The committee received a Ministerial Briefing from Diane Dodds MLA on the Covid-19 response and Economic Recovery. The also heard from the Northern Ireland Business Brexit Working Group on the UK Internal Market Bill and other Brexit issues. The committee also looked at the impact of Covid-19 on Higher Education Teaching, access to facilities and… Continue Reading Committee for the Economy – Wednesday 23 September 2020
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https://youtu.be/36gjouZ2oyQ MLAs Dr Caoimhe Archibald, Declan McAleer, Martina Anderson and Liz Kimmins propose a motion that the Assembly notes with concern recent comments from the Northern Ireland Business Brexit Working Group regarding the lack of technical and operational details available to local businesses concerning the changes that will come into force post-Brexit and calls on… Continue Reading Motion: Local Economy and Post-Brexit Preparedness – Tuesday 8 September 2020
https://youtu.be/J1hbihWjeDI Matthew O’Toole MLA proposes a Matter of the Day to discuss the Implementation of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol.
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The Committee took evidence from the NI Business Brexit Working Group. It included representatives from the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium,Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association and the Ulster Farmers’ Union. https://youtu.be/n_CHKProqhM
The Committee received a Departmental briefing on the exit from the EU and a briefing from the Money and Pensions Service.
https://youtu.be/sMagtuV41HU The Committee received a briefing from Junior Ministers Declan Kearney and Gordon Lyon on Brexit-related issues. The Committee also considered its response to the Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. View the agenda.
The Committee received briefings from Department for Infrastructure officials on: Brexit Road safety and driver and vehicle regulation Public transport View the agenda.
The BrexitLawNI project is a collaborative project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. It seeks to examine the constitutional, conflict transformation, human rights and equality consequences of Brexit. It particularly focuses on six key issues: the Northern Ireland peace process; North-South relations; border controls and free movement in and between Northern Ireland, the… Continue Reading Brexit and Northern Ireland: The Constitutional, Conflict Transformation, Human Rights and Equality Consequences