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Mr Gordon Lyons: Assembly records

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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  1. Motion or amendment: The draft Welfare Supplementary Payment (Universal Credit) (Social Sector Size Criteria) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

    • Motion · Executive Motion
    • As a minister

    The draft Welfare Supplementary Payment (Universal Credit) (Social Sector Size Criteria) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 That the draft Welfare Supplementary Payment (Universal Credit) (Social Sector Size Criteria) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 be approved.

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  3. Debate contribution: New Deal for Private Renters in Northern Ireland

    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    I appreciate the Member's giving way. This has been raised by many Members in the House, including the Member for East Londonderry. It is an issue that we take seriously. It is one that I raised during my discussions before the publication of the housing supply strategy with the then Minister for the Economy, whose…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  4. Debate contribution: New Deal for Private Renters in Northern Ireland

    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank all the Members for their contributions. It has been highlighted, rightly, that housing is the number-one issue that — I am sure, for every Member of the House — is brought to us by our constituents. I recognise that and have seen it for a long time in my role as a…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  5. Debate contribution: Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill: Further Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    I beg to move the following amendment: The amendment is technical and is consequential to the amendment passed at Consideration Stage on 28 January. Members will recall that the newly inserted clause 2 places a duty on the Department to assess the impacts of changes made by regulations provided for in clause 1 and to…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  6. Debate contribution: Sign Language Bill: Second Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    I sincerely thank all the Members who contributed to the debate for their remarks. I am thankful to the Chair of the Committee and for the contributions from other Committee members and Members of the Assembly. It is fair to say that, today, the deaf community in Northern Ireland has brought the Chamber together.…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  7. Debate contribution: Sign Language Bill: Second Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    I beg to move I welcome the statement by the British Deaf Association (BDA): "Deaf community members played a significant role …, collaborating with the BDA, Deaf organisations, and government departments to prepare this Bill." That statement reflects the unique nature of the work that has been done to deliver the…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  8. Motion or amendment: Final Stage: Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill (NIA Bill 04/22-27)

    • Motion · Executive Motion
    • As a minister

    Final Stage: Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill (NIA Bill 04/22-27)

    Not flagged

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  9. Debate contribution: Welfare System: Tackling Fraud and Error

    • Ministerial Statement
    • As a minister

    Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. Today, I will address a matter of critical importance: the integrity of our welfare system. That is crucial not only for those who are recipients of the support that it provides or those who one day may depend on it but for those who contribute to it through their taxes and, in…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  10. Debate contribution: Universal Credit: Five-week Wait

    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    The Member raised a number of issues, and I do not have time to respond to all of them. I assure him that notes are being taken, and we will respond directly to the issues that he has raised and provide clarity. If necessary, we will lay our response in the Assembly Library for other Members to take on board.

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  12. Debate contribution: Universal Credit: Five-week Wait

    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    I appreciate the Member giving way. I hope that she will promote the fund and its availability to her constituents, but I also hope that she sees the amount of work that the Department has done to try to raise the profile of the fund. We have used all the tools that are available to us. We have gone out to the advice…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  13. Debate contribution: Universal Credit: Five-week Wait

    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank all who contributed to the debate this morning. The implementation of universal credit has necessitated that claimants in receipt of the older legacy benefits move across to a new system, and that presents challenges. I am committed to my Department doing what it can to…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  15. Motion or amendment: Clause 1 - Consideration Stage: Child Support Enforcement Bill (NIA Bill 05/22-27)

    • Motion · Executive Motion
    • As a minister

    Clause 1 - Consideration Stage: Child Support Enforcement Bill (NIA Bill 05/22-27)

    Not flagged

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  16. Motion or amendment: Clause 2 - Consideration Stage: Child Support Enforcement Bill (NIA Bill 05/22-27)

    • Motion · Executive Motion
    • As a minister

    Clause 2 - Consideration Stage: Child Support Enforcement Bill (NIA Bill 05/22-27)

    Not flagged

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  17. Motion or amendment: Schedule - Consideration Stage: Child Support Enforcement Bill (NIA Bill 05/22-27)

    • Motion · Executive Motion
    • As a minister

    Schedule - Consideration Stage: Child Support Enforcement Bill (NIA Bill 05/22-27)

    Not flagged

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  18. Motion or amendment: Long Title - Consideration Stage: Child Support Enforcement Bill (NIA Bill 05/22-27)

    • Motion · Executive Motion
    • As a minister

    Long Title - Consideration Stage: Child Support Enforcement Bill (NIA Bill 05/22-27)

    Not flagged

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  19. Debate contribution: Support for Carers

    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the Member for West Belfast Mr Carroll for tabling the motion and all the Members who have contributed to the debate. I was going to say a number of things in response, but many Members, from across the House, have already said them. We are, I think, united in this place…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  20. Debate contribution: Housing Associations: Funding

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    I have raised that issue frequently with the now former Minister for Infrastructure at the Executive table and in correspondence and meetings with him. If we are serious about housebuilding in Northern Ireland and ensuring that we have the homes that people need, we need to address the waste water infrastructure…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  22. Debate contribution: High-rise Buildings: Safety of Disabled Residents

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    We want to make sure that we have a clear plan for that. I will be bringing forward a wider disability strategy, which will mean that we have in place the support to ensure that the public sector and others know the actions that are required of them, so that those with a disability are fully included in our society…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  23. Debate contribution: High-rise Buildings: Safety of Disabled Residents

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    That is an area of concern. The Member will be aware of the work that my Department has carried out on the overall safety of high-rise buildings and, specifically, with regard to making sure that those with a disability have access. If there are particular issues that he wants me to address, I will be happy to do that.

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  24. Debate contribution: Temporary Accommodation: Cost

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    We live in times of unprecedented housing stress. That means that we must do things differently. The Housing Executive has a task and finish working group, which has started to curb the trend of spend on temporary accommodation. However, we need to do much more. For that reason, I will be making a significant…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  25. Debate contribution: Temporary Accommodation: Cost

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    For each of the past five years, the total non-COVID expenditure on temporary accommodation was £12·6 million, £13·7 million, £14·8 million, £26·4 million and £33·2 million. The provisional cost for 2024-25 is £35·4 million.

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

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