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.
I thank the Member for giving way. I make the point that he has a right to freedom of religion or belief. He may also be offended by things that he hears in the Chamber. It is unfair for one person to say that what the Member says is offensive but for them not to listen to the other side of the argument. I take Mr…
I thank the Member for that intervention. Yes, I agree. More and more, it seems guaranteed that, whatever position the DUP takes on anything, there will be widespread opposition for whatever reason. Our reasons are sound: this is bad legislation, lacking in clear definitions, and it should not be able to progress. It…
I thank the Member for her intervention. I agree. My colleague Mr Givan mentioned the wide range of lobbying that we have received on the Bill. The Member has received that evidence from the Gay Men's Network. I have received correspondence from a range of organisations, including a variety of Churches, schools, youth…
I thank the Member for his intervention. Yes, I read that piece by Sam McBride and thought it was really good. I agree with it. It makes the same points that I and other Members have made. My colleague Brian Kingston gave a few examples of things that he had looked up online that might or might not be included in the…
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I welcome that clarity. I was coming to the end of my remarks on the Bill. The general theme of my contribution had been that the main dangers in the Bill were based on the lack of definitions of the terminology used in it, particularly the term that Mrs Cameron mentioned in relation to the…
The rule of law is the foundation of any Government, and because so much today has been fixated on hatred of the Orange Order and unionist people, I feel that the whole conversation has moved away from that. The Finance Minister, like myself, was in court on Saturday night into the early hours of Sunday morning and…
FlaggedSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Cultural grievance politics, Dog-whistle messaging.
Minister of Finance - Pledge of Office To ask the Minister of Finance, following his participation in the unlawful protest on the Garvaghy Road in Portadown on 27 September 2026, to outline how his actions contribute to building good relations in keeping with his Pledge of Office.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any ambulance provision will be put in place within the greater Mourne area, in light of the withdrawal of maternity services at Daisy Hill Hospital.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of staff who are not meeting the minimum 40 per cent hours working in the office requirement, in each NICS Department.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps (i) taken; and (ii) that will be taken, to address the Skilled Worker visa policy changes in December 2026, given the impact on the local fishing industry.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department has undertaken any assessment of which local business sectors are the most affected by shifts in the price of heating oil.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps her Department, along with local councils, are taking to regenerate town centres that are experiencing the closure of small independent shops.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any quality assurance measures in place for contractors when street lighting faults require more than one attendance to resolve, or where a fault reoccurs within a short timeframe.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of street lighting faults, reported in each of the last five years, broken down by division area.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the annual expenditure for street lighting repairs, over the last five years, broken down by division area.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the current average time taken to restore or fix a street light, once an initial outage report has been submitted, broken down by division area.
To ask the Minister of Health whether there has been any research into mental health facilities specifically equipped to accommodate adults who also have an autism diagnosis.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme 2026-27 will be opened for a second round.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline any action she has taken to promote and support the aerospace, defence, security and space sector in Northern Ireland since she came into office.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the reason why her Department increases costs by filling individual potholes that are very close together, as opposed to larger patching.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps taken (i) to raise awareness of; and (ii) take preventative measures in relation to, ovarian cancer, in the current financial year.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether there has been any assessment made of the cut to almost 8,000 student enrolments in further education colleges, including the longer-term impact of this on the economy.