All of Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
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I thank the Member for her question. We are considering the proposals at the moment, and we hope to go out with the advertisement for the role very shortly.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Commissioner for Public Appointments Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Commissioner for Public Appointments
Absolutely. As indicated, the UK Government need to scrap the tax. It is a farm tax on farming families. Instead of taxing our farmers even further, the Government need to stand up for them and make sure that they can continue to do the hard and great job that they do to support every one of us across Northern Ireland.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Inheritance Tax Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Inheritance Tax
I welcome the Member to her place and thank her for the topical question. Absolutely: there are serious concerns in the farming community. All of us around this place have listened to the concerns articulated by our hard-working farmers and farming families. We have a strong and honourable tradition of family farming…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Inheritance Tax Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Inheritance Tax
I absolutely agree with the Member. The people in the PSNI do an incredible and, at times, difficult job. We should take the opportunity to say, "Thank you" to them and pay tribute to all that they do. Likewise, we should pay tribute to the legacy of those who served also in the RUC in defence of so many across this…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment
I thank the Member for his important question. It is absolutely key that we move forward in this place with that sense of fairness and equity. That must be based on the best person for the job, not on discriminatory practices. That is fundamental if this place is going to move forward. I want to encourage as many…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment
I will be absolutely clear: we will engage with the US Administration and the president of the United States of America for the benefit of the people of Northern Ireland. That includes in relation to trade, because that trading relationship is hugely important. I gently remind the Member that one has to engage with…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: St Patrick's Day Washington Visit Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: St Patrick's Day Washington Visit
I thank the Member for his question. Unfortunately, unlike the SDLP, we are not in the spirit of turning down invitations that we have not yet received and may never receive. We will wait to see what comes through about that week. I notice that the Irish Government have just released information about their attendance…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: St Patrick's Day Washington Visit Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: St Patrick's Day Washington Visit
I thank the Member for his question. The draft ISNI is under active consideration. Part of the challenge around the investment strategy will be the capital budget that we have available. We are currently in a one-year Budget, and that is frustrating. However, that should not hold back progress on that. It is important…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission: Update
I want all parts of Northern Ireland to thrive and succeed. As I have always said, it is simple: if we can bring those infrastructure projects in on time and on budget, we can do more with the capital allocation that we have; if those projects take longer and cost more, we can do less with it. It is that simple. That…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission: Update
I thank the Member for his question. Absolutely: doing nothing is not an option. We want to improve the processes that we have to make sure that more of our capital projects come in on time and on budget. Unfortunately, the public sector does not do large infrastructure projects well. There are all kinds of reasons…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission: Update
The interdepartmental working group was established in 2021 to bring forward advice on the options for an infrastructure commission. A draft paper was produced in early 2022 that set out an initial assessment of options for consideration and as a precursor to more detailed analysis and development of a business case.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission: Update
It is important to remember that, when we ask Ministers for Bills that will be included in the legislative programme, we do not see the substance of that legislation. As it comes up for consideration to the Executive, there may well be large parts of it that not everyone agrees with. We are always conscious of that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update
I thank the Member for his question. We are in a four-party coalition. There will be many different aspirations in all four parties, but we are determined to make a tangible difference to people's lives on the issues that matter to them. We listened to what people said in the draft Programme for Government process,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update
I thank the Member for his question. It has been a busy first 12 months, and, of course, we make it clear that that is not the totality of our ambition. We are finalising the Programme for Government, and we hope to come forward with that very shortly. It will set the high-level prioritisation. Of course, the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update
I am not sure whether I can choose which question to answer, but I thank the Member for his supplementary questions. First, from a standing start, we were keen for the legislative programme to have ambition. When we came in just a year ago, Ministers were required to go into their Departments and assess what was…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update
Since our statement last May on the initial legislative programme for the 2024-25 Assembly session, seven Bills have been introduced, with the introduction of a school uniforms Bill expected shortly. We recognise that there has been some slippage. However, that reflects the complexities involved in turning policy into…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update
I thank the Member for his important question. I spoke to many families who were very much in that situation. It was not just a single issue of having no electricity but two, three or more issues, in that multiple key aspects were down from their mobile phone signal to internet and broadband to water. We simply must…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Climate Change Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Climate Change
I thank the Member for his question. As outlined before in this place, our farmers do an incredible job. They are such an essential part of our economy in Northern Ireland. They are essential to the supply of nutritious, good, locally produced food. They need our support; they do not need additional burdens placed on…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Climate Change Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Climate Change
I thank the Member for his question. Collaboration is always to the benefit of anything that we are trying to do. It is not just about collaboration across Departments and agencies here but about collaboration across the UK and, indeed, these isles. I am pleased to say that those issues have been discussed at a number…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Climate Change Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Climate Change
As an Executive, we are making progress in relation to climate change adaptation measures. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs recently published a report on our most recent adaptation programme that showed that, of over 130 individual actions contained in the programme, significant progress…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Climate Change Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Climate Change
I thank the Member for his question. The Executive Office — the office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister — is different from other Departments in that we have to agree on an answer to go out. Sometimes that is easier than at other times, but we endeavour to turn answers around as quickly as possible. It…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: US St Patrick's Day Engagement Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: US St Patrick's Day Engagement
Many key areas of the international relations strategy are not devolved, but we have engagements to attract inward investment, in which we have had some success, and to build relationships and networks in the US and beyond. As indicated, we should continue to endeavour to do that. It was right and proper that revision…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: US St Patrick's Day Engagement Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: US St Patrick's Day Engagement
With every change of Administration, there is a change of tone, direction and views. There is no doubt that we will see that in the new presidential term. We will always do everything that we can to fight and push for the best deal for Northern Ireland. We have had many contributions to Northern Ireland from those…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: US St Patrick's Day Engagement Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: US St Patrick's Day Engagement
I thank the Member for his supplementary question. We should always endeavour to build those positive relationships. There is an opportunity because, as outlined, there are Scots-Irish and Ulster-Scots links, particularly through the vice president, who has spoken about those connections before. There is an…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: US St Patrick's Day Engagement Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: US St Patrick's Day Engagement
The St Patrick's Day period offers an opportunity to deepen our connections with the US. This year, there are around a dozen events being organised. Currently, however, no invitations have been issued from the White House to Ministers. Once we have confirmation of the full range of events in Washington DC, the First…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: US St Patrick's Day Engagement Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: US St Patrick's Day Engagement
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