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Mr David Brooks: Assembly records
All of Mr David Brooks’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I apologise to the House for missing my question to the Assembly Commission during Question Time. I was feeling unwell at the time.
I do not intend to speak for too long. It will not surprise those present in the Chamber that we support the general thrust and direction that the Minister has outlined. Like others, however, we look forward to grappling with the Bill at the Committee for Education and asking some of the difficult questions that the…
Is the Member making any specific allegations about whether there was any impropriety in those appointments, or is he just throwing muck and hoping that some sticks?
I will have another rattle and see whether we can get past the press office's prepared lines. As has been said, on 22 October, the Minister stated that a Sinn Féin employee had admitted involvement in the incident that led to the criminal damage of the portrait in Belfast City Hall. I am not asking about the PSNI or…
I thank the First Minister for her answer. The office has an important role in not only influencing in Europe but being the canary in the mine that will warn us of any serious difficulties that may come from European legislation. One of the current difficulties is veterinary medicines. Has the First Minister had any…
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion and to acknowledge the contribution to our educational landscape that is made by outdoor learning and the providers that bring it to our schools and that bring our schools to their facilities. We have heard that, across Northern Ireland, the forest schools model has…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on any plans to strengthen capacity of the Office of the Northern Ireland Executive in Brussels in light of the Independent Review of the Windsor Framework by the Rt Hon Lord Murphy.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any additional measures her Department is taking, in conjunction with statutory and community partners, to address the recent escalation in anti-social behaviour and violent confrontations between young people at interface areas in East Belfast, including incidents around the…
Clearly, the Minister is sensitive to the concerns that some of the decisions will cause families across Northern Ireland. Some people would say that they might be looked at as controversial. On that basis, did the Minister consider bringing the decisions to the Executive?
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Yes. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I ask you to rule on remarks made by the leader of the Opposition in the earlier debate about the Minister's visit to Israel. He was entirely incorrect to say that the chief executive of the Education Authority was foisted on its board against its will: that…
I make a declaration of interest, having been on the trip to Israel. Will the deputy First Minister clarify for the leader of the Opposition that the accountability of Ministers is to the House and not with him trying to politicise civil servants?
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Given that the Minister did not make any decisions about amendments to the Bill in question, is it in order for the Member to challenge the Speaker's judgement on that issue?
Mr Brooks asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, given that the leader of the Opposition has written to the head of the Civil Service on matters relating to the visit of the Education Minister to Israel, to indicate what role the head of the Civil Service has in that regard.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the installation of a defibrillator at Dundonald Medical Centre, including the expected timeline for its delivery and operational use.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) how; and (ii) where, end-of-life solar panels can be recycled or safely disposed of.
Will the Member agree that one of the problems with short-term lets is that they also undercut some of the legitimate tourism businesses, which are subject to much more regulation and greater checks? I was at the event upstairs yesterday to do with electrical checks and regulations. They were talking about how private…
I entirely agree with the Member. Does he agree that the problem is not only second homeownership but those who have a portfolio of family homes that they have turned into Airbnbs? We need not only a low cap but a sufficiently punitive sanction for those who refuse to register.
We heard in the Chamber yesterday that the Minister's party has been responsible for holding back the discussion about that at the Executive. I am sure that he will agree that our SEN children and families should not be used as a pawn in a political game. Therefore, will he ask the First Minister to bring the matter…