Order Paper
Date: 02 June 2025
The Assembly to sit at noon.
1. Prayers
2. Members' Statements
3. Public Petition
Make Pancreatic Cancer Detection a Health Priority
Mr Stewart Dickson
4. Question Time
5. Opposition Business
Motion: Improving Safety at School Bus Stops
Proposed:
That this Assembly notes the absence of a legal requirement for vehicles to stop when a school bus is picking up or dropping off pupils; recognises the need for stronger safeguarding measures at school bus stops, particularly in rural areas where road layouts increase risk; and calls on the Minister for Infrastructure to introduce legislation requiring vehicles to stop for school buses, in line with best practice in other jurisdictions.
Leader of the Opposition
Motion: A European Future for Northern Ireland
Proposed:
That this Assembly welcomes the positive step forward represented by the UK-EU deal of 19 May 2025; affirms that any arrangement which reduces friction for businesses is welcomed; supports further alignment between the UK and EU including via a comprehensive veterinary agreement; notes that Northern Ireland retains a competitive advantage as a result of its guaranteed dual market access and urges efforts to capitalise on this potential and increase Northern Ireland's voice in EU institutions; believes that the UK's vote to leave the European Union continues to be an act of historic, diplomatic and economic self-harm; further affirms that Northern Ireland's best long-term future will be achieved by rejoining the European Union, an outcome which the people of Northern Ireland can only decisively effect via a vote for a new Ireland under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement; and calls for positive progress on a European future for Northern Ireland.
Leader of the Opposition
Motion: The Cost of Doing Business
Proposed:
That this Assembly recognises the growing challenges facing businesses in Northern Ireland as detailed in the cost of doing business impact report by Ulster University's Economic Policy Centre; expresses concern that the only action being taken forward by the Minister of Finance in response is to send this report to the UK Treasury; calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to recall the High Street Taskforce; and further calls on the Minister of Finance to establish a Cost of Doing Business Advisory Forum by 1 September 2025.
Leader of the Opposition
