LONDON TRIPLONDON TRIP

Friday 10Friday 10thth January JanuaryEarly flight to London Transfer to hotel (Cromwell street)Trip to Imperial War MuseumParliament tour 17:00 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Saturday 11Saturday 11thth January JanuaryCabinet War rooms National Gallery Walking tourFree time to shop Flight at 18:00

PRICE: £260Permission Passport

Tuesday 22Tuesday 22ndnd October OctoberAll day Lunch included• Provides leadership

skills to represent• Political and business

skills in negotiation, strategy and political thinking

1. To ask the Minister …………… whether they plan to bring forward legislation to require restaurants to offer free tap water to customers.

2. To ask the Minister ………… whether the road closures during the recent Belfast City Half Marathon were for safety reasons

Plenary sessions in the Assembly take place on ___________ and _______________. They are highly important parts of the Northern Ireland Assembly and allow MLA’s the chance to ______________ _______________ and ______________

 

A PLENARY is just a term for whenever….

There can be various types of Plenary business which could be covered:

  

Simply updates on legislationThese are urgent issues of concern to the public of N. IrelandThis is when Ministers can inform the Assembly on significant issues

 

This can bring legislation forward if

necessary

 The Committees are crucial to the Assembly—

This allows them the chance to produce their reports with recommendations

 This can include MOTIONS for debate and any amendments

 These allow MLA’s the chance at the end

of the day to raise Constituency

issues.

 

 

.Prayers Prayers

..Matters of the Day Matters of the Day

..Speakers businessSpeakers business

..Executive businessExecutive business

..QUESTION TIME: 2.00—3:30 PM QUESTION TIME: 2.00—3:30 PM

..Questions for urgent oral answer Questions for urgent oral answer

..Committee business Committee business

..Private Members Business Private Members Business

..Adjournment Debate Adjournment Debate

The is an important committee in charge of considering:

1.1. What business is to be scheduled when the Assembly What business is to be scheduled when the Assembly meets in plenary sessionmeets in plenary session

2.2. Arrangements for how that business will be conducted Arrangements for how that business will be conducted in the Assembly Chamber. in the Assembly Chamber. 

 The Committee has a maximum membership of _____ and

comprises the S___________, as chairperson, and the W_____ of the parties.

Meetings of the Committee are held _____________.  

These are These are means of calling for means of calling for action or highlighting a action or highlighting a particular issueparticular issue

Different types of motions:Different types of motions:E___________ C___________ E___________ C___________ B__________ P__________ B__________ P__________ M___________M___________They are selected using They are selected using d’hondt formulad’hondt formulaThey can be asked any topic They can be asked any topic (within conventions of the (within conventions of the Assembly Code)Assembly Code)

This is a This is a 1 hour1 hour debate at the end of debate at the end of business on a Tuesday which is set aside business on a Tuesday which is set aside to to discuss an issue without requiring discuss an issue without requiring an Assembly decisionan Assembly decision

The purpose of this is to highlight The purpose of this is to highlight Constituency issuesConstituency issues. It will have a 1 . It will have a 1 line title and can be line title and can be TABLEDTABLED by any by any membermember

QUESTIONS are very QUESTIONS are very important to the important to the Assembly. WHY?Assembly. WHY?•They allow MLA’s to get They allow MLA’s to get information from Ministersinformation from Ministers•They allow MLA’s to highlight They allow MLA’s to highlight issuesissues•They enable MLA’s the They enable MLA’s the chance to press for action on chance to press for action on issuesissues    Questions can be TABLED Questions can be TABLED for EITHER for EITHER ::•Oral answer in the Assembly Oral answer in the Assembly or..or.. •Written answerWritten answer  

THERE ARE 4 MAIN TYPES OF QUESTIONS:THERE ARE 4 MAIN TYPES OF QUESTIONS:    

1. .ORAL QUESTIONS 2.WRITTEN QUESTIONS3.TOPICAL QUESTIONS4.QUESTIONS FOR URGENT ORAL ANSWER

Oral questions allow Members to hold the Executive to account•30 minutes are set aside for each Minister to answer questions•4 Departments are questioned each week. 2 on Monday and 2 on Tuesday•The BUSINESS COMMITTEE decides the questions rota•Those wanting to ask a question have to submit it to the Business office first •Names are selected in a Ballot and random computer shuffle•Only Members may TABLE.

 

•Each MLA is entitled to Each MLA is entitled to FIVEFIVE written written questions per day.questions per day. •They have to be TABLED by 4 pm in They have to be TABLED by 4 pm in order to be consideredorder to be considered•The list of questions is publishedThe list of questions is published •They have to be legally replied to in They have to be legally replied to in 10 days.10 days.•PRIORITY QUESTIONS have to be PRIORITY QUESTIONS have to be answered earlieranswered earlier. .  

•There are additional questions There are additional questions which have not been on the list.which have not been on the list. •It is up to the Speaker to add It is up to the Speaker to add them.them.•The matter must be urgent and The matter must be urgent and adequate notice given to the adequate notice given to the Minister to reply. Minister to reply. •The urgent question is usually The urgent question is usually answered directly after Question answered directly after Question time. time.    .

 

•These are a new set of questions introduced in September. •These can be asked 15 minutes before Ministerial questions slots•10 Members are listed for a question •NO notice of the question given. Only the Member listed gets a supplementary question. .