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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.
As my colleague Diane Forsythe MLA stated, cooperation under the auspices of the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) and its six implementation bodies is predicated on cross-community consent and the safeguards put in place by the Belfast Agreement to ensure that proper accountability exists to the strand-one…
I had not planned to speak, but I will say some words in support of the request for better mobile phone coverage in West Belfast. When I saw that the matter had been raised for debate, I spoke to various people who live in the greater Shankill area of the West Belfast constituency, and they told me that they do not…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Illegal immigration is one of the hottest topics that people raise with me in political conversations, second only to housing. Our motion today combines those two issues in order to seek restrictions on the scale of the approval of houses of multiple occupancy, which, in some…
FlaggedDecided on a second assessment.Immigration, asylum, race, ethnicity and TravellersCriteria met: Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
The well-known opening sentence of L P Hartley's 'The Go-Between' is: "The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there". The relevance of that quote is that we cannot fairly judge the actions of history by our 21st-century standards. Empires have been normal throughout the history of the world. It has…
FlaggedSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Dog-whistle messaging.
I rise as a DUP member of the Committee for Communities, along with my colleague Maurice Bradley and further to the Budget briefing that we received at the Committee on 8 May. We note with concern that the allocation to the Department for Communities for the new financial year has left a shortfall compared with the…
Does the Minister recognise that the UK internal market is and always has been the largest marketplace for Northern Ireland businesses? Therefore, we must judge any change by how it improves access to that market and undoes the damage done by the Northern Ireland protocol. I ask the Minister specifically whether he…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the schedule for spraying weeds on streets in the North Belfast constituency in 2025; and (ii) when the first spray is scheduled to (a) begin; and (b) end.
I pay tribute to Mr John Allen, who made a massive, lifelong contribution to Northern Ireland athletics. In particular, he was a central figure in the development and growth of the Belfast marathon, serving as a director since the marathon's inception in 1982 and, more recently, as chair of the board for six years,…
Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland That this Assembly notes the Prime Minister’s plans to reduce legal migration to the UK; regrets the Government’s continuing failure to meaningfully address illegal immigration, including through measures that apply equally across the UK; expresses alarm…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, further to the October Monitoring Allocation of £19.5 million to NI Water to focus on unlocking capacity for 2,300 new properties, to detail which electoral wards and areas this funding has been allocated to.
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. The Democratic Unionist Party believes that unlawful discrimination, violence or harm perpetrated against anyone in society on the basis of their gender or sexual orientation is wrong. Every individual should be treated to respect and dignity, and, fundamentally, there can be…
FlaggedGender, sexuality, abortion and related social issuesCriteria met: Identity framing, Dog-whistle messaging.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia”
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘harm;’ and insert: ‘notes the recommendation of the LGBTQI+ Strategy Expert Panel; further notes the recent Supreme Court ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex; further believes that future policy development…
I am happy, in following my colleague Phillip Brett, to speak in support of the proposal. I thank Matthew O'Toole for bringing the matter to the Floor, as Phillip did previously when he spoke in support of it. Listening to Peter McReynolds reminded me of some of the debates that we had back in Belfast City Council…
The Member talks about the Good Friday Agreement and subsequent agreements. Does she accept, though, that they also make clear that Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom by the will of the people? Whatever the Republic of Ireland chooses to do regarding passports, the territory of Northern Ireland…
It is important for the public, and relevant for them, to seek clarity on the matter. This is not to dismiss the needs of trans people and seeing what is appropriate for them, but does the Minister also recognise her responsibility to respect and protect single-sex spaces, particularly for women? In light of the…
This month marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany by British troops on 15 April 1945. Originally established as a prisoner of war camp, it became a concentration camp for Jewish people and others who did not conform to Nazi ideology. It is estimated that over…
Mr Kingston asked the Minister of Justice, whether, given the recent Supreme Court ruling that, when it comes to equality legislation, the terms "man" and "woman" refer to biological sex and not certificated sex, she will now commit to saying that biological males will not be accommodated in female-only prisons.
FlaggedGender, sexuality, abortion and related social issuesCriteria met: Dog-whistle messaging.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any responsibility her Department has for the access road to Ligoniel Primary School from Ligoniel Road, North Belfast; and (ii) whether her Department will carry out any maintenance repairs in the interest of pupil and parent safety, given the deteriorating…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any incidents of solar geoengineering spraying have taken place in the skies above Northern Ireland.