Archive Minutes of Evidence

Date Title Action

25/09/2013

Minister to Brief Committee on Northern Ireland Housing Executive Budget Position

The Minister for Social Development will provide a briefing and update on the current position of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive budget to the Assembly’s Social Development Committee on Thursday 26 September 2013.

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25/09/2013

Minister to Brief Committee on Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure’s Business Plan for 2013-14

The Minister will provide a briefing to the Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure on the department’s Business Plan for 2013-14.

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25/09/2013

Assembly Committees Take Their Work to City of Culture for a Second Round of Meetings

Reference: SO 04/13/14

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25/09/2013

Committee Stunned by Translink’s Admission of Significant Communications Failure

The Committee for Regional Development heard at their meeting today that Translink had a significant collapse in their communication lines when it failed to advise the Minister and the Department of their decision to pursue an alternative procurement process in respect of the phase two of the Coleraine to Londonderry rail line.

Reference: CRD 01/13/14

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30/09/2013

Assembly Speaker Welcomes His Counterparts To Northern Ireland

The Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Mr William Hay MLA, welcomed Speakers/Presiding Officers from the various legislatures from UK and Ireland to Northern Ireland.

Reference: SO 04/13/14

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30/09/2013

Agriculture Committee Highlights Relationship Between Supermarkets and Suppliers with Key Meeting

The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development has welcomed the establishment of the UK’s first independent Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) after a meeting with the organisation today at Parliament Buildings. The GCA helps ensure supermarkets treat their suppliers lawfully and fairly. Reference: AGR 01/13/14

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30/09/2013

Assembly Speaker Welcomes His Counterparts To Foyle

The Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Mr William Hay MLA, today welcomed Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon John Bercow MP and the Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer, the Rt Hon Tricia Marwick MSP to the UK City of Culture to undertake a series of meetings and visits.

Reference: SO 03/13/14

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01/10/2013

College Students to Showcase Award-winning Skills at Parliament Buildings

The Committee for Employment and Learning, in conjunction with Colleges NI, will hold an event at Parliament Buildings to showcase college students’ skills.

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01/10/2013

Colleges Bring Best in Show to Parliament Buildings

Catwalk fashion, cutting-edge technology and an award-winning skin lotion — just a sample of what was on show today at a colleges event held at Parliament Buildings. The event, sponsored by the Committee for Employment and Learning and held in conjunction with Colleges NI, showcased the work of students across the six colleges in Northern Ireland.

Reference: E&L 02/13/14

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01/10/2013

Assembly Committees Make Joint Visit to UK City of Culture

Five Northern Ireland Assembly Committees are to visit the City of Culture on Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 October 2013. The Committees will hold a series of meetings, visits and events across the City

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