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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With your permission, Mr Speaker, I will answer questions 6 and 13 together. As Members will be aware, the Together: Building a United Community strategy reflects the Executive's commitment to improving community relations here between people of different political, ethnic and religious backgrounds. Since its launch…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: T:BUC: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: T:BUC: Update
I thank the Member for his question. When I spoke at the NI Chamber dinner, I was representing the Northern Ireland Executive and showing our support for the vital work that our business community does. Over 1,000 people gathered at that dinner on Thursday night. It was a good opportunity for us, and for me on behalf…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Investment Strategy: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Investment Strategy: Update
I thank the Member for her question and commend the NI Chamber of Commerce and Industry for a very successful event. When I said, "Computer says no", it was the event on Thursday night that jumped into my mind. The Member is absolutely right about there being a can-do attitude. There is optimism throughout the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Investment Strategy: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Investment Strategy: Update
I thank the Member for her question. That will be key to delivering against the nine priorities, which have been set out in the Programme for Government. In the public consultation, there was a very positive response to all nine priorities, but the Member is absolutely right that, if we are to achieve those…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Investment Strategy: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Investment Strategy: Update
I thank the Member for her important question. Investment in good infrastructure of the right type is an absolutely critical foundation of growing our economy and the delivery of public services in Northern Ireland. Day in, day out, we see the challenges that public infrastructure can bring to service delivery and the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Investment Strategy: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Investment Strategy: Update
The investment strategy proposes a positive vision for the next 30 years, including detailed plans for investment and enabling actions over the next decade. It encompasses all areas of public infrastructure and includes a framework for planning and prioritising infrastructure investment. It also sets out the outcomes…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Investment Strategy: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Investment Strategy: Update
I thank the Member for her question. The support that we can give will be, largely, through the Health Department. However, as I mentioned, we wrote to the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Health to pick up a number of the issues and, quite frankly, the frustrations about not getting answers that were expressed…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Vaccine Injured and Bereaved: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Vaccine Injured and Bereaved: Update
I thank the Member for his question. The Health Minister takes the lead on those issues, but, of course, it is important to speak directly. We will certainly look into that. I do not believe that we have received a request, but, if we have, we will certainly look at it. It has been incredibly powerful to hear…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Vaccine Injured and Bereaved: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Vaccine Injured and Bereaved: Update
We met Vaccine Injured and Bereaved Support on 10 July 2024. The group shared its concerns and experiences with us in what was a powerful and emotive meeting. We thank those people for being so open with us about their difficult and painful experiences. We know that it was not easy for them to come along and tell of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Vaccine Injured and Bereaved: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Vaccine Injured and Bereaved: Update
Absolutely. The Member is absolutely correct. A draft business plan was submitted, but it included some aspirations around further works that would be required. Most of those were to do with health and safety and the protection of the site. As the Member will be aware, the budget is incredibly difficult, and many of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh: Site Potential Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh: Site Potential
I thank the Member for her question. I understand that the Member attended the site and spoke with the board there just last week. As outlined in that debate, there will be a process of engaging with the board in relation to its views on the way forward. The board was appointed just recently. Its members have been in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh: Site Potential Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh: Site Potential
Absolutely. I say that as one of the MLAs for Lagan Valley in which the site sits. There is a recognition that that would require investment. Of course, we must move forward with consensus on the site. We must move forward in a way that does not cause any further hurt or offence from the site. As regards any…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh: Site Potential Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh: Site Potential
I thank the Member for his question. We have been clear that we must build on the common ground that we all share to realise the potential of the site for the benefit of all. However, we recognise that that will require us to move with consensus and sensitivity. We are absolutely committed to working with the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh: Site Potential Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh: Site Potential
I thank the Member for his question. The arrangements for appointing commissioners to the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission are set out in the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002. I make it clear that that nomination was made by the Lady Chief Justice. Miss Patricia MacBride has served as a lay…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Commissioner for Victims and Survivors Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Commissioner for Victims and Survivors
I thank the Member for her question. Absolutely. We know that many, many thousands of victims and survivors continue to carry the pain of injuries and the loss that they have suffered, and that many of them continue to mourn. It is also incredibly sad that, in recent years, we have seen continued hurt being brought…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Commissioner for Victims and Survivors Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Commissioner for Victims and Survivors
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I know that the erection of such a sign will have caused significant hurt and distress throughout the community, but particularly to victims and survivors. I agree with the Member: it is absolutely wrong, and the council should remove it immediately. All intimidation is wrong and all…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Commissioner for Victims and Survivors Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Commissioner for Victims and Survivors
The competition to appoint a new Commissioner for Victims and Survivors was launched on Monday 11 November. The appointment of the new commissioner is essential to inform the development of policies and help ensure that the longer-term needs of victims and survivors are addressed. That is a key priority for the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Commissioner for Victims and Survivors Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Commissioner for Victims and Survivors
I appreciate the opportunity to speak once again about the criminal damage and racist violence that took place in our community over the summer months. I assure you that addressing the needs of all in our community is a particularly important matter to us, and that must include everyone, no matter what the colour of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Racist Incidents Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Racist Incidents
I thank the Member for her question. That is an important aspect, because the approach to doing the research first was very much based on the reality that, although some anecdotal and other evidence has come forward on what has happened, there is little insight into the scale or depth of the problem. The research is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Historical Clerical Child Abuse Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Historical Clerical Child Abuse
I thank the Member for his follow-up question. Absolutely: there are things that people can do. Some of that relates to planning. I know that some farms and farm businesses have already done that, but, of course, there is more that we can do to support that through, in particular, the Department of Agriculture,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Inheritance Tax: Family-owned Farms Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Inheritance Tax: Family-owned Farms
I thank the Member for his important and timely question. At the moment, many farmers and farming families throughout Northern Ireland are particularly concerned about those proposed changes by the Chancellor. I had taken the opportunity to raise directly with the Chancellor and the Prime Minister concerns about the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Inheritance Tax: Family-owned Farms Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Inheritance Tax: Family-owned Farms
Absolutely. A key part of the international relations work that we do is on what is often referred to as soft diplomacy or cultural diplomacy, which is very much about reaching out in that way and explaining the links of shared culture and history. Many people in the US do not realise that they have that Ulster-Scots…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: US Foreign Direct Investment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: US Foreign Direct Investment
Northern Ireland has been a huge beneficiary of foreign direct investment from the US in particular. That is why significant time has been taken to work in the US over recent years to try to build further on that very successful FDI. Our relationship with the United States goes much further than trade: we have bonds…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: US Foreign Direct Investment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: US Foreign Direct Investment
To be fair, the required changes to the ministerial code pertain to particular aspects of the Executive Committee (Functions) Act that are to do with, for example, clarification of the types of matters that come to the Northern Ireland Executive for consideration and agreement. That need arose out of confusion,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ministerial Code Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ministerial Code
I thank the Member for his question. As I understand it, some work has been done on that. The recent legal case, however, made it clear that the ministerial code has to be read subject to decisions under the legislation, such as for example, the Executive Committee (Functions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2020. Therefore,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ministerial Code Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ministerial Code
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