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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.
Minister, I note that you identified the potential damage to the shellfish industry in Belfast lough from pollution. I think that you and I are on the same page: the threats to Belfast lough go a lot deeper than just that issue. Indeed, last year, you agreed with me that Belfast lough has the potential to be the next…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 41158/22-27, to detail (i) when the decision to progress this project was taken; (ii) whether the project was highlighted in detailed terms, with exact location, in the work programme for 2025-26, previously presented to Ards and North Down Borough Council; (iii)…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 27495/22-27, whether she is now in a position to detail a timeline for completion of this work.
Does the Member agree that the work carried out by the Audit Committee was done under the auspices of long-standing legislation and that the work of the Committee was in no way influenced by party political interests?
On behalf of the Audit Committee, I ask the House to support the motion. Article 4(1) of the Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 provides for the salary of the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) to be determined by a resolution of the Assembly. Standing Order 58(2) provides for the Audit Committee to table any…
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the release of funding to football clubs that met the criteria under the Northern Ireland Football Fund.
I welcome the opportunity to make a few brief remarks on the LCM. The process has been very quick, and, as the Chair of the Committee explained, the Committee agreed not to take a position on the LCM due to insufficient time to scrutinise it. The Minister referred to that and apologised. I understand that the delay…
Further to my contribution yesterday as Chair of the Audit Committee, I wish to make some remarks today as my party's spokesperson for health. I promise that I will not speak for 27 minutes. How the Department of Health, as the largest Department with the greatest breadth of services and responsibilities, with a…
Review of the Salary Arrangements for the Comptroller and Auditor General That this Assembly notes the Audit Committee Report of its review of the salary arrangements for the Comptroller and Auditor General (NIA 120/22-27), approves its recommendations, and in so doing, in accordance with Article 4(1) of the Audit…
On 11 February 2026, the latest statistics confirmed that there were 397 alcohol-specific deaths in Northern Ireland in 2024, the highest number on record. Over the past decade, the number of deaths has risen by more than 80%, and, in our most deprived communities, the rate is nearly four times higher than in our…
Mr Chambers asked the Minister for the Economy whether she had any knowledge of why a number of his constituents were experiencing difficulties in the purchase of budget-priced electrical goods, in particular tumble dryers, from major national retailers who are quoting administrative difficulties with EU regulations.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessment of the road-safety impact of the proposed closure of the left-turn slip road from the Whinney Hill, Craigantlet, onto the Ballymiscaw Road; (ii) for her assessment of the adequacy of the sightlines for traffic turning right out of the Ballymiscaw Road onto…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any guarantee period applied to utility companies, for road and footpath reinstatements; (ii) the number of reinstatements that are physically inspected by Departmental officials; (ii) the percentage of these inspections that have resulted in contractors being…
I welcome the chance to contribute to the debate. The motion goes to the heart of how we deliver safe, accountable and effective mental health services. No one in the House doubts the scale of need across mental health, addiction and suicide prevention services. In every constituency, families rely on those services…
I welcome the Minister's decision to suspend participation in the trial. Setting aside the obvious eagerness of one of our local parties to try, unsuccessfully, to distance itself from this policy area as well as previous decisions and new funding confirmations, will the Minister give a commitment that he stands ready…
Minister, we understand that there is a recorded area of unacceptable pollution just outside Belfast harbour and that its size is increasing. Are the findings of your Department that the area of serious pollution is continuing to increase in size?
Does the Member agree that the current methodology for fixing potholes does not represent good value for money? I ask that because it seems to me that when a bucket of material is thrown into it and then hit with the back of a shovel, the pothole reappears a week later.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of why consumer choice in Northern Ireland for some electrical goods, such as tumble dryers, is more limited than in the rest of the United Kingdom.
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. Stroke remains one of the most serious medical emergencies that we face. For many people, it is life-changing in a matter of minutes. The impact is not just clinical but personal, social and long-term. It is right that the debate also recognises the progress that has…
I declare my membership of the Northern Ireland Policing Board. Will the Minister confirm whether the Chief Constable of the PSNI is willing to accept responsibility for completely administering the ill-health retirement scheme?