Proceedings
This page records the sittings of the Network Assembly of the Velocity Interoperability Network and the motions it has decided, and sets out the calendar of sittings for the remainder of 2026. It is maintained by the Office of the Clerk and updated on the working day after each sitting, when the Official Record of the sitting is published.
The record begins with the Preparatory Convention, at which the delegates-designate met in five sessions between 18 August and 4 September 2026 to settle the Standing Orders, the committee structure and the arrangements for the Chamber. The Convention's decisions were provisional until confirmed at the inaugural sitting on 6 September 2026, and are included here so that the record of the Assembly is continuous from its first meeting.
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- Sittings held: five sessions of the Preparatory Convention and the inaugural sitting
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- Motions decided since 18 August 2026, four of them on a recorded division
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- Measures introduced at the inaugural sitting and entered in the Register of Measures
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- Sitting days scheduled between 15 September and 10 December 2026
Sittings. The table below lists every sitting to date, its principal business and the number of delegates recorded as present. Attendance at the Convention is expressed as a proportion of the 60 delegates-designate.
| Date | Sitting | Principal business | Present |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2026 | Preparatory Convention, 1st session | Convention constituted; Provisional Chair appointed; timetable for the transition agreed | 58 of 60 |
| 25 August 2026 | Preparatory Convention, 2nd session | Draft Standing Orders debated in principle; Clerk-designate appointed | 56 of 60 |
| 28 August 2026 | Preparatory Convention, 3rd session | Standing Orders (Provisional) adopted after consideration of 41 amendments | 59 of 60 |
| 1 September 2026 | Preparatory Convention, 4th session | Committee structure and Chamber arrangements agreed; sitting calendar recommended | 57 of 60 |
| 4 September 2026 | Preparatory Convention, 5th session | Report to the inaugural sitting adopted; Convention dissolved | 58 of 60 |
| 6 September 2026 | Inaugural sitting | Officers elected; Standing Orders confirmed; five committees established; five measures given first reading | 60 of 60 |
Motions. A motion is decided without a division where no delegate objects when the question is put. Where a division is called, delegates vote by recorded ballot and the numbers are entered in the Official Record. Elections of officers are by secret ballot; a candidate is elected on the first round with more than half the votes cast.
| Date | Motion | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2026 | That a Provisional Chair be appointed for the duration of the Convention | Agreed without division |
| 25 August 2026 | That the draft Standing Orders be approved in principle and considered in detail on 28 August | Agreed without division |
| 25 August 2026 | That the Clerk-designate be appointed with effect from establishment | Agreed without division |
| 28 August 2026 | That the Standing Orders, as amended, be adopted provisionally | Agreed on division: Ayes 47, Noes 9 |
| 1 September 2026 | That five standing committees be recommended to the inaugural sitting | Agreed without division |
| 1 September 2026 | That the Assembly sit fortnightly from Tuesday to Thursday | Agreed on division: Ayes 44, Noes 13 |
| 4 September 2026 | That the report of the Convention be adopted and presented to the inaugural sitting | Agreed on division: Ayes 55, Noes 1 |
| 6 September 2026 | Election of the Presiding Officer | Elected by ballot on the first round: 38 of 60 votes |
| 6 September 2026 | Election of two Deputy Presiding Officers | Elected by ballot: 60 votes cast |
| 6 September 2026 | That the Standing Orders adopted provisionally on 28 August be confirmed | Agreed without division |
| 6 September 2026 | That the Procedure and Privileges, Legislation Scrutiny, Standards and Interoperability, Finance and Appropriation and Petitions Committees be established | Agreed without division |
| 6 September 2026 | That the sitting calendar for the remainder of 2026 be approved | Agreed on division: Ayes 51, Noes 7, abstaining 2 |
The narrowest decision of the period, on the pattern of sitting weeks, followed a debate in which delegates from the smaller member constituencies argued for monthly sittings of a full week in order to reduce travel. The Convention agreed instead to fortnightly sittings of three days and asked the Procedure and Privileges Committee to review the pattern before the end of the first session.
Sitting calendar. The Assembly sits in fortnightly sitting weeks of three days, from Tuesday to Thursday. Sittings open at 10:00 and rise at 18:00 unless the Assembly resolves otherwise. The business shown for each week is indicative and is confirmed in the order paper published on the Friday before the sitting week.
| Week | Dates | Expected business |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday 15 to Thursday 17 September 2026 | Questions to departments; first meetings of committees; adjournment debates |
| 2 | Tuesday 29 September to Thursday 1 October 2026 | Statements by departments; committee evidence sessions on the four measures referred |
| 3 | Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 October 2026 | Second reading of measures reported by committees |
| 4 | Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 October 2026 | Consideration of amendments; presentation of petitions |
| 5 | Tuesday 10 to Thursday 12 November 2026 | Third readings; Finance and Appropriation Committee report |
| 6 | Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 November 2026 | Network Appropriation (Transitional) Measure, remaining stages |
| 7 | Tuesday 8 to Thursday 10 December 2026 | Presiding Officer's report on the first session; business for 2027 |
The Official Record. The Official Record is the verbatim account of what is said in the Chamber and the authoritative account of what is decided. It is prepared by the Editor of the Official Record and published on this site on the working day after each sitting. Written questions tabled by delegates and the answers given by departments are published with it. Corrections to the Official Record may be requested in writing within five sitting days of publication.
Every sitting is open to the public; admission arrangements are set out on the Attending Sittings page. For the progress of measures through the Assembly, see Legislation; for the order of business on a sitting day and the rules of debate, see the Standing Orders. Enquiries about the record may be sent to contact@assembly.gov.vin.