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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.
I am sure that other Members have concerns about the extortionate rise in the licensing charges that are coming in. Minister, you will be aware that many of our brave members of the security forces, both current and former, carry personal protection weapons (PPWs). They do so because of a perceived or real threat to…
I declare an interest: my car has been in the garage for six weeks, having hit two potholes — two craters — in my constituency. I look forward to getting it back. Minister, spending £1 million a year on compensation is bad enough, but we know that three quarters of compensation claims are not paid out. That means that…
I thank the Minister for that comprehensive answer. Minister, will lessons be learned by officials who are advising parents? Parents who received no offers for their first preference might, because it is the same council area, be offered a place in Ballymena when that family lives in Carrickfergus. Can any offers that…
Mr Stewart asked the Minister of Education, given that, every year, our offices are inundated with parents who are concerned that their child did not get a preschool place at their local nursery school, what more he and his Department can do to streamline the process and reduce the concern and frustration among…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether alternative approaches to road construction, including the use of recycled asphalt planings, are being considered for new infrastructure projects.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department is considering specifying minimum recycled asphalt planings percentage requirements in Northern Ireland’s road construction and maintenance, in the context of meeting the targets set out in the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether the technology exists locally to use recycled asphalt planings, up to 50 per cent in new roads construction projects.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any engagement her Department is having with counterparts in the Republic of Ireland’s road authority to understand the potential benefits of increasing the proportion of recycled asphalt planings used in road building and maintenance projects.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline any assessment that has been made of the need to establish more Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools units.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any effect that acknowledgment of administrative error has on the requirements for recovery of pension overpayments in line with the guidance for Managing Public Money Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the estimated value of (i) underpayments; and (ii) overpayments, in pensions discovered during the review of the Civil Service Pension Scheme benefits by the McCloud remedy team.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of (i) underpayments; and (ii) overpayments, of pensions discovered during the review of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Scheme benefits by the McCloud remedy team.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether new Farm Sustainability Policy and Standards will incorporate farm hedge management, to reflect sustainability principles and prevent non-essential hedge cutting during the bird nesting season.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of the enforcement of guidelines for roadside hedge cutting during the closed season.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail when charities and arm’s-length bodies involved in youth work will be advised of their budget allocation from the Education Authority's local area fund for the remainder of the 2026-2027 financial year, after June.
Minister, data and understanding data is hugely important, particularly in the health service, which sees a huge volume of patients in high-pressure environments. How will Encompass help us better understand pressure and alleviate it?
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any protocols in place to use and share information contained in (i) Education, Health and Care Plans for children in England; (ii) Individual Development Plans for children in Wales; (iii) Coordinated Support Plans for children in Scotland; (iv) Individual Education Plans…
I welcome the Minister's statement. What is the plan for enforcement? We have seen traffic measures installed elsewhere across the country, and they have been welcomed by residents, but those residents invariably get frustrated by the lack of enforcement when people break the rules. Will it be enforced by the police,…
Aside from the lack of investment in our road infrastructure, one of the biggest impacts on road resilience is the diabolical state that our roads are left in by contractors that are used by utility companies. Time and time again, we see pavements and roads being left in a diabolical state right up and down my…
I thank the Minister for his statement. I do not need to tell him that Belfast lough is in an absolutely disgraceful state, as he has mentioned it many times today. It is having an impact on our sea life , on those who sea-swim and on those who use the sea for other sporting activities, particularly in my East Antrim…
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether (i) any assessment has been made of the current regulatory framework governing the wholesale market for home heating oil in Northern Ireland; and (ii) she has any plans to extend the remit of the NI Utility Regulator to include oversight of this sector, in order to protect…
I declare an interest as the chair of the all-party group on micro and small business. I thank the Minister for her answer. It is over a decade since the review of public administration (RPA) led to increased devolved responsibilities for economic development. In that time, our councils have spent hundreds of millions…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline any work carried out to repair and improve sea walls in Rhanbuoy and Belfast Road, Carrickfergus, following damage and flooding caused by recent storms.