en-GBhttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/60EPiServer CMS 6 R2http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/1/Committee-Members-Get-on-Their-Bikes/Members of the Assembly’s Regional Development Committee got on their bikes at Gilnahirk Primary School, using all their negotiation skills to navigate a cycling proficiency challenge set up to help promote the ‘Bike It’ project. The project...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/1/Committee-Members-Get-on-Their-Bikes/Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:18:40 GMTBlogRootRegional Developmentregional development committeehttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/1/Calling-all-NI-Primary-Picassos/Do you have a budding Picasso in your midst? If the answer is yes then the Northern Ireland Assembly wants to hear from you. We have just launched an exciting new art competition aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils in primary schools across Northern...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/1/Calling-all-NI-Primary-Picassos/Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:43:01 GMTBlogRooteducationEducationartart competitionprimary schoolshttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/2/Primary-Picassos-heed-Assemblys-Call-for-Art/The Northern Ireland Assembly Art Competition aimed at all Key Stage 2 pupils, which was launched earlier this year, is still taking entries. We are pleased to say that since the competition opened in January, Northern Ireland pupils have heeded o...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/2/Primary-Picassos-heed-Assemblys-Call-for-Art/Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:16:59 GMTBlogRootartAssembly Education Serviceart competitionhttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/4/The-Assembly-Calls-on-East-Antrim-to-Get-Involved-/On Friday 30 March, local East Antrim MLAs travelled to Carrickfergus Town Hall to take part in an event organised to help local voluntary and community groups to work better with the Assembly and its Committees. As well as an overview of how the...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/4/The-Assembly-Calls-on-East-Antrim-to-Get-Involved-/Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:19:07 GMTBlogRootBenefitscommunity outreachcommunity sectorhttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/2/Agriculture-Committee-Helps-Shape-New-Rural-Development-Programme/The Assembly’s Agriculture and Rural Development Committee met stakeholders from the rural community recently to hear their views on the Department’s Rural Development Programme (RDP).  The RDP supports development, innovation and diversification ...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/2/Agriculture-Committee-Helps-Shape-New-Rural-Development-Programme/Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:34:48 GMTAgricultureBlogRootAgricultureRural Development Programmehttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/4/Young-Artists-Shine-At-Assembly-Awards-Event/Back in January the Assembly called on local primary school pupils to get out their paints and brushes, show off their artistic talents and submit a piece of original art work for a new and exciting competition led by the Education Service. Young...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/4/Young-Artists-Shine-At-Assembly-Awards-Event/Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:04:32 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/4/Social-Development-Committee-take-a-close-Look-at-Residential-care-and-Independent-living-projects-/ Members visited the Camphill Community, located in  Glencraig North Down which provides  accommodation as well as work and educational  programmes to people with learning difficulties.  Residents at the Camphill Community have the  opportunity to...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/4/Social-Development-Committee-take-a-close-Look-at-Residential-care-and-Independent-living-projects-/Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:27:03 GMTBlogRootsocial developmentSocial Developmenthttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/The Assembly passed the Single Use Carrier Bags Act (Northern Ireland) in 2011 following a decision by the Northern Ireland Executive to introduce a charge for single use carrier bags in Northern Ireland.  The Department for the Environment (DOE)...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/Tue, 08 May 2012 10:47:26 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Northern-Ireland-Assembly-Invites-You-to-Get-Involved-At-the-Balmoral-Show/This year’s Balmoral Show at Belfast’s Kings Hall is just around the corner and once again the Northern Ireland Assembly will be there to meet and engage with local people on all things agricultural! With the Agriculture and agri-food sector...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Northern-Ireland-Assembly-Invites-You-to-Get-Involved-At-the-Balmoral-Show/Thu, 10 May 2012 13:56:54 GMTBlogRootAgricultureAgri-foodBalmoral ShowenvironmentOFMdFM Committeehttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/Pudsey-the-Bear-Comes-to-the-Assembly/Pudsey the Bear paid a visit to Parliament Buildings recently to help launch the 5 th annual Family Fun Day which will take place on Bank Holiday Monday (4 June 2012). The Family Fun Day is an all-day event for parents and kids taking place on the...