Indicative timings for order of business

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

MINISTERIAL STATEMENT

Future of CCEA GCSE, AS and A levels

Minister of Education

Up to 1 hour

11.00 – 11.45

Wastewater Regulation and Enforcement

Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Up to 1 hour

11.45 – 12.30

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUSINESS

First Stage: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc.) Bill

Minister of Justice

*

12.30 – 12.31

Further Consideration Stage: Budget Bill (NIA Bill 25/22-27)

Minister of Finance

*

12.31 – 12.35

Further Consideration Stage: Insolvency (Amendment) Bill (NIA 20/22-27)

Minister for the Economy

*

12.35 – 12.40

Legislative Consent Motion: The Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill

Minister for Communities

*

12.40 – 1.00

LUNCH – BUSINESS COMMITTEE SCHEDULED TO MEET AT 1.00PM

QUESTION TIME

1. Infrastructure

2.00 – 2.45

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUSINESS (cont’d)

Legislative Consent Motion: The Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill (cont’d)

Minister for Communities

*

2.45 – 3.15

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

First Stage: Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

Motion: International Women’s Day 2026

Ms Emma Sheerin

Ms Diane Forsythe

Ms Paula Bradshaw

Ms Diana Armstrong

Ms Cara Hunter

Up to 1 hour 

3.17 – 4.15

Motion: An Enhanced Regional Eating Disorder Service

Mrs Diane Dodds

Mr Alan Robinson

Mr Peter Martin

Up to 1 hour 30 mins

4.15 – 5.45

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS (cont’d)

Chancellor’s Spring Forecast

ADJOURNMENT

Day Centre Transport Services in East Belfast

Ms Joanne Bunting

Up to 1 hour

6.30 – 7.30