Committee for the Economy
Committee Members pictured in Parliament Buildings.
From left to right: Pádraig Delargy MLA, Gary Middleton MLA (Deputy Chairperson), Diana Armstrong MLA, Phillip Brett MLA (Chairperson), Kate Nicholl MLA and Emma Sheerin MLA
Latest News
The Committee will meet on Monday 16 March 2026 at 9:30am in Room 30 Parliament Buildings.
The Committee will consider oral evidence from the Minister for the Economy on a reported 2026-29 £81m AME resource allocation linked to energy bills.
The Committee’s will meet again on Wednesday 18 March 2026 at 10:00am in Room 30, Parliament Buildings.
The Committee will consider evidence from the Utility Regulator on its forward work programme, Guaranteed Service Standards and other matters.
The Committee will also take evidence from the Department on the Higher Education Financial Needs Assessment and on changes to Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loans
Committee Membership
The current Committee membership is:
- Mr Phillip Brett MLA, DUP (Chairperson)
- Ms Diane Forsythe MLA, DUP (Deputy Chairperson)
- Ms Diana Armstrong MLA, UUP
- Mr Jonathan Buckley MLA, DUP
- Mr Pádraig Delargy MLA, Sinn Féin
- Mr David Honeyford MLA, Alliance
- Mr Declan Kearney MLA, Sinn Féin
- Ms Sinéad McLaughlin MLA, SDLP
- Ms Kate Nicholl MLA, Alliance
RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill
The RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill was formally introduced by the Minister of Economy on 6 October 2025. The Bill completed its Second Stage on 20 October 2025.
As part of the Assembly’s legislative processes, the RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill was referred to the Committee for the Economy so that the Committee could consider and take evidence on the Bill and report its opinion to the Assembly.
The Committee Stage completed on 25 February 2026 and the Committee has now published its Report on the Committee Stage of the RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill.
Delegated Legislation Currently Being Considered by the Committee
The Committee for the Economy has been asked to consider the following proposed Statutory Rules and associated documents.
The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
You can learn about this Statutory Rule on the associated Delegated Legislation page.
The deadline for submissions was 04/03/2026.
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026.
You can learn about this Statutory Rule on the associated Delegated Legislation page.
The deadline for submission of views was 25/02/2026.
Contact the Committee
Committee Clerk: Peter McCallion
Room 349, Parliament Buildings,
Ballymiscaw,Stormont,
Belfast, BT4 3XX
Tel: (028) 905 21821
Email: Committee.Economy@niassembly.gov.uk
