| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 07 June 2021 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 08 June 2021 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:05 PM | Senate Chamber | Business Committee
Closed from 1:05 PM (9 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 09 June 2021 |
| 9:37 AM | Starleaf (Senate Chamber), Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Education
Public from 9:37 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:40 AM (86 mins)
Voluntary Sector Outdoor Centres - Oral Briefing by The Uniform Youth Work Hub
• Mr Jonathan Gracey, Scouts NI
• Ms Claire Flowers, Girlguiding Ulster
Public from 11:06 AM (121 mins)
Children and Young People Emotional Health and Wellbeing in Education Strategy/Provision of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services - Oral Briefing by the Department of Education, Department of Health and the Education Authority
• Mr Ricky Irwin, DE
• Mrs Angela Kane, DE
• Mr Gavin Quinn, DoH
• Mr Paul Millar, DoH
• Ms Geraldine Teague, Health and Social Care Board
• Ms Shauna Collinson, Education Authority
• Ms Nicola Topping, Education Authority
Public from 1:07 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:04 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:04 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from Belfast Met & Hospitality and Tourism Skills Network - Tourism and Hospitality Hub
• Ms Louise Warde Hunter, Belfast Metropolitan College
• Ms Fiona Dempsey, Belfast Metropolitan College
• Ms Roisin McKee, Hospitality and Tourism Skills Network
• Mr Ciaran O’Neill, Hospitality and Tourism Skills Network
Public from 11:05 AM (60 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Vocational Qualifications Examinations & Youth Training Reform
• Mr Clement Athanasiou, DfE
• Mr Rory Muldrew, DfE
• Ms Donna Blaney, DfE
• Mr David Broadhurst, DfE
• Mr David Crosbie, DfE
• Ms Kathryn McCamley, DfE
• Mr George Sampson, DfE
Public from 12:05 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:15 PM (30 mins)
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill
SL1 - Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Amendment of Certain Relevant Periods) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
SR 2021/140 The Insolvency (Amendment) (2016 Act) (Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 12:45 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:09 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:09 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 10:17 AM (60 mins)
Departmental Briefing – Budget - June Monitoring
• Mr Declan McGeown, DfI
• Ms Susan Anderson, DfI
• Mr Conor Loughrey, DfI
Public from 11:18 AM (64 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Commercial Bus Service Permits & Transport Integration
• Ms Jackie Robinson, DfI
• Mr Stuart Gilmore, DfI
Public from 12:33 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:00 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:03 PM (61 mins)
Oral Evidence - Office for Budget Responsibility – ‘A Fiscal Council for NI’
• Richard Hughes, Office for Budget Responsibility
Public from 3:04 PM (70 mins)
Oral Evidence - Northern Ireland Fiscal Council – ‘A Fiscal Council for NI’
• Sir Robert Chote, Northern Ireland Fiscal Council
• Professor Alan Barrett, Northern Ireland Fiscal Council
• Maureen O'Reilly, Northern Ireland Fiscal Council
• Dr Esmond Birnie, Northern Ireland Fiscal Council
Closed from 4:14 PM (22 mins)
Fiscal Council – Committee feedback
Closed from 4:36 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 4:40 PM (16 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:03 PM | Starleaf (Room 30), Virtual Meeting, | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:03 PM (44 mins)
Committee Business
Departmental Spending Plans - June monitoring - Departmental Officials
• Ms Neelia Lloyd, TEO
• Ms Tara Kennedy, TEO
• Mr Chris Stewart, TEO
Public from 2:48 PM (71 mins)
Covid Recovery - Oral evidence: Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
• Mr Paul Braithwaite, Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
• Rebekah McCabe, Involve
• Ms Louise O'Kane, Community Places
Public from 4:00 PM (33 mins)
High Streets Task Force - Assembly Research Service
• Mr Michael Scholes, Research Officer
Committee Business |
| 2:36 PM | Virtual Meeting, | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 2:36 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:40 PM (50 mins)
Complaint against a Member – Commissioner investigation report
• Dr Melissa McCullough, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 3:30 PM (12 mins)
Procedures for investigating complaints against Ministers – Legal Advice and Policy Options
Closed from 3:42 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 10 June 2021 |
| 9:32 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 9:32 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:02 AM (46 mins)
Oral Evidence from DAERA - Business Plan 2021-22
• Mr Colin Breen, DAERA
• Mr Brian Doherty, DAERA
• Mr Dave Foster, DAERA
• Mr Norman Fulton, DAERA
• Mr Neal Gartland, DAERA
• Mr Jim Blee, DAERA
• Mr Ignatius McKeown, DAERA
• Ms Gemma Daly, DAERA
Public from 10:48 AM (57 mins)
Climate Change No.1 Bill - Oral evidence from UK Climate Change Committee
