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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.
To ask the Minister of Justice when she will announce her decision following consideration of the business case arising from Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew and others in relation to holiday pay.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether she has considered the business case arising from Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew and others in relation to holiday pay.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Extension of Committee Stage: School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill (NIA Bill 12/22-27)”
Extension of Committee Stage: School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill (NIA Bill 12/22-27) - Amendment 1 Leave out ‘3 December 2025’ and insert ‘30 August 2025’
When I was a Belfast city councillor, we were very proud of our links to our sister city, Nashville, Tennessee, which also happens to be the home of Andrew Jackson, to whom the Minister's constituency has strong links. Will the Minister therefore encourage our councils to get involved in that special celebration?
— will be aware of the effect that that has on other areas. Are there any powers that the Department can bring to bear to push councils to provide appropriate local recycling services or to make it easier for councillors to collaborate in that area?
Minister, the question is borne out of the frustration of my constituents in Millmount, who routinely face fly-tipping in their area. Many of them, like me, point to the abject failure of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council to provide adequate recycling facilities to the significant population of Dundonald. You, as a…
Some of that approach to policing is undertaken by some very good neighbourhood policing teams. Among the frustrations fed back to me, and, I am sure, to you, by the community is that officer rotations happen all too frequently and, at times, when the trust that makes relationships possible has just been built. Is…
Mr Brooks asked the Minister of Justice, given that, at times of community tension in east Belfast, particularly at interfaces, youth workers find themselves stepping in to fill the gaps where a consistent police presence is lacking — particularly if the police have been pulled to other parts of the city or have other…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, further to the recent visit to Washington DC, whether there were any discussions with the United States of America’s nominee for Ambassador to the UK.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Funding for Childcare”
Funding for Childcare - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘Programme for Government’ and insert: ‘welcomes the speed of the roll-out of the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme (NICSS) with an estimated uptake from over 90 per cent of those eligible, over £6.5 million in savings delivered to families to date, and…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any support he is providing to local councils to ensure they are taking pro-active enforcement on illegal waste dumping.
At a recent Education Committee meeting, the expert panel on educational underachievement expressed concern that the allocation for 'A Fair Start' in 2024-25 amounted to £2·6 million or 6% of the £41·2 million that it had laid out in its action plan, despite it having cross-party support and being referenced in many…
I will address the comments made by the First Minister in the Chamber yesterday about the investment set out in the Prime Minister's statement that will see £1·6 billion spent on defence for Ukraine, with 5,000 missiles to be manufactured in my constituency, which will result in the recruitment of 200 additional staff…
FlaggedLegacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarismCriteria met: Dog-whistle messaging.
Today's discussion, as we can already see, will be one where, while we may have some differences around the nuances and details, there is broad support for the direction of travel. On that basis, I thank the Minister for introducing and advancing the Bill, and I welcome the fact that he has done so. Like other…
Does the First Minister agree, having spoken of some of those connections, that the establishment of Intertrade UK is an important step in resolving some of the frictions in east-west trade?
I welcome the Prime Minister's resolute commitment to Ukraine, as demonstrated by the announcement of a £1·6 billion support package that includes the provision of over 5,000 air defence missiles that will be manufactured right here in East Belfast. That initiative not only reinforces our dedication to international…
To ask the Minister of Education to outline any lessons that can be learned from other jurisdictions in relation to addressing educational underachievement.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the Members opposite for tabling the motion. I, of course, support our constructive amendment, and I am thankful that Members around the House agree with it. Trying to be prudent with finances not only because of a moral imperative around the good use of public moneys but because…
The Minister says that they have learned lessons from the original BRT scheme. How will she ensure that park-and-ride facilities have appropriate capacity so that parking does not become a scourge on communities, as it has in Dundonald and other parts of east Belfast?
Will the Minister, perhaps through Tourism NI, look at the best international examples of regulation — I am thinking particularly of Amsterdam's 30-day cap, which seems to have worked well there — to see what we can learn to bring better enforcement regulation here?
Mr Brooks asked the Minister for the Economy, referring to East Belfast, which, like many areas of Northern Ireland, has seen a proliferation of Airbnb-style short-term lets that significantly negatively impact on the availability of family housing, whether her Department will make the Tourism NI review of short-term…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Improving Procurement Practices for Schools”
Improving Procurement Practices for Schools - Amendment 1 Leave out all after 'relevant goods and services;' and insert: ‘calls on the Minister of Education to conduct a review of the EA's application of procurement policy for schools with a focus on reducing unnecessary administrative burdens, providing flexibility…