Order Paper
Date: 27 April 2026
The Assembly to sit at noon.
Indicative timings for order of business.
Marshalled List of Amendments.
1. Prayers
2. Members’ Statements
3. Executive Committee Business
Second Stage: Petroleum Exploration and Licensing (Repeal) Bill (NIA Bill 31/22-27)Minister for the Economy
Motion: The draft Climate Change (Just Transition Commission) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Proposed:
That the draft Climate Change (Just Transition Commission) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 be approved.
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
4. Question Time
5. Committee Business
Motion: Extension of Committee Stage – Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill (NIA Bill 26/22-27)
Proposed:
That, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the period referred to in Standing Order 33(2) be extended to 27 November 2026, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill.
Chairperson, Committee for Justice
6. Private Members’ Business
Motion: Bovine Tuberculosis
Proposed:
That this Assembly recognises that high levels of animal disease, including bovine Tuberculosis (bTB), undermine environmental sustainability by increasing resource use per unit of food produced and contributing to higher greenhouse gas emissions; notes figures from the Public Health Agency, as reported in the Irish Farmers Journal, indicating that 86 human TB cases were notified in 2024, an increase on previous years; acknowledges the implications of bTB for public health, farmers mental health and wellbeing, and animal welfare; further acknowledges that the financial cost of bTB is substantial, with estimates exceeding £60 million per year, placing pressure on the agricultural sector and public finances; further notes the potential wider economic impacts on agri-food supply chains, rural employment, domestic food security, and the competitiveness of agri-food exports; acknowledges the publication of the TB Partnership Group’s Blueprint to Eradicate bTB; welcomes the allocation of additional funding to tackle bTB through the Shared Island Initiative launched last year; and calls on the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to take immediate action to eradicate bTB, including the implementation of wildlife intervention, without further delay.
Mr Declan McAleer
Miss Áine Murphy
Ms Aoife Finnegan
