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Mr Brian Kingston: Assembly records
All of Mr Brian Kingston’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I commend the Minister for bringing the fund forward, in contrast to 14 years of delay and stalling by previous Ministers. He is to be congratulated. Did the criteria for the fund change after the closing date for applications?
I thank the Minister for her answer. She may be aware that there have been a number of developments since 2022, with the reopening of Flax Street, the filling of retail units at Hillview Retail Park, the new Eurospar at Edenderry garage and busy bus stops on both sides of the Crumlin Road. There is cross-community…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Sectarian and Racist Intimidation from Homes”
Sectarian and Racist Intimidation from Homes - Amendment 1 Leave out all after “such attacks;” and insert: ‘notes the commitment by the Executive Office to bring forward a refreshed Good Relations Strategy alongside Together: Building a United Community to address sectarianism and racism through a whole-community…
I will comment first on the political process. We have a motion on Gaza tabled by Sinn Féin in the Northern Ireland Assembly, when we have virtually no influence over UK foreign policy, which is a reserved matter for Westminster. The irony, of course, is that Sinn Féin has the ability to influence, debate and vote on…
I thank the Minister for his answer, but I am disappointed that he was not able to provide any statistics on the level of homeworking and in-office working. Perhaps he is saying that they will be available in the future. I hope that the Minister will encourage greater levels of in-office working. Does he share the…
As a member of the Committee on Standards and Privileges, I reiterate the words of the Committee Chair in welcoming the appointment of the new commissioner, Mark McEwan. I wish him well in post, and the Committee will work diligently with him. I also join others who have paid tribute to Dr Melissa McCullough, the…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on any plans for a new pedestrian crossing on the Crumlin Road, Belfast, in the vicinity of Cambrai Street and Flax Street.
To ask the Minister of Finance to outline the percentage of days that Northern Ireland Civil Service staff have worked from their physical workplace in each of the last three years.
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on his departmental funding allocated to the Glencairn Community Hub in North Belfast, which is also part-funded by Belfast City Council.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the dates on which the Urban Development Grant has been open for applications during the last five years; and (ii) the criteria and conditions that existed on each occasion.
I note the First Minister's answer, but I think that a policy of dither and delay does not serve the people of Northern Ireland well. Does the First Minister at least agree that the lack of guidance from the Equality Commission vindicates the actions of the Education Minister and the Communities Minister in issuing…
We are doing a double act. I note the First Minister's answer. I hope that it is fair to say that she sees the United States of America as an important partner for Northern Ireland when it comes to economic development and cultural ties. Therefore, will she commit to engaging with the current Administration in order…
On this 1 July morning, I rise to commemorate the 109th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The battle resonates throughout history for us due to the sheer scale of casualties among Ulstermen on the first day of what became one of the bloodiest battles in human history. The battle was intended to…
Mr Kingston asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they agree that, in light of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland's failure to produce its promised guidance following the Supreme Court ruling that, in equality legislation, a man and a woman are defined by biological sex, it is now…
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I thank the Minister for that update. Indeed, we received a briefing on the intermediate rent scheme at the Committee recently. In areas of higher rents, it particularly benefits lower-income households that do not have points for social housing. Can the Minister advise the House of when we can expect those homes to…
I welcome the first meeting of the East-West Council to have taken place in Northern Ireland and the launch of the Connect Fund, which the deputy First Minister has explained. One of the Council's objectives is: "To drive UK-wide engagement on the development and sharing of existing clusters of excellence." Northern…
The First Minister's statement touched on a discussion about mother-and-baby institutions, Magdalene laundries and workhouses and stated that redress payments should not affect benefit entitlements. Was there any discussion about ensuring that, whilst compensation is paid out from the public purse in the first place,…
I thank the deputy First Minister for her statement. There are public concerns about the appropriate use of artificial intelligence. Can the deputy First Minister tell the House more about how AI is already being used in the Northern Ireland public sector?
Minister, further to Mrs Dodds's question on the preliminary works that have commenced, which you did not answer, did your predecessor, John O'Dowd, give ministerial direction for those works to commence, and did he get sign-off from the permanent secretary?
As a DUP member of the Committee for the Executive Office, I welcome the introduction of the Bill to legislate for an inquiry into the practice of mother-and-baby institutions, Magdalene laundries and workhouses and to create a redress scheme for those affected by the poor practice in those institutions. This is an…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has given any consideration to reducing the height of the Ardoyne roundabout, North Belfast, in the interest of traffic safety.