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And so it comes to pass…. our MLAs will at last get their hands on devolved Policing & Justice powers with the OFMDFM motion proposing that ‘certain matters should cease to be reserved’. However Stormont Watchers will have to display a degree of patience as this won’t happen until the Housing Bill reaches its final stage.
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A busy agenda gets underway this week with a clearing of decks motion to neuter some pesky standing orders that may have impacted on Tuesday’s big debate on the devolution of Policing & Justice.
Health Questions are always relatively lively and expect robust exchanges over recent increases of waiting times and budgetary pressures. Fresh from his [...]
The Minister for Finance & Personnel’s day gets off to busy start with as he shepherds three separate pieces of legislation through the house. In all likelihood the Budget Bill will complete its journey before the Rates (Exemption for Automatic Telling Machines in Rural Areas) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 is affirmed and the Draft Rates [...]
Legislation tries to banish the Monday morning blues at the Assembly with the Housing (Amendment) Bill and Budget Bills both reaching further consideration stage before the likely affirmation of the Land Registry (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010.
OFMDFM questions will attract their usual attention before Environment Minister Edwin Poots provides the encore at the dispatch box.
Sinn [...]
Legislation in various stages comes thick and fast on the floor of the house in the Assembly today.
The Budget Bill arrives at its consideration stage, the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill reaches its final stage before the Environment Minister seeks Assembly approval for the Draft CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2010.
Minister Arlene Foster can return [...]
Finance & Personnel Minister Nigel Dodds get things underway at the Assembly this week as he shepherds the affirmation of Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 and an attempt to extend provisions of the Equality Bill (dealing with the abolition of the presumption of advancement) to Northern Ireland.
Regular Stormont-watchers will know that Education oral [...]
The Executive business comes thick and fast today with no fewer than three bills at three different stages reaching the floor of the house.
DFP’s Budget Bill arrives at its second stage, DSD’s Housing (Amendment) Bill will receive its consideration stage before DRD’s Water and Sewerage Services (Amendment) Bill completes its journey at the final stage.
Business [...]
Financial matters kick off the agenda in the Assembly today with two DFP sponsored motions firstly to approve Supply Resolution for the 2009-2010 Spring Supplementary Estimates and then the Supply Resolution for the 2010-2011 Vote on Account.
OFMDFM question time could be lively as it’s their first turn at the dispatch box since the Hillsborough Agreement [...]
Environment Minister Edwin Poots gets things underway today bringing the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill to its Consideration Stage.
Finance and Personnel Minister Nigel Dodds will be at the Dispatch Box before the Assembly Commission face their periodic grilling on housekeeping issues on the hill.
Private Members Business sees a SF motion calling on the Health Minister [...]
Assuming it is still in place the Assembly should nod through the Work and Families (Increase of Maximum Amount) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 to open this week on the hill.
Either our Deputy or Acting First Minister will have to drag themselves away from the talks at Hillsborough long enough to face the dispatch box for [...]