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Mr John Stewart: Assembly records
All of Mr John Stewart’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
On the extension of phase 3, do you share, as I do, the concerns raised in the Translink-commissioned report from EirGrid late last year about the rise in sea levels and the impact that that will have on not only the Derry line but the Carrickfergus to Larne line? By 2040, six locations on that line and my line will…
Committee Membership That Mr Robbie Butler replace Mr John Stewart as a member of the Committee on Procedures; and that Mr John Stewart replace Mr Robbie Butler as a member of the Public Accounts Committee.
Delays to MOT Testing That this Assembly recognises the pressures placed on motor vehicle owners with delays in the availability to book MOT tests; notes the impact these delays have on individuals and families who rely on their motor vehicles for work and personal needs; further notes the delay in the completion of…
I congratulate you on your new role, Mr Deputy Speaker; I do not think that I have spoken with you since you took the Chair. I also congratulate the Member for North Down on her maiden speech — it was very well done — and echo her words about Rachel Woods, who is a sad loss to the Chamber. I wish her well too. The…
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will commission an extraordinary audit of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, as requested by Larne Business Forum.
Committee Membership That Miss Jemma Dolan and Mr Stephen Dunne be appointed as members of the Committee on Standards and Privileges; and that Mr Nick Mathison be appointed as a member of the Audit Committee.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the (i) legislation; and (ii) regulations that enable the police to seize and retain scramblers and other off-road vehicles which are being misused on public streets.
To ask the Minister of Justice how many (i) scramblers; and (ii) other off-road vehicles have been seized and retained by the PSNI, in each of the last 5 years.
I thank the junior Minister for the update on the high street task force. Town centres and independent retailers are the backbone of our local economy. In my constituency of East Antrim, they face a 10% increase in their rates as a result of the striking of the rate. Will the Executive Office commit to looking at…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) whether he is responsible for deciding whether planning application LA02/2018/1145/F is to be adjudicated by his Department rather than Mid and East Antrim Borough Council; and (ii) when he will be making his judgement.
I congratulate the Member on his maiden speech and also congratulate my colleague on her rise to Chair of the Infrastructure Committee — I look forward to working with her. I look forward to working with everyone who contributed today, including my East Antrim colleague Cheryl Brownlee. It was a very-well-done speech,…
I thank the Member for giving way, and I agree with much of what she has said. Does the Member agree that, for the public, openness and transparency are at the heart of this and that, to that end, any examples of predetermination in planning decisions from those elected onto planning committees need to be dealt with…
As Deputy Chair of the Infrastructure Committee, I formally congratulate the Minister on his new role and wish him all the best. I welcome the Minister's statement. He is very aware of the staggering numbers: there were more than 110,000 potholes in Northern Ireland last year — there was an increase of 34% in my…
On Friday, customers of the Carrickfergus branch of Danske Bank, and of branches in several other locations across Northern Ireland, received word that their branch will close in June. That is devastating news for Carrickfergus High Street and for retail banking throughout east Antrim. In the past five years, five…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what plans he will put in place to mitigate the impact of the delay in providing two new MOT test centres in (i) Hydebank; and (ii) Mallusk.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what consideration has been given to amend the (i) Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995; (ii) Motor Vehicle Testing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003; and (iii) Goods Vehicle Testing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, to allow MOTs to be conducted in licenced private…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQO 2673/17-22, AQO 1877/17-22, AQO 749/17-22, AQW 1385/17-22; and in light of the Assembly motion approved on 17 May 2021; and the Fair Employment (School Teachers) Bill NIAR 19-2022; what progress has been made in removing the exception of teachers…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what action has been taken to omit (i) Article 71 of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998; and (ii) Regulation 30 of the Fair Employment and Treatment Order (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003.