Debate contribution: Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill: Second Stage
Debate contribution by Mr Danny Baker on .
- MLA
- Mr Danny Baker
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 13 April 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Private Members' Business
- Heading
- Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill: Second Stage
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5483658
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It is the right of any Member to introduce legislation. In recent times, your party tabled a motion calling for the payments to be reinstated. As I said earlier, it is easy to say yes to a motion. I introduced the Bill, and I know that it is difficult for everyone to make a decision on it, but that is what we are here to do. I am not shying away from the fact that the Bill would have ramifications. I know that, but I think that this is the right thing for us to do, so we should do it. There is no point in tabling motions if you are then not willing to have the drive to introduce primary legislation.
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