Ms Diane Forsythe: Assembly records

All of Ms Diane Forsythe’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.

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  1. Debate contribution: Budget (No. 2) Bill: Final Stage

    • Executive Committee Business

    We have discussed the Budget (No. 2) Bill at length as it has progressed via accelerated passage, and the DUP will support it today. We are now three months into the 2025-26 financial year that started on 1 April and are operating under a Vote on Account, so it is necessary that we pass the legislation to ensure that…

    Not flagged

  2. Debate contribution: Education, Skills and Training Provision: SEN Students

    • Ministerial Statement

    I thank the Minister for her statement. As chair of the all-party group (APG) on voluntary and community sector, I was pleased to welcome the Minister to a meeting of the group a couple of weeks ago, at which she heard a lot from groups about their community-based, grassroots recognition of issues and how they build…

    Not flagged

  3. Debate contribution: Spending Review Outcome: Interim Fiscal Framework Implementation Update and Level of Need Report

    • Ministerial Statements

    Much has been said in the news about the UK contribution of £50 million towards Casement Park, but when I read into the detail of it, I noticed that Treasury has indicated that the Executive will receive £50 million in financial transactions capital (FTC) between 2026 and 2030 for Casement Park. My understanding of…

    Not flagged

  4. Debate contribution: Winter Fuel Payment

    • Ministerial Statement

    I thank the Minister for bringing the statement to the House. I also thank him for his quick action to provide clarity and for his continued commitment to the winter fuel payment for our pensioners. Will he confirm that pensioners in Northern Ireland will have the payment delivered at the same time as those in the…

    Not flagged

  5. Member's statement: Winter Fuel Payment: U-turn

    • Members' Statements

    Last year, we all got a nasty shock when one of the first things that the new Labour Government did on taking up power was to cut the winter fuel payment to pensioners across the United Kingdom. They cited the financial black hole and the need for cuts, but why the winter fuel payment? It cut deep to the heart of our…

    Not flagged

  6. Topical question AQT 1407/22-27

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Ms Forsythe asked the Minister for the Economy, having reviewed the recently published business plan and year-end progress report for the Department for 2024-25 and noted that the Department for the Economy's business plan contains a commitment, number 33, to: "Work with Conradh na Gaeilge, NDPBs and Independent…

    Not flagged

  7. Debate contribution: Anti-poverty Strategy: Child Poverty

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I thank the Minister for his answer. Minister, the anti-poverty strategy will obviously require commitment from all Departments. Will that set a good precedent for cross-departmental working and moving away from a silo mentality in the Executive and Assembly?

    Not analysed

  8. Debate contribution: Budget (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage

    • Executive Committee Business

    We are all well versed in the Budget circumstances here. We know that we face pressures in delivering public services and that Northern Ireland has long been underfunded. The DUP leader, Gavin Robinson MP, has led the campaign for an improved funding package for Northern Ireland for some time, and we remain committed…

    Not flagged

  9. Topical question AQT 1394/22-27

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Ms Forsythe asked the Minister for Communities, after welcoming the fact that he will bring forward the anti-poverty strategy next week and commending him for being the Minister who will deliver an anti-poverty strategy for Northern Ireland, whether he can confirm that there will be no actions in the strategy to…

    Not flagged

  10. Written question AQW 28423/22-27

    • Department of Finance

    To ask the Minister of Finance, in relation to the commitment made in the 2025 Public Procurement Policy Statement Principle 2: Efficiency and Effectiveness, that regular progress reports on Major Capital Projects will be provided to the Northern Ireland Civil Service Board, whether these reports will include details…

    Not flagged

  11. Written question AQW 28420/22-27

    • Department of Finance

    To ask the Minister of Finance, in relation to the 2025 Public Procurement Policy Statement Principle 1: Accessibility, whether there will be increased provision of up-front funding to suppliers, rather than small businesses and charities being required to be significantly out of pocket and then recoup the funding at…

    Not flagged

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