All of Mr Doug Beattie MC’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I have to start by saying, although I will not dwell on the issue, that there is a certain irony in a Sinn Féin motion that includes returning human remains to Hawaii while we still wait for the return of the human remains of those who were disappeared. I ask the party opposite to use the…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the occasions on which their Department has (a) sought advice; and (b) received advice, from the Equality Commission under its statutory legislative advisory role; and (ii) whether such advice was followed.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any actions he has taken in relation to (i) the recommendations of the High Street Taskforce; and (ii) determining the way forward on the Taskforce
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Decolonisation of Museum Collections and Repatriation of Artefacts”
Decolonisation of Museum Collections and Repatriation of Artefacts - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘impacted’ and insert: ‘: recognises that many museums are already working under significant financial constraints and that their primary responsibility must remain the preservation, interpretation, and accessibility…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to confirm: (i) when the High Street Task Force last met; and (ii) if there are any plans to make it a permanent initiative.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail the occasions on which their Department has: (a) sought advice; and (b) received advice, from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, under its statutory legislative advisory role; and (ii) to confirm whether such advice was followed.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any actions she has taken in relation to (i) the recommendations of the High Street Taskforce; and (ii) determining the way forward on the Taskforce.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any actions she has taken in relation to (i) the recommendations of the High Street Taskforce; and (ii) determining the way forward on the Taskforce.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any actions he has taken in relation to (i) the recommendations of the High Street Taskforce; and (ii) determining the way forward on the Taskforce.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the occasions on which their Department has (a) sought advice; and (b) received advice, from the Equality Commission under its statutory legislative advisory role; and (ii) whether such advice was followed.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline any discussions they have had with NISRA in relation to how the outcomes of the UK wide independent review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender will impact Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the occasions on which her Department has (a) sought advice; and (b) received advice, from the Equality Commission, under its statutory legislative advisory role, in the last three years; and (ii) to confirm whether such advice was followed.
To ask the Minister of Health to outline the current waiting time for (i) sleep studies; and (ii) consultations, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
I am mindful that what we say today will have an effect on many sections of our society. Therefore, I hope that we remain respectful. As somebody who has supported the LGBTQI+ community in the past by, for example, tabling the first motion on ending conversion therapy, supporting same-sex marriage and attending…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of families that have availed of the Child Funeral Fund in the last two years; and (ii) the amount that has been paid since the fund opened in June 2022, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applications for discretionary support in the last three years, broken down by (i) successful applications; and (ii) unsuccessful applications.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of people that have been turned down for Personal Independence Payment in the last three years.
I am standing in for our finance spokesperson, Steve Aiken, who is happily going through a bit of post-surgery recovery at the moment. I am sure that he would be slightly more colourful on the subject than I am likely to be. The Fiscal Commission and the Fiscal Council have made suggestions about closing the funding…
To ask the Minister of Justice, given the decision by the Supreme Court on the definition of a woman in relation to the Equality Act (2010), (i) whether a woman inmate will have the right to take a case against her Department if a transgender person of the opposite biological sex is placed in the same accommodation;…
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 24847/22-27, to detail (i) his assessment of the Through Her Eyes charity's call for a mandatory seven-day custodial sentence for anyone who breaches a non-molestation order; and (ii) any other measures his Department could use to ensure non-molestation orders are…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) whether the Discretionary Support self-isolation grant is still active; and (ii) the number of applications that have been made to the grant in the last three years, broken down by (a) successful; and (b) unsuccessful applications.