lagan Valley) – To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when the report of the Commission on Flags, Identity, Culture and Tradition will be published.

28:50 Ms Paula Bradley (DUP – North Belfast) – To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when vocal coaches will be permitted to return to face-to-face teaching.

29:30 Topical Question 1 – Chilled Meat Products: Steve Aiken

32:18 Topical Question 3 – Communities in Transition: Joanne Bunting

34:55 Topical Question 6 – Brexit: EU Mitigations: Maolisa McHugh

38:30 Topical Question 7 – NDNA: Joint First Minister’s Commitment: Sean Lynch

40:15 Topical Question 8 – Together: Building a United Community: Update: Colm Gildernew

42:36 Topical Question 9 – Irish Government: Welcome in the North: Emma Sheerin