Committee for the Economy

Forward Work Programme

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Date of meetingAgenda
 

Halloween Recess

5 November 2025

10:00am, Room 30

Policy Scrutiny:

  • Oral and written evidence – Lord Murphy – Windsor Framework 
  • Oral and written evidence - Road Haulage Association – customs arrangements post Windsor Framework

12 November 2025

10:00am, Room 30

  Legislation:

  • Insolvency (Amendment) Bill – Committee Stage –informal deliberation on clauses with Department for the Economy
  • RHI Bill – agree Committee Stage extension

19 November 2025

10:00am, Room 30

 Legislation:

  • Insolvency (Amendment) Bill – Committee Stage – informal deliberation on clauses with Department for the Economy

Policy Scrutiny:

  • Oral and written evidence - AI research Matrix report 
  • Oral and written evidence - NFDA – car registrations

26 November 2025

10:00am, Room 30

 Legislation:

  • Insolvency (Amendment) Bill – Committee Stage – clause by clause scrutiny
  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill – ESR
  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill – Bill Office guidance
  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill – RaISe briefing

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 tbc

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 tbc

Policy scrutiny:

  • Departmental oral and written evidence – Higher Education – Financial Needs Analysis and City and Growth Deal projects, AMIC and Momentum OneZero etc.
 

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 and informal deliberations
  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill – evidence sessions tbc

21 January 2026

10:00am, Room 30

 Legislation:

  • RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill – evidence sessions – deliberations / clause by clause scrutiny tbc