Media Operational Notice

Assembly to be Recalled for Plenary Sitting

Having received a valid notice from 30 Members, the Speaker has issued a notice this morning for a sitting of the Assembly at 12pm on Monday 10 January 2022 to debate the following motion:

The purpose for which the Assembly has been summoned to meet is to debate the following motion

That this Assembly expresses its support for keeping schools open and operating in a manner that is safe for pupils, parents, teachers and staff; further expresses serious concern at the lack of planning by the Minister of Education to ensure the safe reopening of schools in the context of the increased transmissibility of the Omicron COVID-19 variant; recognises the staffing pressures that increased transmissibility will present for schools; and calls on the Minister of Education to urgently develop a plan that puts the safety of pupils and staff first, through the installation of air monitoring and air filtration devices in all classrooms, and addresses the staffing pressures facing the education system by utilising and deploying additional teaching capacity to keep schools open and safe.

Date: Monday, 10 January 2022

Time: 12pm (noon)

Venue: Assembly Chamber, Parliament Buildings

The Order Paper and indicative timings will be available here

The meeting will be streamed live on the Assembly website here:

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The Communications Office

Email: info@niassembly.gov.uk