All of Mr Gordon Lyons’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. As you said, I am responding today on behalf of the Minister of Education, who has repeatedly emphasised to the Executive that transforming our education system to meet the needs of our children and young people with special educational needs is, and will continue to be, one…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. As I explained earlier, the removal of the two-child limit must be extended to Northern Ireland, and it is right that that is happening. Agreeing to the legislative consent motion will allow that important provision to be enacted across the UK. The abolition of the two-child…
I beg to move The Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 8 January. The Bill makes provision to remove that policy. The change will increase the amount of support available to families on universal credit (UC) with three or more children and aims to reduce the…
I am grateful to the Member for giving way. I am happy to confirm that work is ongoing. The consultation is out. Absolutely, we intend to incorporate the additional protections, such as time frames for investigating and beginning repairs and engaging with tenants. We have not waited for that to be put in law; we are…
I appreciate the Member's giving way. This is important, because there is perhaps a bit of a misunderstanding on his part. If I have got that wrong, I am sorry. There is legislation in place that can deal with this, and there is a responsibility on councils to deal with it. In fact, councils can instruct properties…
Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank all Members for their contributions to the debate, and I welcome the opportunity to respond to the motion. Last week, Mr Carroll said: "I find myself agreeing with the Communities Minister, maybe for the first time ever." — [Official Report (Hansard), 17 February 2026,…
I appreciate the Member's giving way. It is unfair of her to say that I am not interested in this issue, and she will find out more about that when I make my remarks. I am content to legislate if that is what the House wants. We can put in place legislation, however I am moving forward now. We are moving forward with…
The Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 That the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 be affirmed.
Further to that point of order, I am happy to write to the Member. I take the issue very seriously. If the Member has more specific questions that she wants to ask around it, I am happy to provide that information to her. A point has been made that we need to have more clarity on what happened last night and on other…
That work is ongoing. I do not have anything concrete for the Member, but I will write to him today with the latest update that we have, although it may not be complete.
Thank you, Mr Speaker. On a serious point, although I may not be getting support from others around the House for social housing targets, I remain committed to the targets because I understand how important it is that we build social housing and use all the levers at our disposal to do that. That is why I am making…
I have been a Member of the House for more than a decade, and, to answer the question directly and fairly, I do not think that I have seen a more dysfunctional Committee in all my time. We have a Chairman who cannot read letters, as was so brilliantly exposed by Pam Cameron; a Deputy Chairperson who thinks that money…
That work has gone on through the cross-departmental working group. We fed information back to it, and we look forward to discussing that further. Ultimately, those conversations will need to take place at the Executive table as well.