Business Diary

Monday 30 November 2020 - Friday 04 December 2020

* 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
TimeVenuePlenary/Committee
Monday 30 November 2020
12:00 PMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
Tuesday 01 December 2020
10:30 AMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
1:02 PMSenate ChamberBusiness Committee

Closed from 1:02 PM (29 mins)
Committee Business
1:02 PMRoom 30Committee for Justice

Closed from 1:02 PM (21 mins)
Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Proposed Amendments for Further Consideration Stage
• Ms Stephanie Mallon, Assembly Clerk

Public from 1:23 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 1:24 PM (75 mins)
Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Consideration of Departmental Amendments for Further Consideration Stage of the Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill
• Dr Veronica Holland, DoJ
• Mr John Bradley, DoJ
• Mr Stephen Martin, DoJ

Public from 3:34 PM (18 mins)

Closed from 3:52 PM (40 mins)

Public from 4:32 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
1:30 PMSenate ChamberChairpersons' Liaison Group

Closed from 1:30 PM (22 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 1:52 PM (14 mins)
Overview of the services that the Communications Office provides to Committees
• Ms Susie Brown, Head of Communications

Closed from 2:06 PM (1 mins)
Member Development – interim plan 2020-21 session

Closed from 2:07 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Wednesday 02 December 2020
9:35 AMSenate ChamberCommittee for Education

Public from 9:35 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 9:39 AM (103 mins)
Special Educational Needs Framework - Consultation on Regulations and Code of Practice: DE Briefing
• Mr Ricky Irwin, DE
• Ms Sharon Lawlor, DE
• Ms Jan Matthews, DE

Public from 11:22 AM (102 mins)
Looked After Children and Care Experienced Children and Young People Strategy - DE/EA Briefing
• Mr Ricky Irwin, DE
• Mrs Angela Kane, DE
• Ms Anne-Marie Bagnall, Education Authority
• Ms Eilís McDaniel, DoH

Public from 1:04 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business
9:35 AMRoom 29Committee for Infrastructure

Public from 9:35 AM (18 mins)
Committee Business

Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings

SL1 - The Planning (Environmental Assessments and Technical Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

SL1 - The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment No. 2) (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

SR 2020-276 The Port Services (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

SR 2020-277 The Railways (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

SR 2020-282 The Bus Operator (Coronavirus, Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Public from 9:53 AM (41 mins)
Briefing from Belfast International Airport - Financial Impact of COVID-19 on Belfast International Airport
• Mr Graham Keddie, Belfast International Airport
• Mr Emmanuel Menanteau, Belfast International Airport

Public from 10:34 AM (41 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Flood Management Plans Briefing including Reservoirs
• Mr Jonathan McKee, DfI
• Mr Damian Curran, DfI
• Mr Mark Stranaghan, DfI

Public from 11:15 AM (40 mins)
Briefing from Assembly Research and Information Service - Electric Vehicle Waste
• Mr Desmond McKibbin, Research Officer

Briefing from Assembly Research and Information Service - Water and Sewerage Company Business Models in GB and Ireland
• Mr Desmond McKibbin, Research Officer

Public from 11:55 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
10:00 AMRoom 30Committee for the Economy

Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:05 AM (40 mins)
Briefing from Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission - Business & Human Rights Forum
• Mr Les Allamby, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Mr Glenn Bradley, NI Human Rights Forum

Public from 10:45 AM (30 mins)
Briefing from Richard Ramsey, Economist - Stimulating the Economy using a voucher based scheme
• Mr Richard Ramsey, Expert Witness

Public from 11:15 AM (45 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Newly announced support schemes
• Mr Paul Grocott, DfE

Public from 12:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 12:05 PM (40 mins)
Update on the Shared Prosperity Fund

SR 2020/279 The Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

SR 2020/281 The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week’s Pay) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

SL1 - Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Liability for Wrongful Trading and Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
2:03 PMSenate ChamberCommittee for Finance

Public from 2:03 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:05 PM (75 mins)
Consultation - The Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 - Oral Evidence from Kingspan and EPIC
• Fergal Murphy, Kingspan Insulation
• Alan Macklin, Kingspan Insulation
• Chris Pateman, Engineered Panels in Construction
• Jonathan Arnold, Tata Steel

Public from 3:20 PM (37 mins)
RaISe Oral Presentation - Analysis of Forecast Outturn - Quarterly Report
• Mr Colin Pidgeon, Research Officer
• Mr Christopher Rothwell, Research Officer

Public from 3:57 PM (2 mins)
SR 2020/280 The Administration of Estates (Small Payments)(Increase of Limit) Order 2020

Public from 3:59 PM (4 mins)
Written Evidence - Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) Report - Managing Attendance in Central and Local Government

Public from 4:03 PM (23 mins)
Committee Business
2:03 PMRoom 30Committee for The Executive Office

Public from 2:03 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business

Historical Institutional Abuse: Engagement with Institutions - Departmental Written Briefing

Committee Business

Closed from 2:33 PM (43 mins)
Common Frameworks - NIA EU Affairs Manager Briefing
• Ms Shauna Mageean, EU Affairs Manager
2:31 PMRoom 29Committee on Procedures

Public from 2:31 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:39 PM (10 mins)
Proxy Voting - Consideration of Options

Public from 2:49 PM (6 mins)
Legislative Consent Motions - Consideration of responses

