APN 317 - 17/22: British Irish Council Scottish Summit Meeting

The Speaker has received notification from the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in accordance with section 52A (1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (as amended), that a British-Irish Council Scottish Summit meeting will be held in virtual format on Friday 6 November 2020.

The following Ministers will be attending the meeting;

First Minister, the Rt. Hon Arlene Foster MLA

Deputy First Minister, Michelle O’Neill MLA

Minister for the Economy, Diane Dodds MLA

Minister of Finance, Conor Murphy MLA

Minister for Communities, Carál Ní Chuilín MLA

Junior Minister, Declan Kearney MLA.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

34th British-Irish Council Summit, Scotland

6 November 2020

Summit commences at 9.00am

Agenda.

1. Welcome (5 mins)

2. Discussion topic: Economic recovery from COVID-19 (45 mins)

Optional Break (10 mins)

3. Latest political developments (45 mins)

4. On going work of the Council (20 mins)

5. Minutes of the 33rd summit, Ireland 15th November 2019 (1min)

6. End-year and mid-year reports (1 min)

7. Date and location of the next BIC Summit (1 min)

8. Any other business (1 min)

9. Draft communique (1 min)