Order Paper

1.   Prayers


2.   Members’ Statements

3.   Public Petition

Diagnosis and Management of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Ms Connie Egan

4.   Assembly Business

Motion: Northern Ireland Assembly Commission Budget for the Financial Year 2025-26

Proposed:

That this Assembly notes the contents of the Assembly Commission’s budget for 2025-26, as presented to the Audit Committee on 13 November 2024 and set out in the document presented to the Assembly on 20 November 2024; further notes the contents of the letter from the Audit Committee to the Minister of Finance (NIA 58/22-27) on the scrutiny of the Assembly Commission’s budget for 2025-26, presented to the Assembly on 18 November 2024: and agrees the Assembly Commission’s budget for 2025-26.

Assembly Commission

5.   Executive Committee Business

Legislative Consent Motion: Arbitration Bill

Proposed:

That this Assembly endorses the principle of the extension to Northern Ireland of the provisions in the Arbitration Bill.

Minister of Justice

6.   Question Time

6.1     The Executive Office

6.2     Health

7.   Committee Business

Motion: Welfare Supplementary Payments

Proposed:

That this Assembly expresses its concern at the impending March 2025 deadline for the review of Welfare Supplementary Payments under the Welfare Supplementary Payments (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022; recognises the vital role that these mitigation payments play in supporting vulnerable individuals and families affected by welfare reforms; calls on the Minister for Communities to commit to preserving these payments at no less than their current levels beyond March 2025 and to initiate clear, proactive communication with all current recipients about their entitlement; and further calls on the Minister to prioritise legislative planning and coordination with the Executive to secure robust, long-term mitigation protections for those most adversely impacted by welfare reform, with a clear timeline for implementation.

Chairperson, Committee for Communities

8.   Private Members’ Business

Motion: 40th Anniversary of Nexus

Proposed:

That this Assembly congratulates Nexus on the occasion of its 40th Anniversary; reaffirms its commitment to, and support for, actions to tackle all forms of sexual abuse and abusive relationships; and commends all those working to support people impacted by sexual abuse and abusive relationships.

Ms Claire Sugden
Ms Paula Bradshaw
Mrs Linda Dillon
Ms Diane Forsythe

9.      Adjournment