Archive Minutes of Evidence
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04/03/2015 |
Public Accounts Committee identifies room for big savings The Health Service could make significant savings if doctors consistently prescribed lower cost medicines which are as effective as ones that are more expensive. This is the stark message from the Public Accounts Committee report on Primary Care Prescribing. Reference: PAC 05/14/15 |
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05/03/2015 |
Students Challenge Local Politicians to “Talk Politics” Following on from a series of successful ‘Let's Talk Politics’ events aimed at young people, sixth form students from schools in Newry and Armagh and South Down constituencies will take up the challenge to quiz their local political representatives on the issues that matter to them and their local communities. Reference: SO 07/14/15 |
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05/03/2015 |
Annual days announced for the lighting Parliament Buildings The Assembly Commission has today announced that it has agreed four days for the lighting of Parliament Buildings in relevant colours. Reference: SO 06/14/15 |
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05/03/2015 |
Social Development Committee Agrees Way Forward on Inquiry The Assembly Committee for Social Development met today to discuss the Minister for Social Development’s decision not to release the unredacted fact-finding report into the DSD Special Adviser, Stephen Brimstone. Reference: SD 02/14/15 |
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06/03/2015 |
Committee to Launch Report on “Women in Politics and the Northern Ireland Assembly” |
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06/03/2015 |
Assembly reform would have significant impact on gender balance of Assembly The Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly tonight hosted an event in Parliament Buildings to mark International Women’s Day this weekend. The Speaker introduced a discussion with Dame Rosemary Butler, Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales, who had accepted an invitation from the Speaker to discuss her own successful campaign to encourage more women into public life. Reference: SO 08/14/15 |
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06/03/2015 |
Committee Takes Formal Action Against Minister The Committee for Regional Development has agreed to exercise its statutory powers under section 44(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to require the Minister for Regional Development to produce the project assessment review (PAR) report into the Coleraine to Londonderry rail track project. Reference: CRD 05/14/15 |
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09/03/2015 |
More Women in Politics a must, says Assembly Committee The report ‘Women in Politics and the Northern Ireland Assembly’ includes a number of recommendations to make the political landscape a more welcoming place for women. The report also sets out ways of encouraging greater participation at both local and national levels and in public life in general. Reference: AERC 02/14/15 |
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11/03/2015 |
Democracy needs young people to get involved, says Speaker Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and President of the Assembly Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Mitchel McLaughlin MLA, tonight hosted the annual event to mark Commonwealth Day in Parliament Buildings. Reference: SO 08/14/15 |
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13/03/2015 |
Committee publishes Phase 2 Report The Assembly Committee for Social Development has today (Friday 13 March) published its report on Phase 2 of its Inquiry into allegations arising from the BBC NI Spotlight Programme which aired on 3 July 2013. |
