AQW 4854/08

Mrs Naomi Long
Alliance Party
East Belfast

Tabled Date: 07/03/2008
Answered On Date: 02/04/2008
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any plans or arrangements that have been made by the Ministerial Sub-Committee on Children and Young People to engage with leading non-governmental organisations on a regular basis.

Answer:

At its first meeting on 13 March 2008, the Ministerial Sub-Committee on Children and Young People agreed its key cross-cutting priorities and the agenda at future meetings will reflect those issues.

It is intended to have a standing item on the agenda whereby a relevant speaker will be invited to make a short presentation to inform discussion. It is anticipated that those speakers will include representatives from leading non-governmental organisations.

Voluntary and community sector organisations will also be represented on the Strategy Planning and Review Group which will be chaired by the Junior Ministers. The outputs from this group will be presented to the Ministerial Sub-Committee on Children and Young People.