AQW 17756/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 21/04/2021
Answered On Date: 29/04/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the establishment of a Citizens' Assembly.

Answer:

We remain committed to the convening of at least one Citizen’s Assembly each year on an issue to be recommended by the Compact Civic Advisory Panel. Preparatory work has begun on the re-establishment of the Panel through public appointment but Covid-19 has unavoidably impacted both on this work due to the necessary diversion of staffing resources and also taking into account the panel’s potential ability to function most effectively due to the current social constraints in which we have been operating.