Correspondence from The Speaker to all Assembly Members

Earlier Meeting of the Assembly Under Standing Order 11

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To: All Assembly Members

5 August 2024

Having received a valid notice, in accordance with Standing Order 11, that the Assembly should meet at a date earlier than that to which it stood adjourned, the Assembly is hereby summoned to meet on Thursday 8 August 2024 at 12pm.

The purpose for which the Assembly has been summoned to meet is to debate the following motion:

That this Assembly condemns the criminal damage and targeting of businesses in recent days; rejects all forms of Islamophobia, xenophobia and racism; endorses the work of voluntary sector organisations combatting racism and supporting those impacted by it; recognises the work of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and other public sector bodies protecting our communities during the recent unrest; calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to finalise the draft Refugee Integration Strategy and associated Thematic Delivery Plan and present it to the Executive; and further calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to bring forward the renewed Race Relations Order, and set-out the process of replacing the Racial Equality Strategy 2015-2025 by the end of 2024.

The Business Committee will meet at 10.30am on Tuesday 6 August 2024 to discuss the arrangements for the debate.

I remind Members that only the business submitted on the notice can be dealt with at this recall. Therefore, no Matters of the Day or Urgent Questions can be selected.

Yours sincerely,

EDWIN POOTS MLA
SPEAKER