Committee for the Economy

Forward Work Programme

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Date of meetingAgenda

26 November 2025

10:00am, Room 30

 Legislation:

  • Insolvency (Amendment) Bill – Committee Stage – Bill Office advice (Closed) followed by deliberations and clause by clause scrutiny (Public)
  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill – Bill Office guidance
  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill – RaISe briefing
  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill - evidence session – Prof Rooney tariff model 

3 December 2025

10:00am, Room 30

Legislation:

  • Insolvency (Amendment) Bill – Committee Stage – agreement of report
  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill – evidence sessions RHA NI 

Policy scrutiny:

  • Invest NI/ Department for the Economy – update on Invest NI – review progress; review of investments; annual report 2024-25  – oral and written evidence 

10 December 2025

10:00am, Room 30

Legislation:

  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill – evidence sessions 
  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill – evidence session – UFU tbc
  • RHI (Closure of Domestic Scheme) Bill – ESR

Policy scrutiny:

  • Department for the Economy – oral and written evidence – implementing Matrix AI recommendations tbc
 

Christmas Recess

7 January 2026

10:00am, Room 30

Policy scrutiny:

  • Ministerial oral and written evidence session – 2026-27 budget 

  • Departmental oral and written evidence
    - Business Plan update tbc
    - 5 year sustainability business plan

14 January 2026

10:00am, Room 30

 Legislation:

  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill – evidence sessions – Department for the Economy feedback on consultation tbc
  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill – evidence sessions

21 January 2026

10:00am, Room 30

 Legislation:

  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill –informal deliberations 

28 January 2026

10:00am, Room 30

 Legislation:

  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill - clause by clause scrutiny 

Policy scrutiny:

  • Departmental oral and written evidence – feedback on the consultation on the grid connections policy framework

  • Departmental oral and written evidence – feedback on the consultation on low carbon heating in residential buildings and scheme design for DEEHP Scheme

4 February 2025

10:00am, Room 30

 Legislation:

  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill – agreement of report

 

11 February 2025

10:00am, Room 30

 Visit:

  • Committee visit to Skills for Life and Work Providers tbc
 18 February 2025

10:00am, Room 30

 Policy scrutiny:

  • Departmental oral and written evidence – Skills Action Plan 
  • Departmental oral and written evidence – sectoral action plans update