DUP leader Gavin Robinson MP has confirmed that his party intend to pull the Stormont Brake mechanism for the first time, after being introduced as part of the Windsor Framework. It is expected to pass with support from all unionist parties in the Assembly.
In a bid to reduce the traffic congestion in Belfast City Centre, the Infrastructure Minister has announced that taxis will be allowed to use bus lanes from Wednesday 18 December, but the decision has seen criticism from a range of politicians and cycling advocacy groups.
Former Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee (NIAC) Simon Hoare has re-joined the Committee, it has been announced. The MP said he is “delighted to be returning to the Committee.”
Several MLAs have raised concerns about the appointment of DUP councillor Mervyn Storey as Chair of the Board of the Education Authority (EA), which was announced by Education Minister Paul Givan on Friday.
Stormont’s Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has launched a new three-year plan for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland, focused on three central themes of stablisation, reform and delivery.
Caoimhe Archibald has launched a ‘strategic roadmap’ for the rates system in Northern Ireland and announced a consultation to be released in January to raise the Maximum Capital Value on domestic properties to £485,000.
The 42nd meeting of the British-Irish Council (BIC) was held in Edinburgh on Friday 6 December, with First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma-Little Pengelly attending on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive.
Colum Eastwood has said he will vote in favour of the Assisted Dying Bill in the House of Commons on Friday – he is the only MP from Northern Ireland who will vote in favour, with every other party voting against.
Following the UK government’s decision to means-test the Winter Fuel Payment, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced a one-off payment of £100 for pensioners who will not receive the Winter Fuel Payment.
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