Here's What's Happening in the Northern Ireland Assembly Next Week
Curious about what’s on the agenda at the Northern Ireland Assembly next week? Here’s a quick roundup of plenary business, committee meetings, and All-Party Group gatherings.
Plenary Business Highlights
Monday, 27 January
Question Time: Focused on Infrastructure and Health.
Private Members’ Motions:
Emergency Food Parcels for Children: Highlighting alarming increases in food parcel distribution and calling for an urgent anti-poverty strategy.
Nappy Collection and Recycling Scheme: Proposing a strategy for collecting and recycling disposable nappies to support climate and recycling goals.
Tuesday, 28 January
Executive Business:
Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill: Consideration stage.
Motions on monetary limits in gaming and amendments to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme.
Private Members’ Motions:
Tackling gambling-related harms with a public health approach.
Ensuring accountability in the use of public monies by MLAs and political parties.
Adjournment Debate: Discussing the potential closure of Riverside Theatre in Coleraine.
Committee Meetings
Tuesday, 28 January
Committee for Education: Virtual meeting at 9:15 a.m.
Business Committee: Meeting at 1:00 p.m. in the Senate Chamber.
Wednesday, 29 January
A busy day with six committees, including Infrastructure, Economy, and Education. Highlights include:
Committee for The Executive Office: 2:00 p.m., Room 30.
Committee for Finance: 3:00 p.m., NICVA HQ.
Thursday, 30 January
Topics range from Agriculture and the Windsor Framework to Health and Communities.
All-Party Groups (APGs)
Tuesday, 28 January
APG on Community Pharmacy meets at 12:00 p.m., Room 29.
APG on Cancer: 1:00 p.m., Room 30.
Thursday, 30 January
APG on Social Enterprise: 12:30 p.m., Room 115.
APG on Skills: 2:00 p.m., Virtual Meeting.
Whether you’re interested in climate action, public health, or financial oversight, there’s something for everyone. Let’s keep an eye on how these debates and discussions unfold.
What are you most interested in?
Stay Safe.
Ellen