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Mr Doug Beattie MC: Assembly records
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.
To ask the Minister of Education, further to regulation 3 of the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024, what functions of his Department are subject to the direction and control of the Secretary of State.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, further to regulation 3 of the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024, what functions of his Department are subject to the direction and control of the Secretary of State.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, further to regulation 3 of the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024, what functions of her Department are subject to the direction and control of the Secretary of State.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, further to regulation 3 of the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024, what functions of his Department are subject to the direction and control of the Secretary of State.
To ask the Minister for Communities, further to regulation 3 of the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024, what functions of his Department are subject to the direction and control of the Secretary of State.
I thank the Minister for his answer, which was twofold. In the first part, he disregarded the report, which was disappointing. It is clear that farmers are under severe pressure and family farming needs support. The Minister has outlined that he is not willing to legislate to require wholesalers, retailers and…
One has to ask, "Why can you not support the motion?", because it is factually correct. The Executive have been restored for 100 days. There are huge fiscal challenges facing the Executive. We have been underfunded, and we continue to be funded below need. Those are all facts. There was extensive engagement between…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 11035/22-27, to detail (i) the financial bid their Department made for the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression; and (ii) whether this will be a recurring bid.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) what financial bid the Executive Office made for setting up the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression; and (ii) whether this is a recurring bid.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the total amount of funding for blue/green infrastructure; (ii) how this funding has been allocated; and (iii) whether there has been any unspent funding and the rationale for this, in the last three years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the roads that have been identified for resurfacing in the 2024-25 financial year, broken down by local council area.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Extreme Pressures in Primary Care”
Extreme Pressures in Primary Care - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘regrets’ and insert: ‘that for too long the number of local GP training places was inadequate and welcomes the previous and ongoing decision of the Minister of Health to increase them; believes that repeated political impasse and the regular absence…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how much his Department has spent on home to school transport in each of the last three years, broken down by (i) constituency; and (ii) type of transport provided.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the support provided to looked after children by the Education Authority, to include (i) the number of staff employed, including Education Welfare Officers, youth workers and administrative staff; and (ii) the number of vacancies at each grade, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of (i) classroom assistants employed; and (ii) classroom assistant positions vacant, in Upper Bann in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of times children with special educational needs were unable to go to school due to the unavailability of their regular school transport buses in each of the last five years.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Devolution of VAT for Hospitality”
Devolution of VAT for Hospitality - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘cost increases’ and insert: ‘further notes the pressures on the construction industry; and calls on the Minister of Finance, Minister for the Economy and Minister for Communities to bring forward a package of costed interventions, including support…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children left with no offer of a school place in the last five years, broken down by (i) primary schools; (ii) post-primary schools; and (iii) Special Educational Needs schools.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail what steps are in place to ensure the number of pupils left with no offer of a primary school or post-primary school place this year is significantly reduced.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the steps being taken to ensure that adequate (i) nursery; and (ii) primary one places are available to meet demand in Upper Bann.