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Mr Andy Allen MBE: Assembly records
All of Mr Andy Allen MBE’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the effectiveness of forestry education and training provision in supporting skills development and workforce capacity within the forestry sector.
The Minister has referred repeatedly to funding challenges. Will he accept that the Executive's housing supply strategy risks losing credibility if the funding to match its ambition is not provided?
I too thank the SDLP for bringing the motion to the House. At the outset, I declare an interest as a charity trustee. That role, alongside my work as an MLA, has given me first-hand insight into the pressures facing the community and voluntary sector and the very real, often life-changing difference that it makes to…
I thank the Minister for his answer. That is welcome progress, and it is welcome that those people got timely treatment. I am sure that the Minister will join me in recognising the staff who are at the front end of that service delivery. What impact is the lack of budget certainty having on the delivery of the targets?
Mr Allen asked the Minister of Health for an update on the Programme for Government elective care targets, given that one of the biggest issues raised with the Member and others is access to timely treatment.
I welcome the Sign Language Bill reaching its Final Stage this afternoon. As has been said, the Bill provides formal recognition for British Sign Language and Irish Sign Language and puts in place a framework to support their greater use and improve accessibility for the deaf community across Northern Ireland. As…
To ask the Minister of Health to outline the average waiting time for access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in each of the last five years.
I am sure that, like me, the Minister has engaged with the wider community, but some of the concerns that were raised with me were, as I mentioned in my remarks, about resourcing. Can the Minister state clearly that he will leave a directive in his Department that, if he is not the Minister in the next mandate,…
Amendment Nos 1 to 4 make things clearer, so we support them. As the Minister set out, amendment No 1 removes the earlier general provision for classes to be free of charge and replaces it with a more structured approach that retains free access for those under 25, and amendment No 2 replaces previous wording with a…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Tackling Antisocial Scrambler and e-Scooter Use”
Tackling Antisocial Scrambler and e-Scooter Use - Amendment 3 At end insert: ‘further calls on the Minister, working in partnership with district councils and relevant Executive Departments, to introduce measures to prohibit the use of scramblers and e-scooters on council and government-owned land where such use is…
Drug Dealing Sentencing - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘families and communities;’ and insert: ‘further notes that paramilitary groups have morphed into organised crime gangs that control the illegal drugs trade in Northern Ireland; supports the campaign for Jasmin’s Law to secure accountability for those who…
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 43551/22-27, to detail any cross-departmental contingency plans being developed to support households and businesses in the absence of further intervention from HM Treasury.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any engagement that has taken place with her Department and energy suppliers, regarding potential price volatility in the coming months.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any support her Department is considering for local businesses facing higher operating costs, due increased fuel costs.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the proportion of the road network, currently classified as being in poor condition, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the support that will be provided to households from the £17 million funding allocated by HM Treasury, including (i) the form that support will take; (ii) any eligibility criteria; (iii) the expected timeline for rollout; and (iv) when payments are likely to reach…
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 41735/22-27, whether any analysis has been carried out on patterns or trends in removals from the waiting list.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 41735/22-27, to detail the number of applicants removed from the waiting list where the reason was recorded as deceased, who were in housing stress, including the number recorded as homeless, at the time of their death.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applicants currently on the social housing waiting list who have been waiting more than (i) two years; (ii) five years; (iii) ten years; and (iv) 20 years.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 41735/22-27, to detail any follow up checks carried out before an applicant is removed from the waiting list due to no response to correspondence.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 41735/22-27, to detail the number of applicants removed from the waiting list in (i) 2024-25; and (ii) 2025-26, were subsequently reinstated within six months of removal, broken down by reason for initial removal and reinstatement.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on any engagement with the First Minister and deputy First Minister in relation to the introduction of post-19 Special Educational Needs legislation within the 2022–27 Assembly mandate.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any representations he has made to HM Treasury seeking reductions in fuel duty or VAT on fuel to address cost pressures.