Debate contribution: Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill: Consideration Stage
Debate contribution by Mr Andy Allen MBE on .
- MLA
- Mr Andy Allen MBE
- Party at the time
- Ulster Unionist Party
- Date
- 21 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Private Members' Business
- Heading
- Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill: Consideration Stage
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5742901
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Before the Member addresses the amendments, I note that there was a bit of an exchange about affordability. Of course, that is important, because we need to provide certainty to those who may receive the payments if the Bill becomes law, but does the Committee Chair also recognise the cost to this place and the impact on those affected of doing nothing and not shifting prevention downstream rather than upstream?
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