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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 to detail the reason classroom assistants in Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools are not receiving the same uplift in wages as classroom assistants in special schools.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of people who have had their driving licence revoked and are currently awaiting reinstatement, as a result of the dispute between GPs, consultants and Driver and Vehicle Agency's personnel, regarding the completion of medical declaration forms.
That is an important point, but will the Minister outline the legal basis by which pre-release testing through secondary legislation — rule 27 of the Prison and Young Offenders Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995 — can override primary legislation — the Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 — that states that…
Last week, a tribunal found that the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust had subjected eight Darlington nurses to harassment, violated their dignity, humiliated them and created a degrading and hostile environment. That was in the case of a transgender woman, a biological male, being allowed to use their…
FlaggedGender, sexuality, abortion and related social issuesCriteria met: Identity framing, Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 33760/22-27, to detail (i) the number of guilty pleas that were made within one week of a case starting; (ii) the number of those pleas that were made on the day the trial started or within 24 hours of the case; and (iii) the nature of the case when the guilty plea was…
I thank the Minister for his answer. Given that puberty blockers were banned because they could cause harm to individual children, and given that children under the age of 16, which is the age range in this pathway trial, cannot give consent to participate in the trial themselves, what safeguards will be in place for…
Yesterday's statement by the Justice Minister about the dispute with the Criminal Bar Association was timely, full, accurate and important. Unfortunately, it gave no solutions. I have a real fear that there is now a stand-off between the Bar and the Department of Justice. The only people who will suffer are the…
Mr Beattie asked the Minister of Health for an update on the assessment of gender identity services provision in Northern Ireland that was carried out by Baroness Cass.
I apologise to the Speaker's Office for missing my question for oral answer — number 13 — to the Finance Minister. I was waylaid. The Minister outlines the problem very well in her statement. It is right that we all look at this issue and concentrate on victims. They are really the ones who will suffer, and we need to…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail whether schools or governing bodies are allowed to make a surplus or profit from canteen food sales to pupils.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any steps his Department is taking to ensure that school canteen pricing does not unfairly impact children from low-income families, who do not qualify for free school meals; (ii) whether his Department recognises access to affordable food during the school day as a child…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) who is responsible for setting school canteen prices; (ii) whether schools are permitted to set their own canteen prices, independently of the Education Authority; and (iii) any safeguards in place to prevent schools from charging more than the actual cost of providing…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail his assessment of whether it is acceptable for any part of the education system to generate income from children’s basic need for food, during the school day.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the assessment of gender identity services provision in Northern Ireland carried out by Baroness Hilary Cass.
To ask the Minister of Finance to outline any progress made in the Northern Ireland Civil Service People Strategy 2025-2030 to deal with the high rates in the turnover of staff.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the procedure for the deportation of foreign nationals who have been sentenced to over 12 months in custody; and (ii) , if they are given time served which was over 12 months, who is responsible for ensuring Home Office officials are present in court to ensure the…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of staff development days each school is permitted to take in an academic year, broken down by primary and post-primary education and; (ii) the content of these development days; and; (iii) why these take place during term-time.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 36602/22-27, whether any remission is provided for (i) lessons; and (ii) instrument rental, for a child who choses music as one of their GCSEs.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any steps she will take to reform Class C taxi legislation relating to funeral vehicles, to ensure it is fair, proportionate and puts the needs of bereaved people first.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Tackling scams is not just about catching criminals; it is about protecting dignity, safeguarding savings and restoring trust in our digital and financial systems. Scams can be tackled effectively when there is a joined-up effort on prevention, enforcement and the public awareness of…
A number of legacy reports will be released today. I thank those individuals who were responsible for conducting the investigations, which will, hopefully, give us the closure and information that we so desperately need. Operation Denton was about investigating what was known as the Glenanne gang, a terrorist…
The Ulster Unionist Party will support the motion from the SDLP. We see three elements in it. The first is that it outlines the trend of taking pictures at the scene of an accident instead of assisting. We now have some elements of society who are so wedded to their phones and social media, scrambling for likes and…
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) to detail any improvements being made by her Department to ensure that court proceedings, in domestic and sexual violence cases, are victim-centered and trauma-informed; and; (ii) whether she has any plans to expand specialist domestic abuse or sexual offences courts.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps being taken (i) to support the PSNI to respond more effectively to domestic and sexual violence reports; and (ii) to encourage victims to come forward, especially in communities where reporting rates are low.