Public from 2:55 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Thursday 03 December 2020
8:46 AMSenate ChamberCommittee for Health

Public from 8:46 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 8:50 AM (100 mins)
COVID-19 Disease Response - Ministerial update
• Mr Robin Swann, Minister of Health
• Prof. Sir Michael McBride, DoH
• Ms Patricia Donnelly, DoH

Public from 10:30 AM (90 mins)
COVID-19 Disease Response - Briefing from international academics
• Dr Ralf Reintjes, Hamburg University of Applied Science
• Prof. Azeem Majeed, Imperial College London
• Prof Devi Sridhar, University of Edinburgh

Public from 12:00 PM (10 mins)
SR 2020/254 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 21) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Bryan Dooley, DoH
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH

Public from 12:10 PM (10 mins)
SR 2020/275 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 22) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Bryan Dooley, DoH
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH

Public from 12:20 PM (10 mins)
SR 2020/278 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 23) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Bryan Dooley, DoH
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH

Public from 12:30 PM (10 mins)
SR 2020/261 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Travel from Denmark) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Bryan Dooley, DoH
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH

Public from 12:40 PM (10 mins)
SR 2020/274 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 16) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Public from 12:50 PM (45 mins)
Committee Business
10:00 AMRoom 30Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Closed from 10:00 AM (12 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:12 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:17 AM (31 mins)
Oral Evidence from DAERA - Common Framework for Chemicals and Pesticides
• Ms Caroline Barry, DAERA
• Mr Tommy McNamara, DAERA
• Ms Helen Lewis, DAERA

Public from 10:48 AM (1 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - SL1 - The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Public from 10:49 AM (11 mins)
Oral Evidence from DAERA - SL1 - The Seed Marketing and Fertilisers (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Tommy McNamara, DAERA

Public from 11:00 AM (6 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - SL1 - The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Public from 11:06 AM (6 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - SR The Marketing of Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2020/152 The Plant Health and Diseases of Animals (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2020/268 The Pesticides and Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting)(Amendment)(EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2020/269 The Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment)(EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2020/272 The Organic Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Public from 11:12 AM (1 mins)
Written Briefing from DAERA - Statutory Instrument: Defra/FD/11 - The Food and Drink (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
• Ms Elaine McCrory, DAERA

Public from 11:13 AM (9 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - Covid 19 Update

Written Briefing DAERA - Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme Update

Public from 11:22 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
10:01 AMRoom 29Committee for Communities

Public from 10:01 AM (14 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:15 AM (39 mins)
Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill - Briefing by NI Brewery and Independent Pub Association
• Mr Pedro Donald, Sunflower Public House
• Mr Matthew Dick, Boundary Brewing Co-operative
• Mr William Mayne, Bullhouse Brewing Company Ltd

Suspension from 10:54 AM (6 mins)

Public from 11:00 AM (56 mins)
Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill - Briefing by NI Federation of Clubs
• Mr Harry Beckinsale, Northern Ireland Federation of Clubs
• John Davidson, Northern Ireland Federation of Clubs
• Lawrence Shearer, Northern Ireland Federation of Clubs

Public from 11:56 AM (28 mins)
Funding for the Arts Sector
• Ms Maeve Walls, DfC
• Mr Iain Greenway, DfC
• Ms Joanna Gray, DfC

Public from 12:24 PM (41 mins)
Impact of Covid-19 on the Arts Sector - Briefing by Peter Corry
• Mr Peter Corry, Peter Corry Productions

Public from 1:05 PM (17 mins)
SL1 The Pension Protection Fund (State Aid) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

SR 2020 283 The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020

Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 29Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights

Public from 2:00 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:03 PM (60 mins)
Briefing by Mr Justice Richard Humpreys on options for a Bill of Rights
• Mr Justice Richard Humphreys, Irish High Court

Public from 3:03 PM (60 mins)
Briefing by Professor Brice Dickson, Getting to Yes on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland
• Professor Brice Dickson, Queen's University Belfast

Public from 4:03 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business
2:02 PMRoom 30Committee for Justice

Public from 2:02 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:04 PM (166 mins)
Proposals for New Legal Framework for Setting the Personal Injury Discount Rate and Review of the Current Rate
• Mr Peter May, DoJ
• Ms Laurene McAlpine, DoJ

SR 2020/248: The Maximum Number of Judges Order (Northern Ireland) 2020

SL1: The Postal Administration Rules (Northern Ireland) 2020

Legal Aid Update on Progress to Implement NIAO and PAC Recommendations and Action Plan to address Fraud and Error

Proposals to Reform Rehabilitation Periods in Northern Ireland – Proposed Public Consultation

Domestic Abuse Protection Notices and Orders

The Health Protection Regulations - Assembly Debate

Public from 4:50 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
2:09 PMSenate ChamberPublic Accounts Committee

Public from 2:09 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Public from 2:19 PM (153 mins)
Inquiry into Capacity and Capability in the NICS - Evidence Session
• Ms Sue Gray, DoF
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Stuart Stevenson, DoF
• Jill Minne, DoF
• Ms Michele Woods, DoF
• Ms Anne Breen, DoF

Closed from 4:52 PM (39 mins)
Inquiry into Capacity and Capability in the NICS - Discussions with NI Audit Office
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Christine Burns, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Conor McGeown, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 5:31 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business

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