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 his follow-up question. There was a lot more that I could have said in my initial answer, but I am very conscious of the time and the length of response available to me. Of course, we are also working on those issues. We are bringing forward race relations legislation as well as, importantly,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Racism Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Racism
I thank the Member for his important question, because it provides the opportunity, once again, to put on record our absolute rejection of racism and of any actions based on hate, discrimination or prejudice. What we saw over the summer was entirely unacceptable, and that is the message that we have been sending.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Racism Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Racism
We recognise how important the issue of clerical child abuse is. We are aware of the devastating impact that it has had on many people. The junior Ministers met victims and survivors in September through the reference group to, at first hand, hear about their experiences and restate our commitment to this important…
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 question. I suspect that if you went to any body and asked whether their funding is enough, it would indicate that it is not. What we do within the remit of the statutory responsibilities for each body has to fit within the overall financial position of the Executive and the Department and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Language Commissioners: Appointment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Language Commissioners: Appointment
The preparation plans for the commissioners' offices will give a sense of when it is likely that that expenditure will be required. Of course, as a principle of good public expenditure, you would not try to take that funding into a year in which it would not be accrued or spent. The commissioners are yet to be…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Language Commissioners: Appointment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Language Commissioners: Appointment
I thank the Member for her question. These are statutory roles, so, of course, they have statutory responsibilities, which are set down in the legislation. I imagine that the commissioners will engage with the North/South bodies and across the UK in advancing the Irish language as a recognised minority language of the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Language Commissioners: Appointment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Language Commissioners: Appointment
I thank the Member for his important question, because, at its heart, the important message is that the process will be brought forward on a fair and equitable basis. That is why I welcome the fact that the business case has been prepared, advanced and agreed on the basis of the two offices initially having a fair and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Language Commissioners: Appointment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Language Commissioners: Appointment
I thank the Member for his follow-up question. As I indicated in my answer to the substantive question, a lot of detail and process go into making sure that such public appointments abide by the guidance and rules of the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments and that they are fair and open in the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Language Commissioners: Appointment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Language Commissioners: Appointment
The appointment of the commissioners and the members of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression is essential to implementing the provisions of the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 for which the Executive Office is responsible. As previously advised, we have instructed our officials to develop…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Language Commissioners: Appointment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Language Commissioners: Appointment
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I will ask the junior Minister to take this question.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Central Good Relations Fund: TEO Bids Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Central Good Relations Fund: TEO Bids
I thank the Member for her question. She will be aware that the work of the redress board is winding down. However, the pain, the trauma and the issues will continue for many years beyond the closure of the scheme and will, indeed, impact those who were involved for the rest of their lives, so there are needs. We are…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board
I thank the Member for her question. That is a legal issue that we have examined. Indeed, it may be appropriate to have further engagement with the Committee on it. There are a number of legal aspects that make it complicated, not least the nature of the report. The report did not examine every institution, and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board
I thank the Member for her question. As we head towards the closure date of the scheme next year, we want to make sure that we reach those who are entitled to that support. There have been a number of previous campaigns, including a leaflet that was put through every door. However, we want to make sure in the last…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board
The Hart report, following the inquiry into historical institutional abuse, very clearly highlighted things that a number of institutions did wrong in the treatment of children in their care. Therefore, of course it is right and proper that there is an acknowledgement of that by those institutions and that those…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board
We know that victims and survivors, understandably, see contributions from the institutions as an important measure of accountability. We welcome the interim payments that we have received from three institutions: Barnardo's, the De La Salle order and the Good Shepherd Sisters. I am pleased to say that an additional…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board
I thank the Member for his question. The Member will be aware that that building was listed, as I understand it, at the request of the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland during a period of direct rule and outside the control or context of either the Northern Ireland Executive or the House. I am clear and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation
I thank the Member for his question. If he wants to tramp over the concerns of victims, that is up to him. I will not engage in that. I will move forward with the consensus of victims and survivors, because anything that we do should not cause any further concern or hurt. Therefore, it is not for me to decide the way…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation
In the Executive Office, we have many responsibilities that relate to victims and survivors of the Troubles. That means trying to meet their needs. It also means being sensitive to the concerns and issues that they face. Victims and survivors in Northern Ireland have given the most, and we must always be very…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation
I thank the Member for his question. We had an update from the board. There is a new board in place, with six new members. They are looking at some of the plans and proposals that the previous board made. The new members are still in the early stages of working together, but there is significant talent, enthusiasm and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation
I thank the Member for her question. As I outlined, a significant history is associated with the site. It also has huge potential, but we can move forward only with sensitivity to the victims and survivors who are most impacted on by the events that happened on and are associated with that site. That is what I will do.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation
The Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation business plan was submitted to the Executive Office, but we understand that the development corporation is further reviewing it in light of its current budget allocation. The business plan will be revised now that the outcome of the internal reallocation exercise is known.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation
Today, we remember Anna Lo, someone whose place in the history of the Assembly and Northern Ireland is assured. When Anna Lo became an MLA for South Belfast in 2007, she made history as a first. Her election was a significant milestone, but the fact that Anna remains the sole MLA from a minority ethnic background…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Anna Lo Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Anna Lo
The draft Fair Employment (Monitoring) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 That the draft Fair Employment (Monitoring) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 be approved.
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: The draft Fair Employment (Monitoring) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: The draft Fair Employment (Monitoring) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the Members who tabled the motion. On taking office, we pledged to work with all parties across the Executive and the Assembly to confront the challenges that we face and to capitalise on the many opportunities on offer to deliver a better future for Northern Ireland. That is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Programme for Government Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Programme for Government
There is £3 million available for those funds. Over the next two years, it will be about £5 million altogether. We made a bid for additional resources, even beyond those. The £3 million is not the totality of the ambition of what we want to achieve through the strategy and delivery plan, but it is a start. We took the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Update
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