Debate contribution: Executive Legislation Programme 2025-26: Update

Debate contribution by Mr Matthew O'Toole on 19 January 2026.

MLA: Mr Matthew O'Toole
Party at the time: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date: 19 January 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Executive Legislation Programme 2025-26: Update
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5322192

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First Minister, thank you for the update. I am afraid that you at least confirmed the frankly preposterous situation where, three months into the legislation programme, less than 10% of what has been promised has been introduced. Perhaps we should not be surprised, because the original 2024 legislative programme has still not been completed by January 2026. We only have less than a handful of Bills from the 2024 legislative programme now on the statute book. I am accused of being negative and difficult as leader of the Opposition, but, First Minister, do you agree that, whatever else happens, the record of the Executive on legislative delivery has been abysmal?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 2927/22-27.

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