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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The first bit of evidence that stood out was the fact that we have seen a doubling of welfare fraud in percentage terms over the past number of years. Quite simply, I believe that if you have been found to have deliberately misrepresented your circumstances, it is right that, as part of the judicial process, you be…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Benefit Fraud Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Benefit Fraud
I am grateful to the Member for raising those questions because the members of staff to whom he refers are at the coalface. I want to make sure that they are heard. There are processes in place to raise concerns, and I encourage all those with information or concerns to continue to raise them through those channels. I…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Benefit Fraud Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Benefit Fraud
The terms of reference for the task and finish group are being drafted. As I set out in my statement to the House on 11 February, that group will look critically at every intervention that we take and focus on the high-risk areas in order to maximise the return on investment for hard-working taxpayers. That will…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Benefit Fraud Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Benefit Fraud
I hope that the Member is aware that, as part of the Housing Executive-administered private-sector grant review, we are working closely with the Housing Executive and the Department of Health to identify measures to improve the operation of the disabled facilities grant and to reduce end-to-end processing times. One…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Disability Housing Adaptation Schemes Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Disability Housing Adaptation Schemes
I brought forward a housing supply strategy for exactly that reason: to make sure that we have the necessary homes in place. That is why a target is in place for 10% of new-build starts of general needs units to be wheelchair accessible. I am making sure that I do everything that I can to ensure that we have the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Disability Housing Adaptation Schemes Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Disability Housing Adaptation Schemes
I want to make sure that we have the budget to cover the needs of everyone in Northern Ireland who needs that help. I will certainly do my best to ensure that that financial support is there. I am sorry to hear about the individual case that the Member raised. We should want for her constituent, and for everybody else…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Disability Housing Adaptation Schemes Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Disability Housing Adaptation Schemes
The Housing Executive administers the disabled facilities grant on behalf of my Department. The grant provides funding for adaptations for those with a disability who live in private-sector homes. In the 2024-25 financial year, the Housing Executive received £14·75 million in funding for private-sector home…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Disability Housing Adaptation Schemes Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Disability Housing Adaptation Schemes
Yes, absolutely, I can commit to that. My Department leads a project board for the Queen's Parade development scheme, and we have created a subgroup to make sure that we can focus on communication and stakeholder engagement. We will continue to engage with local stakeholders throughout the delivery of the scheme,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Queen’s Parade, Bangor Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Queen’s Parade, Bangor
I do not have a timeline for that. There are still some issues to be worked out, but, as I have said, I recognise the concerns and the length of time that it has taken. I want to make sure that we push it forward as much as possible, and I will certainly do everything that I can in the Department to make sure that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Queen’s Parade, Bangor Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Queen’s Parade, Bangor
I am fully aware of the frustrations that exist on the ground. On one of my first ministerial visits, Mr Dunne took me along to meet the people who are most involved with that project. I know how long it has been going on — it has been decades — and I know the frustrations that exist. The Member has my commitment that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Queen’s Parade, Bangor Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Queen’s Parade, Bangor
My officials have been working closely with Ards and North Down Borough Council and the developer, Bangor Marine, and, as a result of that work, heads of terms have now been agreed with the Crown Estate. The developer, the council and my officials are finalising the legal agreements to enable a start on the site.…
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There are two genders.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Gender Strategy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Gender Strategy
Of course we want to help those who are at risk, and that is work that the Housing Executive is taking forward. I take issue with the Member's first comment. It is easy for him to say that anytime anyone is critical of the gender ideology that he espouses, it is "trans bashing". It absolutely is not. We simply want to…
Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues Criteria met: Identity framing, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Gender Strategy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Gender Strategy
The whole point of the gender equality strategy is to make sure that people are protected where there is a difference in outcomes. It will be up to Departments to decide individual actions, and those will require Executive approval. The whole point of the gender equality strategy is to make sure that those issues can…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Gender Strategy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Gender Strategy
The Member, not for the first time, is absolutely right. I do not think that the Alliance Party actually cares about this issue. What it is most interested in is tipping its hat to the gender ideologies that she mentioned. When it comes to choosing between standing up for women or adherence to those gender ideologies,…
Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues Criteria met: Identity framing, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Gender Strategy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Gender Strategy
If the Member's question is to ask me for that timeline, I will say that I do not have it right now. As I said, I am taking those strategies forward on a phased basis. There has been a promise for many years that the anti-poverty strategy would be in place, and it is not. It is right that I take a phased approach, but…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Gender Strategy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Gender Strategy
The Department for Communities has led the development of a suite of social inclusion strategies, including a gender equality strategy, on behalf of the Executive. I have taken time to consider the work to date, alongside the unprecedented pressure on resources across Departments. Given the challenges that we face, I…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Gender Strategy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Gender Strategy
First and foremost, I encourage people to be vigilant. We need to make sure that people are encouraging others to be vigilant as well and for them to consider whether they need to give out the information for which those scammers may be asking. We certainly do engage on a regular basis with the Department for the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Online Scams Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Online Scams
First, it is important to say that we will be contacting by letter those who are eligible, but we will not ask them to respond to it or to provide any information. As I said, the winter fuel payment will be made automatically. As I previously promised, the payment will be with those who are eligible for it by the end…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Online Scams Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Online Scams
In all the media announcements that I have made on the issue, I have made it clear that we will not ask people for any information, nor will we be sending out text messages. Instead, the winter fuel payment will be made automatically, and I hope that the Member will join me in making sure that our older people are…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Online Scams Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Online Scams
We want to do as much as we can to ensure that those who are especially vulnerable to scammers have all the information that they require in order to remain as vigilant as possible. If community and voluntary sector organisations wish to do that work, it will be up to them to fund it from their budget and to make the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Online Scams Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Online Scams
My Department is actively engaged in ensuring that claimants and those in vulnerable groups are aware of preventative measures to take in order to avoid online scams. Such measures include ensuring that claimants can detect potential scams, what action to take and whom to contact. Benefit information on nidirect sets…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Online Scams Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Online Scams
The Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 That the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 be affirmed.
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The draft Welfare Supplementary Payment (Extension) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 That the draft Welfare Supplementary Payment (Extension) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 be approved.
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The draft Welfare Supplementary Payment (Universal Credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 That the draft Welfare Supplementary Payment (Universal Credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 be approved.
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