Press Releases 2012 - 2013
Synopsis: Below you will find all press releases published by the Northern Ireland Assembly during the 2012-2013 session.
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17/01/2013 |
Committee Calls For Radical Action To Improve Health Outcomes For All Radical action is required if the health of all local people is to be improved. That’s the message from the Assembly Health Committee which has today published its Report into Health Inequalities. Reference: HSSPS 07/12/13 |
Read Committee Calls For Radical Action To Improve Health Outcomes For All |
16/01/2013 |
Committee Pleased To See Belfast Continue To Move The Chair and Members to the Committee for Regional Development today welcomed the announcement that Phase Two of Belfast on the Move was to commence at the end of January. Reference: CRD 16/01/13 |
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16/01/2013 |
'STEM' is the way forward says Committee The Committee for Education is calling for more pupils to get involved in the STEM subjects in schools – those are Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics subjects. Reference: EDUC 05/12/13 |
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16/01/2013 |
Rates Debt Rises To £160 Million A new Report from the Assembly Public Accounts Committee has raised concerns that the level of rate debt has almost doubled in the last five years rising from £88 million in 2006-07 to £160 million in 2011-12. Reference: PAC 02/12/13 |
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13/12/2012 |
Assembly Health Committee Chair Addresses Health Conference In Cuba The Chairperson of the Assembly's Health Committee, Sue Ramsey MLA, has addressed a major conference on health inequalities. Reference: HSSPS 06/12/13 |
Read Assembly Health Committee Chair Addresses Health Conference In Cuba |
13/12/2012 |
Committee Seeks Consistency In Child Protection The Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure today announced that it will carry out a focused investigation into gaps in Child Protection and Safeguarding within the culture, arts and leisure sectors; including around social media. Reference: CAL 01/12/13 |
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12/12/2012 |
Committee Praises Hard-Working Primary School Teachers and Pupils The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Education today welcomed the initial results of the Trends in International Maths and Science Study (TIMSS) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). These prestigious studies show that Northern Ireland’s 9 and 10 year olds out-perform international competitor countries like the USA in both literacy and numeracy, and are above the international average in science. Reference: EDUC 04/12/13 |
Read Committee Praises Hard-Working Primary School Teachers and Pupils |
10/12/2012 |
Speaker of NI Assembly Lights Up Hospice Appeal Local charity Northern Ireland Hospice’s biggest annual fundraising appeal of the year was given an extra boost by the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, William Hay MLA. The tree positioned at the front of Stormont Buildings has been dedicated to the local charity in support of their Lights to Remember campaign. Reference: SO 04/12/13 |
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05/12/2012 |
Assembly Earns Platinum Status in Environmental Performance The Northern Ireland Assembly has received an award from Business in the Community’s ARENA Network for its excellence in environmental management, performance and assurance. This puts the Assembly with just 12 other ‘platinum’ organisations in Northern Ireland that have demonstrated commitments to environmental policy, strategy and implementation. Reference: FA 01/12/13 |
Read Assembly Earns Platinum Status in Environmental Performance |
04/12/2012 |
Abandoned Roads Need To Be Addressed Says Committee The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Regional Development launched its report, ‘Inquiry into Unadopted Roads in Northern Ireland’ today, and called on the Minister of Regional Development and the Executive to urgently address the current backlog of unadopted roads and sewers. Reference: RD 02/12/13 |
