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.
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Further Consideration Stage: Child Support Enforcement Bill (NIA Bill 05/22-27)
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: Further Consideration Stage: Child Support Enforcement Bill (NIA Bill 05/22-27) Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: Further Consideration Stage: Child Support Enforcement Bill (NIA Bill 05/22-27)
Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the Members who contributed to the debate for their remarks. I will pick up on a couple of comments. I assure the Chair of the Committee that an effective communications strategy will be in place, and it will include social media. I will be happy to take his advice on…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill: Final Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill: Final Stage
I beg to move Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the Committee and Members from across the House who have supported the Bill and its progression through the Assembly. Since the introduction of automatic enrolment in 2012, there has been significant growth in the membership of workplace pensions, and saving for…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill: Final Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill: Final Stage
To address those concerns, we will first make sure that we tell the truth. It has been alleged that my party has not condemned the signs that went up: that is absolutely false. Trevor Clarke, as the local representative, was out doing just that. Let us make sure that we introduce truth into the discussions. As to the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Casement Park Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Casement Park
I have asked for a meeting with the Secretary of State. I have written to him asking what contribution he is willing to make to sport in Northern Ireland. I heard the comments that were made. It is regrettable that they were made, because everybody is being treated equally when it comes to sports funding in Northern…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Casement Park Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Casement Park
We have funding in place that we currently use to tackle those issues. I look forward to that budget being best used when we bring forward the next fuel poverty strategy. I want to make sure that we can scale up some of that work. It is absolutely my intention that it will be effective. Fuel poverty is a significant…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Fuel Poverty Strategy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Fuel Poverty Strategy
The Member is right to say that the consultation closes on 6 March. I do not have the figures, but I will be happy to share them with him when I do.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Fuel Poverty Strategy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Fuel Poverty Strategy
I set up the cross-departmental working group so that it can take actions and make sure that the strategy is realistic, feasible and affordable. It will be up to each Department to take its actions and make sure that those actions are funded and that it proceeds with them. That is how we can make sure that the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Anti-poverty Strategy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Anti-poverty Strategy
It is my intention to bring an anti-poverty strategy to the Executive before the end of the month.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Anti-poverty Strategy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Anti-poverty Strategy
Yes, I do. It is the same approach as those I have taken to the disability strategy and the anti-poverty strategy. The work has been done. The co-design groups and expert panels have done their work. That work came to the Department, and I then sent it to the other Departments, through the cross-departmental working…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Irish Language Strategy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Irish Language Strategy
That is largely out of my hands, because work is ongoing on the development of the Irish language and Ulster-Scots strategies. A cross-departmental working group has been set up to look at the potential actions that could come from that work and at the cost of such actions. I fully respect the rights of people in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Irish Language Strategy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Irish Language Strategy
I am aware of the growing waiting lists. The private rented sector needs reform, and that is why we are taking a serious of measures. Ultimately, it all comes back to supply across all tenures. My focus is on making sure that we have everything in place to build more homes across all tenures so that we can make…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: No-fault Evictions: Legislation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: No-fault Evictions: Legislation
My focus right now is on doing what the Assembly has mandated me to do on the private rented sector, which includes increasing notice to quit periods.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: No-fault Evictions: Legislation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: No-fault Evictions: Legislation
I want to make sure that we are ready to go, which is why, in our discussions, I have asked the Housing Executive to make sure that, when the treatment rule that, I hope, will be put in is put in, we are ready to go. I have confidence in Grainia Long and the leadership of the Housing Executive to make sure that we are…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Housing Executive: Borrowing Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Housing Executive: Borrowing
That has been one of my top priorities since coming into office. It is led primarily by the Department of Finance, but I have used every opportunity that I have had with every UK Government Minister to highlight the importance of Housing Executive revitalisation, and I will continue to do so. Progress has been made.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Housing Executive: Borrowing Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Housing Executive: Borrowing
My understanding is that that is in line with other funding pots that are in place. We have to remember that the fund is coming forward because there is market failure and because additional support is required and some may not have the finances to do that themselves. We understand that it is generally the expectation…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Football Fund: Partnership Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Football Fund: Partnership Funding
It is because the expectation, when it comes to funding for publicly owned grounds, is that they will pay a greater contribution than those in the private sector.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Football Fund: Partnership Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Football Fund: Partnership Funding
I want to go beyond what we have said. It is the same with the housing supply strategy. We have set a plan for 100,000 homes, but I want to make sure that we increase that and go further. On waste water, if the Member had been listening to my answer to the previous question, he would know that I have set out the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Housing: Targets Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Housing: Targets
First, we have delivered on the issue by having a stand-alone outcome in the Programme for Government. For the first time, we have an Executive who have recognised the issue's importance. Secondly, we have a housing supply strategy in place. I have ambitions for this place and for our housing in particular, which is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Housing: Targets Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Housing: Targets
First, we now have two documents that highlight the importance of the issue — documents that have been called for over a long time. First, we now have in place the housing supply strategy that was agreed by all Executive Ministers, and I expect that it will be given the priority that it deserves. People signed up to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Housing Supply Strategy: NI Water Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Housing Supply Strategy: NI Water
I fully recognise the potential impact that the financial constraints faced by NI Water may have on the delivery of the Executive's housing supply strategy. Indeed, the necessity of addressing waste water capacity limitations is referred to clearly throughout the strategy. I have had a number of meetings in recent…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Housing Supply Strategy: NI Water Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Housing Supply Strategy: NI Water
I have the full list of all those who were eligible. First, the funding is awarded on a fair and equitable basis. There should not be any indication coming from the Member that that was not the case. Many different organisations from many different backgrounds have applied for the musical instruments scheme. We have…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Musical Instruments: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Musical Instruments: Funding
Absolutely. The investment — it is an investment — will mean that 4,500 people will directly benefit across every constituency in Northern Ireland. It is unusual for a grant scheme to have made such a significant impact across such a wide geographic area, and I will look to expand on that work in the future.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Musical Instruments: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Musical Instruments: Funding
It is my assessment that the musical instruments programme, which is an important capital investment programme delivered by the Arts Council on behalf of my Department, aligns well with the principles and priorities that I set out in my written ministerial statement of 3 July 2024 on the heritage, culture and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Musical Instruments: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Musical Instruments: Funding
Those are also issues that we take on board. We do have a record of tackling official error, but we need to go further, so, in addition to management checks in individual benefit branches, specialist teams use a risk-based approach to target areas that may give rise to official errors. That amounted to over 23,000…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Benefit Fraud Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Benefit Fraud
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