All of Mr Alan Chambers’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Making the Case for Additional Policing Resources”
Making the Case for Additional Policing Resources - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘chastise the Chief Constable;’ and insert: ‘calls on the Minister of Justice to apologise and to urgently recommit to reversing the decline in police funding and police officer numbers; and further calls on the UK Government to…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has considered introducing a ban on the ownership of XL Bully dogs, following the ban recently announced in the Republic of Ireland.
I had not intended to speak in the debate, as all that needs to be said has been said eloquently and sincerely by the previous contributors. I hope that those who feel threatened or frightened by the disgraceful events of recent days can take some comfort from the support that has been expressed in the Chamber and,…
I welcome the chance to make some remarks on the Budget (No. 2) Bill. The Bill provides formal legal authority for Departments to incur expenditure as set out in the Main Estimates that we discussed yesterday. The substance of my remarks will focus on what the Estimates mean for the health service in Northern Ireland…
What is the Minister's assessment of the challenges in attracting new staff into the hospitality industry in Northern Ireland, and, most importantly, retaining them? Is there more that we could do to encourage more people to take up what can be a very fulfilling career in that industry?
I very much welcome many of the allocations. Unfortunately, however, significant questions remain over the deliverability of pay awards for 2024-25. Looking at the Department of Health, can the Minister of Finance confirm that nothing has been allocated to fund even the most basic pay award for our health workers this…
I thank the Minister for his statement, and I trust that the meeting served as an opportunity for an early face-to-face engagement with his ministerial counterpart in the Republic of Ireland. Cross-border cancer treatment is an area of collaboration that appears to be working well. Will the Minister commit to tasking…
I thank the Minister for his reply. I am sure that he will agree that the placement of mainstream transfer pupils can be a stressful exercise, but for special educational needs pupils and their families, it is even more stressful. Hopefully, with the help of the House, he can find a resolution to a situation that he…
I am delighted that my private Member's Bill, which passed in March 2022 and was enacted as the Preservation of Documents (Historical Institutions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, is making a significant contribution to initial investigations into that terrible blot on our past. No such legislation exists in the Republic…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for his assessment of the regular occurrence of a burst water mains on the same section of the B511 Bangor Road, Groomsport; and (ii) whether there are any plans to replace vulnerable water mains pipes at this location.
Mr Chambers asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the number of applications received to date by the Troubles permanent disablement payment scheme and the number of applicants who have received an award.
To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of why main grade prison officers from the pre-2002 intake are not in receipt of the same risk allowance as other officers.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 13435/22-27, AQW 12571/22-27 and AQW 8258/22-27, and given the number of serious and fatal injuries caused by XL Bully dogs in residential settings, whether he will consider further legislation to provide protection in residential…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 10972/22-27, to detail (i) whether the works at the Groomsport Road roundabout had any extra expense due to the scheme going over its predicted timeframe; and (ii) the final cost of the works.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 12693/22-27, for more detailed clarity on why the resurfacing scheme on the Groomsport Road roundabout went over the scheduled timeframe by over eight weeks.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to confirm that his announcement, and the public signage, in relation to the Groomsport Road roundabout works stated that the project in totality would last six weeks.
Mr Chambers asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he has considered amending the animal welfare legislation to remove the unnecessary suffering exemption in relation to hunting with dogs.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in light of news of recent attacks by XL Bully dogs in household settings, whether he has given consideration to legislation that will provide protection to residents in a home where an XL Bully dog is housed.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether his Department has had any discussion with the producers of the Blue Lights television programme in relation to how the proposed sale of Netherleigh House may interfere with its use as a filming location going forward.
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on discussions with the Crown Estates in relation to outstanding land issues with the Queen's Parade project in Bangor.