Indicative timings for order of business

Tuesday 05 May 2026

These timings are PURELY INDICATIVE
If an item of business concludes early, the next may be taken immediately.

ITEM OF BUSINESS

(TUESDAY)

 

MEMBER

TIME ALLOCATED BY BUSINESS COMMITTEE

ANTICIPATED TIME

Prayers

The Speaker

 

10.30 – 10.32

MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS

 

Up to 30 mins

10.32 – 11.00

PUBLIC PETITION

Install Street Lighting at Drumaness Bus Stop

Mr Nick Mathison

Up to 3 mins

11.00 – 11.03

ASSEMBLY BUSINESS

Committee Membership

Mr Trevor Clarke

Mr Harry Harvey

Mr David Brooks

 

11.03 – 11.05

MINISTERIAL STATEMENT

The Katie Simpson Review

Minister of Justice

Up to 1 hour

11.05 – 11.50

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Consideration Stage: Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill (NIA Bill 18/22-27)

Minister of Finance

*

11.50 – 1.00

 

LUNCH – BUSINESS COMMITTEE SCHEDULED TO MEET AT 1.00PM

 

 

 

QUESTION TIME

1. Health

 

 

 2.00 – 2.45

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUSINESS (cont’d)

Motion: The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Minister of Justice

*

2.45 – 3.15

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Motion: Extension of Committee Stage - Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill (NIA Bill 24/22-27)

Chairperson, Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs


*


3.15 - 3.25

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

Motion: Voluntary and Community Sector Funding

Mr Mark Durkan

Mr Matthew O’Toole

Up to 1 hour 30 mins

3.25 – 4.55

Motion: Protecting Victims of Coercive Control

Ms Aoife Finnegan

Mrs Ciara Ferguson

Ms Emma Sheerin

Up to 1 hour 30 mins

4.55 – 6.25

ADJOURNMENT

Access to Early Intervention and Family Support Services in North Antrim

Ms Sian Mulholland

Up to 1 hour

6.25 – 7.25