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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 qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I welcome the Minister's positive statement, including the announcement of the new school that is planned for east Belfast and the prioritisation of Longstone School, where my grandfather was once the caretaker. Some of the other special schools in east Belfast may wonder what it means for their facilities. I am…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, following his announcement on 30 April 2024, whether those vehicles eligible for Temporary Exemption Certificates and that have already had an MOT in 2024, will be exempt from an MOT next year.
I thank the First Minister for her answer. She spoke about difficult choices. Most will understand that additional funding will come with some push for more efficient, cost-effective and better services through reform. Given the lack of pace of reform in some areas — health, for example — how will the Programme for…
The Democratic Unionist Party will support the motion. In restoring the institutions for the good of Northern Ireland as a whole, we sought to restore unionist confidence by ensuring that the concerns of our community were heard and systems put in place to protect our trade within our UK borders and our place in the…
Mr Brooks asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the discussions that the Executive Office plans to have with His Majesty’s Government to speed up the delivery of a fair funding model for Northern Ireland, given that the Fiscal Council has warned that, despite top-ups, the Northern Ireland block…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what measures are in place to allow deaf drivers to avail of a short notice MOT appointment, given that it specifies that you must be able to receive a telephone call as part of the process.
I thank the Minister for his engagement on that, and, given the scale of the housing crisis and the issues with new developments and infrastructure difficulties that have been talked about today, I encourage him to engage with all relevant stakeholders, housing associations etc to ensure that we maximise the potential…
I declare an interest, as my wife is a governor of Grosvenor Grammar School. Throughout the debate on RSE, the DUP has been steadfast in defending parents as being best placed to determine what is in the interests of their child and in arguing that the ethos and values of our schools should be respected. It is on that…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Relationships and Sexuality Education”
Relationships and Sexuality Education - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘value’ and insert: ‘of inclusive, high-quality, evidence-based and age-appropriate Relationships and Sexuality Education as a means of empowering and preparing our children and young people for life; acknowledges that teachers and school staff…
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the United States-United Kingdom Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Dialogue that took place in Belfast on 16 April 2024.
I encourage the Minister to have those conversations at the earliest possible stage, and to encourage his officials to do so as well, particularly around data sharing, to support planning for education. I also encourage the increased integration of DOH counterparts in the Education Authority's local integrated teams.
Mr Brooks asked the Minister of Health to outline the discussions that he has had with the Education Minister to ensure a joined-up and collaborative approach to addressing the needs of SEN children and their families.
To ask the Minister of Health why pharmacists are unable to commence private clinics for the Pfizer and Novavax Covid vaccines due to their unavailability in Northern Ireland.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what action his Department is taking to reduce fly-tipping and environmental health concerns associated with unkempt alleyways in residential areas.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 5563/22-27, to detail what action his Department plans to take on this matter.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department will consider amending the parking enforcement protocol to allow carers to park on double yellow lines whilst undertaking caring duties.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he plans to engage with the UK government on measures to increase home ownership locally and reduce demand on the rental market.