• Lord John Deben, UK Climate Change Committee
• Mr Thomas Andrews, UK Climate Change Committee
Public from 11:45 AM (43 mins)
Climate Change No.1 Bill - Oral evidence from Woodland Trust
• Mr Paul Armstrong, Woodland Trust
• Mr Dave Scott, Woodland Trust
Public from 12:28 PM (32 mins)
Climate Change No.1 Bill - Oral evidence from AFBI
• Mrs Josephine Kelly, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute
• Professor Elizabeth Magowan, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute
• Mr Pieter-Jan Schön, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute
Public from 1:00 PM (1 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - The Sea Fish Industry (Coronavirus) (Fixed Costs) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 1:01 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 9:32 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Health
Public from 9:32 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:35 AM (25 mins)
SL1 - The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
• Ms Maria Jennings, Food Standards Agency NI
• Ms Elvira Diez-Garcia, Food Standards Agency NI
Public from 10:00 AM (60 mins)
Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill - Briefing from Royal College of Midwives and NI Abortion and Contraception Taskgroup
• Ms Karen Murray, Royal College of Midwives
• Ms Michele McGrath, Northern Ireland Abortion and Contraception Taskgroup
Public from 11:00 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from Autism NI
• Ms Kerry Boyd, Autism NI
• Dr Arlene Cassidy, Autism NI
• Ms Kelly Maxwell, Autism NI
Public from 12:00 PM (60 mins)
Health and Social Care Bill - Departmental briefing
• Mr John Millar, DoH
• Ms Martina Moore, DoH
• Mr Paul Cavanagh, Health and Social Care Board
Public from 1:00 PM (10 mins)
The Health Security (EU Exit) Regulations 2021
Public from 1:10 PM (40 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:50 PM (3 mins)
SL1 - The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 |
| 9:35 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:35 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 9:45 AM (45 mins)
Charities Bill - Pre Legislative Briefing
• Ms Sharron Russell, DfC
• Mr Martin Ireland, DfC
Suspension from 10:30 AM (10 mins)
Public from 10:40 AM (35 mins)
June Monitoring Round
• Ms Cherrie Arnold, DfC
• Mr Gavin Patrick, DfC
Public from 11:15 AM (53 mins)
Post Covid-19 Recovery - Briefing by NICVA
• Mr Geoff Nuttall, Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
Public from 12:08 PM (60 mins)
Post Covid-19 Recovery - Briefing by CO3
• Ms Nora Smith, CO3
• Ms Michele Janes, Barnardo's
• Mr Richard Spratt, Cancer Focus NI
Public from 1:08 PM (6 mins)
SL1 - Private Rented Sector Registered Rents Increase Order 2021
Committee Business |
| 11:02 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Justice
Public from 11:02 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:08 AM (127 mins)
Damages (Return on Investment) Bill - Oral Evidence session with the Forum of Injury Lawyers (FOIL) and Confederation of British Industry NI
• Kevin Shevlin, Forum of Injury Lawyers
• Stuart Anderson, CBI Northern Ireland
Damages (Return on Investment) Bill - Oral Evidence session with the Association of British Insurers (ABI)
• Mr Alastair Ross, Association of British Insurers
Damages (Return on Investment) Bill - Oral Evidence session with the Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors (FOCIS)
• Julian Chamberlayne, Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors
Damages (Return on Investment) Bill - Oral Evidence session with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
• Oonagh McClure, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Public from 1:49 PM (60 mins)
Protection from Stalking Bill - Oral Evidence session with Action Against Stalking, Scotland
• Ann Moulds, Action Against Stalking (Scotland)
Protection from Stalking Bill - Update on Oral Evidence Sessions
Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Bill - Consideration and approval of draft Committee Report
Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill - Legislative Consent Motion
SL1: County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021
SL1: The Magistrates' Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021
SL1: The Crown Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021
SL1: The Court of Judicature (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021
SL1: The County Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021
Making of a Statutory Rule to Amend Rule 22 of the Parole Commissioners (Northern Ireland) Rules 2009
UK Financial Services Bill - Electronic Money Institutions Clause
Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse Seven Year Strategy - Further Information on Progress against the Year Five Action Plan
Public from 2:49 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights
Informal from 2:00 PM (120 mins)
Deliberations on a Bill of Rights
Informal from 4:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:34 PM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Closed from 2:34 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:35 PM (84 mins)
Written Briefing - Committee consideration of evidence - Withdrawal of DAERA and Local Authority staff from Ports
Closed from 4:25 PM (5 mins) |