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Today's Business

Saturday 04 April 2020

Plenary

Question Time - Orals

Question Time - Topicals

* Committee Business relates to non-substantive items of business such as the consideration of minutes of the previous meeting and consideration of correspondence or matters arising from previous meetings

Time	Venue	Committee
Thursday 27 February 2020
10:04 AM	Room 30	Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Closed from 10:04 AM (23 mins) UK Government Environment Bill - Clerk's Briefing Public from 10:27 AM (34 mins) Committee Business Public from 11:01 AM (101 mins) SL1 - Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments to Farmers) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations SR - 2020/20 The Sea Fish Licensing (Revocation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 SR - 2020/21 The Sea Fishing (Licences and Notices) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 Oral Briefing from RaISe • Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer Oral Evidence from DAERA - UK Government Environment Bill • Mr John Mills, DAERA • Ms Hazel Bleeks, DAERA • Mr Karl Beattie, DAERA Oral Evidence from - Northern Ireland Environment Link - UK Government Environment Bill • Mr Craig McGuicken, Northern Ireland Environment Link • Ms Joanne Sherwood, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (NI) • Ms Victoria Magreehan, National Trust • Ms Jane Clarke, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (NI) Suspension from 12:42 PM (80 mins) Public from 2:02 PM (115 mins) Oral Evidence from - Chartered Institute Waste Management - UK Government Environment Bill • Mr Tim Walker, Chartered Institute of Waste Management (NI) Oral Evidence from - Ulster Farmers' Union and NIAPA - UK Government Environment Bill • Mr James Lowe, Northern Ireland Agricultural Producers Association • Mr Jim Carmichael, Northern Ireland Agricultural Producers Association • Ms Aileen Lawson, Ulster Farmers' Union • Mr Wesley Aston, Ulster Farmers' Union Oral Evidence from - Brexit & Environment Group - UK Government Environment Group • Mary Dobbs, Brexit & Environment Group • Viviane Gravey, Brexit & Environment Group • Professor Charlotte Burns, Brexit & Environment Group Public from 3:57 PM (1 mins) Committee Business
10:07 AM	Room 29	Committee for Communities Public from 10:07 AM (143 mins) Committee Business Ministerial briefing on Departmental priorities • Ms Deirdre Hargey, Minister for Communities • Ms Deirdre Hargey, DfC • Ms Tracy Meharg, DfC Departmental Deputy Secretary briefing on Housing, Urban Regeneration and Local Government • Ms Louise Warde Hunter, DfC • Mr Paul Price, DfC • Mr David Polley, DfC SL1 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 SL1 The Social Security Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 SL1 The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 SL1 The Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 Public from 12:30 PM (43 mins) Committee Business
10:36 AM	Senate Chamber	Committee for Health Public from 10:36 AM (1 mins) Committee Business Public from 10:37 AM (58 mins) Stakeholder Briefing: Workforce Strategy • Mr Jonathan Bull, Allied Health Professions Federation Northern Ireland • Ms Leandre Archer, Allied Health Professions Federation Northern Ireland • Mr Tom Sullivan, Allied Health Professions Federation Northern Ireland Public from 11:35 AM (71 mins) Departmental Briefing - Workforce Strategy • Mr Peter Barbour, DoH • Mr Stephen Galway, DoH • Mr Chris Wilkinson, DoH • Mr Andrew Dawson, DoH Public from 12:46 PM (16 mins) SL1 The Public Health Notifiable Diseases Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 • Mr Nigel McMahon, DoH Public from 1:02 PM (1 mins) SL1 - The Recovery of Health Service Charges (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 Public from 1:03 PM (3 mins) Committee Business
2:00 PM	Room 30	Committee for Justice Public from 2:00 PM (7 mins) Committee Business Public from 2:07 PM (191 mins) Justice key issues, priorities and legislative programme - Briefing by Minister of Justice • Mrs Naomi Long, Minister of Justice • Mr Peter May, DoJ SL1: The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 Review of Personal Injury Discount Rate Public from 5:27 PM (8 mins) Committee Business
2:03 PM	Senate Chamber	Public Accounts Committee Public from 2:03 PM (6 mins) Committee Business Public from 2:09 PM (59 mins) Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - RaISe Research Paper • Mr Colin Pidgeon, Research Officer Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Introduction to Briefing Session • Mr Kieran Donnelly CB, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office Closed from 3:08 PM (21 mins) Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Briefing Session • Mr Kieran Donnelly CB, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office Public from 3:29 PM (61 mins) Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Briefing from the Construction Employers Federation • Mr Mark Spence, Construction Employers Federation • Mr Jonathan Caughey, Construction Employers Federation Closed from 4:30 PM (12 mins) Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Preparation Session • Mr Kieran Donnelly CB, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office Closed from 4:42 PM (8 mins) Committee Business

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