Justice Minister Naomi Long said: “I very much welcome the outcomes of the NCA’s work with police forces across the UK including the PSNI and in particular the takedown of a bespoke encrypted global communication service used exclusively by criminals.

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has confirmed she will bring forward legislation to exempt private vehicles of historic interest from annual MOT testing.

Planning statistics for 2019/20 are now available. These data provide an overall view of planning activity. Alongside this there is a summary of council performance across the three statutory targets for major development applications, local development applications and enforcement cases as laid out in the Local Government (Performance Indicators and Standards) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015.

Face coverings will become mandatory on public transport from Friday July 10 as part of the recovery process from Covid-19 to support efforts to reduce the risk of transmission.

Health Minister Robin Swann has met with representatives of the British Dental Association and reiterated his appreciation for the leading role the profession had played in the battle against COVID-19.