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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 question. We have seen racism play out, not just on our streets, albeit by a small minority, but on social media. As the Member reminds us, today is the anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks on 7 October 2023 in Israel. We must remember that date as one of the darkest days. Today, we…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Racism Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Racism
I thank the Member for her question. I absolutely oppose racism, sectarianism and hate, on whatever it is based. We have just released our framework and delivery plan for ending violence against women and girls, so it can mean gender-based hate and violence as well. All of that is wrong, and we should stand strongly…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Racism Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Racism
I thank the Member for his question. Let me be clear: all racism and hate and all public disorder or violence that is based on it is wrong. It is incredibly important to draw a strong differentiation between that and concerns that are raised in communities. I have made it clear that, as Ministers and political…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Racism Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Racism
The annual racial equality indicators report monitors the progress of the racial equality strategy 2015-2025 on four key outcome areas: equality of service provision; increased participation, representation and belonging; celebration of cultural diversity; and eliminating prejudice, racism and hate crime. The most…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Racism Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Racism
I thank the Member for her question. The well-being dashboard is a very exciting development. There are 40 indicators on the dashboard. It is live, and I encourage Members to go on to it through the Executive Office website. Some amendment may be made to the indicators, depending on the outcome of the Programme for…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Programme for Government: Negative Impact Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Programme for Government: Negative Impact
I thank the Member for his question. Some of those issues are, perhaps, outside my control. I hope that there are no matters over which I have to resign. I have made it clear that I have a determination to create stability. The people of Northern Ireland want that stability to drive forward the changes that we need to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Programme for Government: Negative Impact Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Programme for Government: Negative Impact
It is imperative that we all work together to ensure that stability. At the heart of that must be addressing issues head-on but also finding a shared way through some of the challenges that we face. He is, of course, right, but it is also fair to say that the vision, objectives and policies outlined in the previous…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Programme for Government: Negative Impact Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Programme for Government: Negative Impact
No such assessment has been undertaken. It would not be possible to do so because we cannot know what would have been in a programme during the years in question. We are, however, delighted to say that consultation on the draft Programme for Government began on 9 September. The draft programme is supported by a…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Programme for Government: Negative Impact Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Programme for Government: Negative Impact
The draft Period Products (the Executive Office Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 That the draft Period Products (the Executive Office Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 be approved.
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: The draft Period Products (the Executive Office Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: The draft Period Products (the Executive Office Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
OK. We continually assess the needs in any of those offices. The Member is absolutely right: there is a whole swathe of new responsibilities and new areas to be looked at. There is no doubt that there is a pressure there on staffing time and the capability to assess all that.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: European Rules and Regulations Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: European Rules and Regulations
Any capital scheme will be open for application, but, in my view, the capital scheme must be capable of looking at some significant capital works. A number of our bigger victims' and survivors' groups will have a capital need. That will be dependent on budget, and we hope that those timescales will meet the needs, but…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Victims Centre, Lisnaskea Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Victims Centre, Lisnaskea
I had the opportunity to go down and speak with the South East Fermanagh Foundation just a couple of weeks ago to get an update about the centre. I visited its premises, and there is an absolute need. It does fantastic work with victims and survivors, not just in the Member's constituency but throughout Northern…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Victims Centre, Lisnaskea Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Victims Centre, Lisnaskea
The Member will see from the Programme for Government that the input from the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has a lot of focus on environmental issues and targets, but it would be absolutely remiss of us not to recognise the incredibly important role that farmers and our agri-food businesses…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Farming: Environmental Standards Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Farming: Environmental Standards
Absolutely. We have made clear to the UK Government that we are prepared to play our part in looking at the sustainability of our Budget, to take sensible decisions on the way forward, to look at transformation in order to make our public services, our Departments and their budgets much more sustainable and efficient.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Economic Business Plan Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Economic Business Plan
I thank the Member for his question. As he will be aware, I was somewhat involved in the Programme for Government preparations and discussions this morning, and then I was in the Chamber this afternoon, so I have not had the opportunity to look at that consultation. However, in line with the Programme for Government,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Economic Business Plan Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Economic Business Plan
Absolutely. The loss of that route was huge. The options are still there, and we will pursue all the possibilities that are on the table to try to reinstate it. There will be no point in having pre-clearance if we do not have a direct flight, so trying to secure interest in that direct flight route is important. We…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Global Connectivity Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Global Connectivity
I hope that the Member has had the opportunity to look at the draft Programme for Government, where he will see a number of relevant references. In the general sense, that connectivity is so important to growing our economy. There are specific references, including to looking at how we increase the connectivity and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Global Connectivity Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Global Connectivity
The site is in Lagan Valley, of course, and I would love to unlock its potential. I can say very clearly that, in my role as deputy First Minister, I will never sign up to or agree to anything that would cause offence or hurt to victims and survivors, or risk glorification of any act of violence or terrorism on that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh
I thank the Member for his question. That is an issue that will have to be discussed in due course. We had the opportunity to speak with the board. A new board has been put in place, which was inevitable, due to the length of time that the previous board served. As I have indicated, anything that happens, or is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Maze/Long Kesh
It feels a little bit like Groundhog Day, only without any of the fun or entertainment; just relentless negativity. You can have opposition for opposition's sake, or you can have opposition that is constructive. I have looked at the document that he has produced; there is, indisputably, significantly more detail in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Independent Environmental Protection Agency Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Independent Environmental Protection Agency
I thank the Member for his question. The draft Programme for Government contains nine areas of priority, which outline a number of key actions. It also outlines areas on which, although there is not yet Executive agreement, we propose to bring forward actions. It is important to emphasise that the issues that have not…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Independent Environmental Protection Agency Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Independent Environmental Protection Agency
The scheme is for the severely injured rather than the bereaved. I, too, have spoken to many of those widows and to those who have been bereaved, and I know that it is a source of frustration that no scheme is available to support those who lost loved ones during the Troubles. There will be people who have had mental…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Victims’ Payments Board: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Victims’ Payments Board: Update
Yes, I will be happy to write to the Member on that, but I can tell her that the key actions that we have taken are to have a business consultancy service review of operational effectiveness and performance and implementing the learning from that; to explore improvements to the overall victim journey through Capita's…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Victims’ Payments Board: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Victims’ Payments Board: Update
There is a particular cruelty in the loss of a loved one when people do not know what happened to their remains and that really important aspect of having a burial or funeral and to have a place that they can visit that loved one is taken from them. That is a particular cruelty that ought to be addressed. I agree with…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Victims’ Payments Board: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Victims’ Payments Board: Update
I thank the Member for her follow-up question. My heart goes out to those who are waiting for that much-needed support. There was a huge battle to secure the scheme and get the redress put in place to support people who are living day in, day out with injuries from the past. We want the scheme to work, but, as the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Victims’ Payments Board: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Victims’ Payments Board: Update
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