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/Pudsey-the-Bear-Comes-to-the-Assembly/Thu, 03 May 2012 14:47:54 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/10/Working-Together-is-the-Key-to-Social-Change/Around 180 representatives from the voluntary and community sector came together in the Stormont Hotel on Tuesday 2 October to talk about how the sector could work together to deliver social change. Chairperson of the Assembly’s Social Development...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/10/Working-Together-is-the-Key-to-Social-Change/Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:58:22 GMTBlogRootsocial developmenthttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/3/Assembly-Extra/Interviews with Committee Chairs, press releases and tweets tell you all about what the Assembly is doing – what Bills the Committees are scrutinising; what’s being debated in the Chamber; how to get involved in an inquiry about a particular issue...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/3/Assembly-Extra/Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:19:59 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/3/Long-Awaited-Marine-Bill-Under-Review-By-Assembly-Committee/As Chairperson of the Assembly Committee for the Environment I am delighted to see, at last, a Northern Ireland Marine Bill being introduced to the Assembly. This has been a long time coming - leaving us sadly behind the rest of the UK in putting...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/3/Long-Awaited-Marine-Bill-Under-Review-By-Assembly-Committee/Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:35:13 GMTBlogRootenvironmentEnvironmenthttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/7/CAL-Committee-Welcomes-Sport-Stackers/Parliament Buildings hosts its fair share of events, from the everyday plenary and Committee business, to the slightly more unusual. The Building has already hosted the Olympic Torch in recent weeks, but today, it was the turn of the Irish Sport...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/7/CAL-Committee-Welcomes-Sport-Stackers/Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:27:34 GMTCulture Arts and Leisurehttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/3/Assembly-Art-Competition---A-Great-Success/The artistic talent of local primary school children is certainly not up for an Assembly debate. With over 2,000 entries received, the first ever Northern Ireland Assembly Art Competition has been a great success. The judging panel were overwhelme...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/3/Assembly-Art-Competition---A-Great-Success/Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:05:52 GMTBlogRootartAssembly Education ServiceEducation Serviceart competitionhttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/3/Committee-Will-Work-To-Minimise-Effects-of-Welfare-Reform-Bill/The Welfare Reform Bill and the effect it will have in Northern Ireland was top of the agenda at a special conference attended by the Assembly’s Committee for Social Development and hosted by NICVA and the Law Centre (NI) on Tuesday 6 March....http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/3/Committee-Will-Work-To-Minimise-Effects-of-Welfare-Reform-Bill/Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:08:11 GMTBlogRootSocial Developmenthttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/3/Concern-Over-Green-CAP-Proposals/As a result of concerns with draft proposals in the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), the Assembly Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development met with local stakeholders to discuss the impact the ‘green’ proposals could have. The proposals aim...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/3/Concern-Over-Green-CAP-Proposals/Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:49:35 GMTAgricultureBlogRootAgricultureEUhttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/10/MLAs-Help-Kick-Racism-into-Touch/The Northern Ireland Assembly's MLA football team donned their kits again this week when they took on a team from 'World United' to promote the Irish Football Association's Football against Racism Europe Campaign. World United players, who come fr...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/10/MLAs-Help-Kick-Racism-into-Touch/Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:05:22 GMTBlogRootfootballhttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/11/East-And-West-Belfast-Students-Challenge-Local-MLAs-To-Talk-Politics/More than 60 sixth form students from schools in East and West Belfast got together recently to quiz their local MLAs on the issues affecting them, their schools and their communities. The panel was hosted by seasoned BBC Political Correspondent...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/11/East-And-West-Belfast-Students-Challenge-Local-MLAs-To-Talk-Politics/Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:35:54 GMTBlogRooteducationEducationhttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/11/North-and-South-Belfast-Students-Take-Their-Turn-to-Talk-Politics-with-Local-MLAs/Flag flying, economic recovery and the question of an Assembly opposition were all hot topics today when students from North and South Belfast quizzed their local MLAs on the issues that matter to them. The Let’s Talk style discussion was organise...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/11/North-and-South-Belfast-Students-Take-Their-Turn-to-Talk-Politics-with-Local-MLAs/Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:30:07 GMTBlogRoot