Order Paper

1.   Prayers

2.   Members’ Statements

3.   Executive Committee Business

Final Stage: Child Support Enforcement Bill (NIA Bill 05/22-27)

Minister for Communities

Legislative Consent Motion: Employment Rights Bill

Proposed:

That this Assembly endorses the principle of the extension to Northern Ireland of the provisions of the Employment Rights Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 10 October 2024, relating to Statutory Sick Pay as contained in clauses 12 and 13 of the Bill; the Fair Work Agency under Part 5 of the Bill and the saving provisions as set out in Schedule 11 to the Bill as they relate to the Agricultural Wages (Regulations) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977; in relation to public sector outsourcing of relevant contracts by bodies carrying out reserved functions in Northern Ireland the protection of workers as set out in clause 30 of the Bill; the enforcement of relevant labour market legislation under Part 5 of the Bill as set out in Schedule 7 and enabling the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with the consent of relevant Northern Ireland Departments, to increase the remit of the Fair Work Agency, in the future, on a range of labour market and employment legislation which may include Northern Ireland devolved legislation.

Minister for Communities

Motion: The draft Northern Ireland Climate Commissioner Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

Proposed:

That the draft Northern Ireland Climate Commissioner Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 be approved.

The Executive Office

4.   Question Time

4.1     Health

5.   Committee Business

Motion: Impact of the 2024 Autumn Budget Statement

Proposed:

That this Assembly notes the Committee for Finance and the Committee for the Economy’s report on the impact of the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget statement on critical sectors, including business, community and voluntary and social enterprises; further notes that while the increases to the National Living and Minimum Wages are to be welcomed, their sudden nature, combined with the rise in employers’ National Insurance contributions and wider cost of living increases, creates an environment in which many businesses, social enterprises and community and voluntary organisations may, at best, struggle and, at worst, cease operations; and calls on the Executive to develop a co-ordinated response to this crisis led by the Minister of Finance and the Minister for the Economy.

Chairperson, Committee for Finance
Chairperson, Committee for the Economy

Motion: Reports on the 2025-26 Draft Budget

Proposed:

That this Assembly notes the Committee for Finance and the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council reports on the 2025-26 draft Budget and calls on the Minister of Finance to give due regard to their findings.

Chairperson, Committee for Finance

6.   Adjournment

• Lack of respite provision in the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust

Mrs Michelle Guy