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Mr Alan Chambers: Assembly records
All of Mr Alan Chambers’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 33863/22-27, to detail (i) whether legal aid was provided; and (ii) the original request to enable scrutiny of the use of public money, noting that the request did not contain any personal data of any individual.
I welcome last week's announcement on pay parity. The motion refers to the uncertainty that has surrounded pay for our health and social care staff and the knock-on effect that that has had on planning and morale in the service. However, we now have clarity and certainty for those staff, so I want to take a moment to…
Given that pay issues may have a negative effect on police morale and, possibly, on police recruitment, what is the Minister's assessment of whether 7,000 police officers by 2027 be achieved?
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the adequacy of the current legislation regarding (i) dog on dog; and (ii) dog on human, attacks.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has any plans to introduce traffic light controls at the junction of the A21 Newtownards Road and Enterprise Road Business Park, Bangor.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Audit and Re-Imaging of Memorials”
Audit and Re-Imaging of Memorials - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘glorifying terrorism;’ and insert: ‘calls on the Minister of Justice to acknowledge that glorifying terrorism is a crime, which retraumatises innocent victims, and to ensure the criminal justice system is configured to address this with the powers to…
I certainly welcome this extremely important debate. I also welcome the broad cross-party recognition of the growing and well-documented value that sensory rooms and sensory pods can bring to healthcare settings. As MLAs, we often have people coming to our constituency offices to relay their experiences of the health…
I begin by acknowledging the women and families at the heart of the matter, in particular the two ladies who sadly and tragically passed away. We must never lose sight of the fact that, behind every report, process or statistic, is a woman whose life may have been profoundly affected by the issues that we are…
I was pleased to learn recently that good progress has been made on the cancer research strategy, and I think that publication is imminent. How important was it to give the research organisations and individuals locally that further time to feed into the draft plan and allow them to work in partnership with the…
Cervical Screening Scandal Inquiry - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘Assembly; and insert: ‘recognises the importance of the public retaining confidence in our life-saving population-based cervical screening programme in Northern Ireland; further recognises the steps taken by the Department of Health and the Southern…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the area of Belfast Lough that is recognised as having unacceptable levels of pollution has moved closer to the open sea during the last two years.
Recently, I asked the Minister of Justice what her options were for securing the money for the compensation. She said that in no circumstances could her Department's budget meet it. She said that she would continue to engage with the Department of Finance to try to get additional funding from the Executive or HM…
To ask the Minister of Education, in light of the recent Public Accounts Committee report which states that many schools are in a state of disrepair and may pose a risk to the health and safety of pupils and staff, to detail the number of schools in North Down which fall in to this category.
Does the Minister agree that strong uptake of available vaccinations would make a huge contribution to reducing pressure on health services during the winter period? Will he encourage HSC staff to avail themselves of vaccinations for their well-being and to minimise staff absence in the workforce?
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the level of any legal aid granted to those bringing a call for a judicial review on the Minister for Education's decision to reject integrated status to two Bangor schools.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the costs incurred by his Department, in relation to the recent High Court hearing for a judicial review of the decision not to grant integrated status to two Bangor schools.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has any plans to resurface (i) Sunningdale Park, Bangor; and (ii) the adjoining Knockdene thoroughfare.
I am pleased to contribute to this important debate. I begin by recognising the deeply held commitment across the Chamber to improving mental health outcomes for our citizens. As the Minister said in the media only yesterday, there is now, thankfully, a much greater awareness and understanding of mental health in the…
With a reduced mandate, the Assembly and the Executive, right from the restoration in February 2024, were on the back foot with the time available to consider and pass legislation. Nevertheless, I welcome today's publication of the legislative programme. The list is likely to be accompanied by a range of Members'…
Last November, I brought to your attention in the Chamber, Minister, a whistle-blower who had reported to me that Belfast lough had the potential to become the new Lough Neagh within the next 10 years. Part of your reply to me that day was this: "I feel that, sadly, we are on course for seeing Belfast lough become our…