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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 for Infrastructure (i) to detail the properties owned by his Department in Upper Bann; and (ii) how many of these properties lie vacant.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the cost of benefit fraud; (ii) the extent of recovery in relation to benefit fraud; and (iii) the number of prosecutions for benefit fraud, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the properties owned by his Department in Upper Bann; and (ii) how many of these properties lie vacant.
"Only the dead have seen the end of war" is what they say. War is not a video game, although, when you listen to some people, you know that, to them, it is nothing more than "Kill TV". In reality, when you are dead, you do not get a second life: you are dead. When you are maimed, you are maimed for life. When you are…
I thank the Minister for the statement. We always say that more engagement is good. I will ask a simple question. What is the difference between the East-West Council and the intergovernmental relations framework, a three-tier system of engagement between the UK nations, also chaired by the Secretary of State for…
Veterinary Medicines That this Assembly notes the House of Lords Windsor Framework Sub-Committee’s inquiry into veterinary medicines and the Windsor Framework; acknowledges the deep concern of the agri-food industry that the number of veterinary products estimated to be at risk in Northern Ireland could be up to 51…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza”
Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘ongoing’ and insert: ‘war in Gaza that has left thousands of people dead; further condemns the actions of Hamas on October 7th which left 1,300 people dead and many families searching for loved ones; abhors the killing of international humanitarian aid…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, further to the article Farming – On Life Support published on 1 May 2024, to outline what action he is taking to ensure the future sustainability of family farming.
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Flags. The Commission on Flags, Identity, Culture and Tradition lasted for over three years, produced a report with 17 chapters and over 180 pages and cost over £800,000, yet this debate is about flags. There is so much more to the issue than flags, and we need to consider…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether the Ministerial Code will be amended to bring it in line with the Executive Committee (Functions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2020 to reflect the Minister for Infrastructure's ability to make decisions under the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 without…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in relation to their Department's plans for the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression, to detail (i) the proposed budget for the first five years; (i) the number of staff to be employed; and (iii) the proposed pay scales for employees.
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether she has had engagement with her counterpart in the Irish government in relation to the policing of illegal migration from Northern Ireland to the Irish Republic; and (ii) whether she has had further engagement with the Home Office to identify the source of this illegal…
Thank you for your answer. I get that we are still in the really early stages of Intertrade UK, so it is good that you are engaging, and thank you for that. Looking forward, you clearly put in a Budget bid for InterTradeIreland. Have you done the same for Intertrade UK, working on the principle that it is roughly the…
Sorry, Mr Speaker. I had headphones on and did not hear you. A question was asked about the budget, and I will ask it again. What is the budget likely to be, and has it been factored into the Budget that was announced recently?
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Display of Flags, Emblems and Banners”
Display of Flags, Emblems and Banners - Amendment 1 After ‘11.48;’ insert: ‘welcomes, as best practice, the positive work done by community and civic groups in creating local codes of practice around the display of flags;’
I thank the Minister for his answer. He answered a bit of my question, but some areas are already at capacity, with owners having to install their own septic tanks at a cost that is maybe just shy of £10,000, and that is increasing the cost of social housing. Will the Minister consider a scheme to match fund so that…
I welcome the information that you have given, Minister, in regard to Charlotte's law. Will the Minister also commit to looking, as part of the sentencing Bill, at the sentence reduction model for those who wait until the very last moment to admit guilt?
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Ramming of Police Vehicles in South Armagh”
Ramming of Police Vehicles in South Armagh - Amendment 3 Leave out all after ‘2022;’ and insert: ‘calls on the Policing Board to scrutinise as a matter of priority the impact of the roll out of non-armoured and liveried vehicles on officer safety; further calls on the Minister of Justice to consider stronger custodial…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether the Ministerial Code has been updated to reflect the provisions in the Executive Committee (Functions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2020.
To ask the Minister of Justice what criteria do Victim Support NI apply when considering the validity or otherwise of supporting an application to the Criminal Injuries Compensation service.