'I would like to reiterate that, if the amendment is selected, the UK Government's intervention here is exceptional.'
The political impasse at Stormont means local Assembly members have been unable to convene to pass the regulations required to implement to the opt-out donation system in the region.
"In recognition of just how important this issue is, I have decided to bring forward an amendment to the Executive Formation Bill which will allow for the overdue legislation to be made by the NI Department of Health and see this change to the law become a reality. The region's main unionist party is boycotting the powersharing institutions in protest at Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol.
The party says it will not return to operating devolution until decisive action is taken to remove the protocol's economic barriers on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The opt-out system would mean adults in Northern Ireland would be presumed to be donors, unless they take a decision to opt out. It is being implemented to increase donation rates in the region.
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