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Mr Danny Baker: Assembly records
All of Mr Danny Baker’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he plans to invest in a high-quality teacher professional learning framework for all teachers to help develop specialist knowledge and skills in addressing underachievement and helping to support children with special educational needs.
To ask the Minister of Education what engagement he has had with the Department of Health to further develop, enhance, invest in and commission early years assessment, intervention and support services for younger children with developmental delay and special educational needs, as recommended in A Fair Start.
To ask the Minister of Education to provide a timeline for the completion of (i) phase two; (ii) phase three; and (iii) phase four of the End to End Review of Special Educational Needs.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Addressing NI Water Challenges”
Addressing NI Water Challenges - Amendment 3 Leave out all after ‘demand;’, and insert ‘further recognises that while this infrastructure is vital for housing, businesses, the economy and the environment, it has been severely underfunded due to years of British government budget cuts and austerity; reiterates its…
I beg to move Children and young people deserve the best start in life. As workers and families continue to face financial pressures, our most disadvantaged children are paying the price. Savage Tory cuts to vital programmes in schools, such as holiday hunger payments, Healthy Happy Minds, the Engage programme and…
I welcome the report from the NI Audit Office (NIAO) today on child poverty. The report outlines in detail that one in five children in the North is living in poverty. Children receiving free school meals are twice as likely to leave school with no GCSEs, and there are ongoing concerns around their school attendance.…
It is vital that the MOT backlog is addressed and that people are able to get their vehicles tested in a shorter time frame. Many people have been left frustrated when trying to get their vehicles tested since 2019, when cracks were found in 48 of the 55 vehicle lifts across the North. The outbreak of the COVID-19…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Backlog in MOT Testing”
Backlog in MOT Testing - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘Mallusk and Hydebank;’ and insert: ‘commends MOT staff who despite years of underfunding and insufficient resources have conducted 1.15 million MOTs in the last financial year, the most ever carried out in a single year; further notes with concern the 50,000…
Education is our children's passport to the future, and we have to open the door for them to walk through rather than create barriers. A survey for Save the Children NI highlighted the fact that one in 10 children has missed out on school because of a uniform issue. That potentially means that 35,000 children and…
To ask the Minister of Education when he plans to publish his Department's response to the findings and recommendations of the Independent Review of Special Educational Needs Services and Processes.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will reverse the cut of 50 per cent to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Transformation Programme made for the 2023-24 funding period.
To ask the Minister of Education what steps are being taken to ensure that children with special educational needs being placed in mainstream schools are receiving the same levels of support as they would if they were placed in a special school.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) whether he intends to put in place a process to no longer consider children with a statement of special educational needs (SEN) as supernumerary; and (ii) whether he will ensure children with SEN receive school placements well in advance of transition periods.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on work to reduce the timeframe for the special educational needs statutory assessment and statement process from 26 weeks to 22 weeks.
International Women’s Day 2024 That this Assembly recognises that International Women’s Day is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women; believes that this day both serves as a powerful reminder of the progress made towards gender equality and highlights the work that…
I thank the Members who tabled this important motion. A battle a day is what every parent of a child with special educational needs goes through in order to get any support. Parents are exhausted from the daily challenges and need us to be their voice and deliver real change. Children with special educational needs…
Mr Baker asked the Minister for the Economy whether he agrees that staging the Euros will deliver a tremendous economic boost, not only in West Belfast but in the North as a whole.
Making School Uniforms More Affordable That this Assembly notes the findings of the 2023 Irish League of Credit Unions School Costs survey which shows that 41 per cent of parents in this jurisdiction go into debt due to back to school costs, with the largest expense for parents being school uniforms; is deeply…
End Holiday Hunger That this Assembly recognises the high levels of child poverty and the increasing costs associated with sending children and young people to school; further recognises that the rising cost of food is putting many families under huge financial pressure; acknowledges the importance of children and…
Infrastructure has a vital role in building and connecting communities. The right infrastructure allows our communities to truly thrive, prosper and achieve their full potential. As a member of the Committee for Infrastructure, I will comment on the Budget from that perspective and on the importance of having locally…