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.
I know that the deputy First Minister has been involved for many years in engagement with the US on Northern Ireland's behalf. Given the change in Administration, does she agree that engagement in DC, in particular, is crucial to build those relations? The Finance Minister outlined just last week Northern Ireland's £1…
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline any steps her Department has taken to strengthen relationships between the PSNI and working class loyalist communities.
I understand that this may be a matter for NI Water, but does the Minister have any details on what that might mean for the Sydenham pumping station, particularly the scale and so on of the work? Will it be value engineered? What effect will that have?
I agree with what both Members who have spoken have said. While increasing the focus on the matter, the Member, whom I thank for bringing this important topic to the House, will know that the issue is not new for us. Indeed, one of my earliest memories of my few years on Belfast City Council was when I was on the city…
I thank the Minister for his determination to provide fairness, not only for working families and taxpayers but for the sustainability of the welfare system for those who really need it. Will the task and finish group consider retaining information on fraud prosecutions for a longer period?
Thank you, Minister. The fact that the US is negotiating its economic relationship with other nations is perhaps causing concern in the South given its ongoing operation as a tax haven of sorts. It would be advantageous for us to maintain the relationship that we have had with the United States. Will you undertake…
Minister, at a time of budgetary constraint and housing crisis in Northern Ireland, those figures will be concerning to anyone who hears them. What measures is the Minister taking to counteract that cost?
Mr Brooks asked the Minister for the Economy what engagement she has undertaken with the Trump Administration or the US State Department to encourage the appointment of a special economic envoy to Northern Ireland.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline their plans for engagement in the United States of America during the St. Patrick's Day period.
Like colleagues, I have a speech prepared but I will try to paraphrase it and get through the key points. As my colleague from the SDLP said, the night-time economy in Belfast and across Northern Ireland contributes £2 billion to the local economy. It employs thousands of people, from hospitality staff and security…
My colleague Peter Martin has outlined our position on the motion and the amendment. I do not think that anyone in the Chamber would disagree with the lion's share of the motion. There is not a great degree of difference across the Chamber. To paraphrase, the key point is the fundamental importance of education in…
Thank you, Minister. I declare an interest as a first-time buyer. On a number of viewings that I have had recently, agents have talked about cash buyers coming in and, essentially, wanting to turn homes into Airbnbs, and, even when advised that that is not allowed, they seem to be continuing with that intention. Do…
I congratulate the Minister on her new appointment. My colleague from Fermanagh and South Tyrone, who tabled the question for urgent oral answer, has told me today that one of her constituents has been told that it will be 16 February before Fibrus links them up again. Does the Minister agree that that is wholly…
You rightly spoke about the support that we received from across the UK during that incident. Will we look at best practice across the UK and elsewhere to see what we can implement here?
Given the inferences of some across the media and, indeed, in the House in recent weeks that make our controlled schools feel less than and maligned, will the Minister take this opportunity to thank those who work in our controlled schools for all the important work that they do for everyone across our community?
Mr Brooks asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, whilst thanking them for coordinating the response to storm Éowyn, and amid apparent concern about the vulnerability of the communications of blue-light services had the Executive not taken immediate action to secure them — a vulnerability that would…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Supporting Learning Pathways for our Young People”
Supporting Learning Pathways for our Young People - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘Department of Education’ and insert: ‘and Department for the Economy play in opening career pathways for young people and the pivotal work done by staff in our schools, colleges and universities to support this; calls on the Minister…
I thank the Member for giving way. It took him about two minutes to caveat his objection to debating the motion. Does he not see that that speaks to the fact that his objection is groundless? His party likes to speak about a circular economy and environmentalism. This is the reality of it. Discussing nappies is not…
I speak to mark 80 years of Grosvenor Grammar School. As a past pupil, I know that the school has, for many, been more than a place of learning; it has been shaping lives, nursing talent and inspiring generations of local young people through those eight decades. Since Grosvenor's foundation in 1945 — sited initially…