This week at the Assembly - 25 June

Monday 25 June

Executive committee business

Final Stage – Budget Bill (NIA 3/07)

Minister of Finance and Personnel

Final Stage – Welfare Reform Bill (NIA 1/07)

Minister for Social Development

Question Time

• First Minister and Deputy First Minister
• Minister of the Environment
• Minister of Finance and Personnel

Private members' business

Carers

Proposed: That this Assembly calls upon the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to ensure that all carers, formal and informal, can access services and support to maintain their own health and well-being, to recognise financially the vital role they play and ensure uptake of all benefit entitlements.

Carmel Hanna

Tuesday 26 June

Executive committee business

Second Stage – Taxis Bill (NIA 4/07)

Minister of the Environment

Private members' business

Pay Parity for Further Education Lecturers

Proposed: That this Assembly supports the campaign of further education lecturers for pay parity with teachers in schools; and calls for an end to further education lecturers’ pay levels being decided by the Government’s public sector pay policy.

Mr P Butler & Mr M Brady

Transformation Fund

Proposed: That this Assembly urges the Executive to consider making available a transformation fund, similar to that in England, Scotland and Wales, to support the professional development of the childcare and early education workforce in Northern Ireland.

Lord Morrow

Pension Provision for former RUC Part-Time Reserve

Proposed: That this Assembly supports the right of members of the former Royal Ulster Constabulary Part-Time Reserve to proper pension provision, as agreed, without division, by the Assembly on 20 November 2001; and calls upon the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to make representations to the Secretary of State to have the matter satisfactorily addressed.

Mr D McNarry

Adjournment

Recent flooding in East Belfast.

Sir Reg Empey

Committee Business

1.00pm - Business Committee, Room 106 (Closed)

2.00pm - Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee, Room 135 (Public)

2.00pm - Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Room 144 (Public)

Wednesday 27 June

10.00am - Regional Development Committee, Room 144 (Public)

10.30am - Employment and Learning Committee, Room 135 (Public)

2.00pm - Committee on Procedures, Room 152 (Public)

2.00pm - Committee For The Office Of The First Minister And Deputy First Minister, Room 144 (Public)

Thursday 28 June

10.30am - Environment Committee, Room 144 (Public)

10.30am - Culture, Arts and Leisure Committee, Room 152 (Public )

11.00am - Social Development Committee, Room 135 (Public)

2.00pm - Public Accounts Committee, Senate Chamber (Public)

2.00pm - Health, Social Services & Public Safety Committee, The Great Hall, Magee Campus, University of Ulster

Friday 30 July

10.30am - Education Committee, Room 135 (Public)

10.00am - Assembly Commission, Room 106 (Public)

10.30am - Culture, Arts and Leisure Committee, Room 152 (Public)

2.00pm - Public Accounts, Room 144 (Public)