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Mr John Blair: Assembly records
All of Mr John Blair’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Mr Speaker, I had the pleasure of attending the final plenary session of the second Youth Assembly on Saturday past, and I know that you were also there. I take this opportunity to recognise the dedication and hard work of everyone involved. At Saturday's event, the Youth Assembly Members launched their legacy report,…
First, I thank the Minister for providing a reminder for those who are in need of it that he also covers environment and rural affairs. Is he as fed up as I am with the politicians who, mostly, sit on our right and line up every year to call for action on pollution and Lough Neagh when they see blue-green algae but…
It is well known that waste water spills are a key factor driving water pollution. It is also known that our waste water infrastructure is at capacity and that SuDS alone in new developments cannot change the situation that already exists. How does the Minister propose to deliver the significant investment that is…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has any plans to adopt roadway sections at Riverside, Antrim, which have not already been formally adopted.
The Minister referred to 500 sightings of Asian hornets in the UK and Ireland. Will there be continued analysis carried out and information sharing among officials in those jurisdictions?
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the opportunities that exist for pupils to engage in hands-on repair or upcycling projects, as part of science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department will consider incorporating repair and reuse education, including engagement with local repair cafés, into the curriculum.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps his Department is taking to support local community organisations in developing repair cafés.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has considered repair cafés as a tool for community regeneration and skills development.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether (i) deprived; or (ii) rural, communities have access to funding to establish repair cafés.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on his Department’s implementation of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidance on hybrid closed loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes.
To ask the Minister of Education whether the Department will include Forest Schools within any forthcoming strategy for outdoor or environmental learning.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment made of the educational, and wellbeing outcomes for pupils participating in Forest School activities.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to encourage schools to adopt Forest School programmes, as part of the curriculum.
As Alliance AERA spokesperson, I sincerely thank Mr McNulty for highlighting this important and overlooked industry by securing this Adjournment debate. Our local growers and horticultural sectors must always be recognised amid large-scale production, as they are essential for local communities as well as the local…
I rise mindful of the fact that I was recently appointed chair of the all-party group on climate action. However, I speak primarily as Alliance Party spokesperson on the environment and to express my support for the important Alliance motion. The motion does not just prioritise urgent climate action but emphasises…
I thank the Minister for the statement. I am also thinking of those impacted on at the infected site; I put that on the record. However, will the Minister inform us or remind us, as the case may be, whether there is a legal requirement for all bird keepers to register their birds and whether there will be ongoing…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether the Rivers Agency has undertaken an assessment of flood risk to residential properties at Chestnut Grange, Glenavy.