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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 when he will provide clarity to organisations that rely on Bright Start funding to enable them to deliver summer provision.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of schools who have not engaged constructively with the Education Authority in enabling an assessment to be made for the establishment of a specialist provision in mainstream schools.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of schools that have not engaged constructively with the Education Authority, where the Education Authority has assessed that a school could establish a specialist provision in mainstream schools.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any actions he has taken regarding schools which have not engaged constructively with the Education Authority regarding establishing a special provision in mainstream schools.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of schools who have established a specialist provision in mainstream schools, broken down by (i) constituency (ii) school phase; and (iii) school type.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has made any assessment of the association between behavioural distress and trauma, neurodevelopmental differences, adversity, attachment disruption, and unmet emotional needs.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any consideration given to ensuring consistency between education policy and wider Executive-funded relational and community cohesion initiatives.
To ask the Minister of Education whether relational and restorative approaches are currently used within cross-departmental programmes relating to safeguarding, youth intervention, diversionary initiatives and community cohesion.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how any future behaviour policy will ensure that children with (i) trauma histories; (ii) neurodevelopmental differences; or (iii) emotional regulation difficulties, are appropriately supported within schools.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children with special educational needs waiting for a school placement for the new academic year in (i) nursery; (ii) primary; and (iii) post-primary, schools.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how future behaviour policy will ensure alignment with (i) children’s rights; (ii) safeguarding responsibilities; and (iii) inclusive education principles.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made of the compatibility of commentary contained within the April 2026 edition of the NI Educational Research Quarterly on relational and restorative practices, with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any consideration has been given to convening a cross-disciplinary discussion involving Educational Psychology, Education Welfare, safeguarding representatives and school leaders, as part of the forthcoming behaviour policy review.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department plans to consult with (i) pupils; (ii) parents; (iii) schools; (iv) Education Authority staff; and (v) community organisations, before reviewing or finalising any future behaviour policy.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any (i) Education Authority officials; and (ii) professional groups, who have been consulted regarding proposed behaviour policy changes.
The families in the Gallery heard the Health Minister say that he would not be found wanting in the 311 days left to him, but then he scurried out the door. As the leader of the party that holds the Department, you have a responsibility, because that is where it is failing right now. Imagine the opportunities that we…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Post-19 Special Educational Needs Support”
Post-19 Special Educational Needs Support - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘jurisdictions;’ and insert: ‘expresses its support for Caleb’s Cause NI for their work in bringing the issue of post-19 provision onto the political agenda; calls on the Minister of Health to lead on this issue and to develop legislation,…
Minister, how, then, do you justify the failure to appoint candidates deemed suitable to the Victims and Survivors Service (VSS) board two years after a completed public competition in which they were told that they were successful?
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) his Department's policy on the use of Artificial Intelligence; and (ii) any instances in which Artificial Intelligence as been utilised by his Department.
Revised Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Framework That this Assembly notes the significant intervention, by way of an open letter published by the Children’s Law Centre on 22 April 2026 and endorsed by a broad coalition of trade unions and children’s charities and organisations, which calls for the…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to provide a timeline for the launch of public recruitment competitions for the Strategic Investment Board.
Does the Member accept that there is a really big role for Health the whole way through this, and particularly at post-19? We can see, through the local impact teams, that the fact that Health is not really engaged is putting the cart before the horse.
I thank the proposer of the motion. What Michelle said was spot on and covered all of the issues. We all want to play our role in supporting children with additional needs and their families. My knowledge comes from parents; campaign groups, such as Caleb's cause; support groups, such as Families with Ups and Downs,…