All of Mr Daniel McCrossan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the main differences between (i) UK Pesticides National Action Plan 2025; and (ii) the 2013 plan it replaces.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any action his Department is taking to encourage schools to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence to support learning.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps her Department is taking to narrow the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics jobs.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any action she is taking to boost retail output, which remains 1.1 per cent below its pre-pandemic level.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any action her Department is taking to reduce the economic inactive rate, which has increased by 36.5 per cent since the start of the pandemic and increased by 3 per cent since February 2025.
To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the Action for Children’s new report, Paying the Price of Child Poverty, particularly in relation to the finding that removing the two-child limit and benefit cap would be the single most effective action to reduce child poverty.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to provide details of the £19.8 million funding allocated through the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme, broken down by constituency.
I thank my constituency colleague Nicola Brogan for securing this important Adjournment debate. The issue obviously is not unique to West Tyrone — it affects many constituencies across the North — but we are acutely aware of it in our rural constituency. It is also appropriate to record our sincerest appreciation to…
Sorry, Mr Deputy Speaker, I did not realise that I had been put down to speak. I agree with everything that the Chair has said, and I am happy enough. The Minister will be pleased to know that.
This morning, the judicial review on the A5 is before the High Court, and I had the pleasure of standing with the families and the campaign groups outside the court this morning, along with colleagues from the Assembly. People today are united in their fight for the A5. Indeed, that road, although it has been a symbol…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 23614/22-27, to detail (i) the reasons for a significant rise in the number of children in foster care; and (ii) any action his Department is taking to reduce these numbers.