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| First question time at Stormont | First question time at Stormont |
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| First Minister Ian Paisley will take questions from assembly members for the first time on Monday afternoon. | First Minister Ian Paisley will take questions from assembly members for the first time on Monday afternoon. |
| Questions to the first and deputy first ministers will be held once a fortnight, other devolved ministers will face questions once a month. | Questions to the first and deputy first ministers will be held once a fortnight, other devolved ministers will face questions once a month. |
| Assembly members had to table their enquiries by the end of last month. | Assembly members had to table their enquiries by the end of last month. |
| The first question is expected to be from Mr Paisley's party colleague, Gregory Campbell, on strengthening links with other parts of the UK. | The first question is expected to be from Mr Paisley's party colleague, Gregory Campbell, on strengthening links with other parts of the UK. |
| According to BBC NI political editor Mark Devenport, the SDLP has tabled a question about the role of junior ministers in the new executive. | According to BBC NI political editor Mark Devenport, the SDLP has tabled a question about the role of junior ministers in the new executive. |
| "This may provide them with an opportunity to express concern about Ian Paisley Jnr's recent comments about gays," he said. | |
| "There are also questions about the cost of segregation and the government's commitment to racial equality." | "There are also questions about the cost of segregation and the government's commitment to racial equality." |
| Assembly members will also get the opportunity to put questions to Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew and Culture Minister Edwin Poots. | Assembly members will also get the opportunity to put questions to Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew and Culture Minister Edwin Poots. |
| Watch streamed coverage of BBC NI Stormont live at 1435 BST on Monday. |