All of Mr Jon Burrows’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any due diligence processes that are in place to ensure compliance with UK and EU sanctions regimes, in relation to companies operating on the island of Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to (i) address town centre vacancy rates; and (ii) support the regeneration of town centres across North Antrim, including in Ballymena, Ballymoney and Ballycastle.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any assessment that has been made of the reported 24 per cent increase in the cost of rural crime in Northern Ireland during 2025; and (ii) any additional measures that are being considered to address (a) theft; (b) vandalism; and (c) organised criminality, in rural areas.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) how the proposed move towards a risk-based bathing water monitoring system would operate in practice; and (ii) any safeguards that will be put in place to ensure consistent public health protection and transparency of water quality data.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any engagement his Department has had with the Department of Justice, the PSNI and farming organisations, in the last 12 months, in relation to the reported increase in rural crime; and (ii) any actions that are being taken through the…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) whether his Department has engaged with beef processors, retailers and representative farming organisations in relation to the recent decline in beef prices; and (ii) to detail any steps he is taking to ensure a fair return for beef producers.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of reports from the Ulster Farmers’ Union that some beef farmers are losing more than £350 per finished animal following recent processor price cuts.
I note the Minister's comments. It is a profession. It is professional. That comes with responsibilities. We should stand up for our teachers, and we need to make sure that we stand up for our pupils. I would not want to have it on my conscience that we did not at least carry out probing scrutiny, at every…
Striking a balance on legitimate and fundamentally important public interest issues is a solemn duty of the people in this place. There is no public interest duty more profound than that of balancing the rights of our teachers, who educate our young people, who are overworked, who are underpaid and who are struggling…
Uncertain: close callEducation structures, integration and community divisionCriteria met: Dog-whistle messaging.
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether guidance has been issued to retailers selling e-scooters in Northern Ireland, regarding their legal use; and (ii) to detail any enforcement action that can be taken where retailers fail to provide clear information to purchasers.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any assessment that has been made of the growing use of privately owned e-scooters in public spaces across Northern Ireland; and (ii) whether she intends to introduce specific legislation or guidance to clarify their legal status and safe use.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people who have attended Emergency Departments as a result of injuries sustained while using an e-scooter, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any additional resources that will be provided to schools to support the implementation of the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any engagement her Department has had with the UK Government, regarding future legislation governing e-scooters and other micromobility vehicles.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether the Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls will be updated to address sexual abuse and harassment of female teachers and pupils in schools.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he is taking to ensure that (i) assaults against teachers and classroom assistants are recorded across all school sectors; and (ii) there is mandatory compliance with the reporting of violence against women and girls.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any engagement his Department has had with the PSNI regarding education and awareness programmes in schools on the legal position and safe use of e-scooters ahead of the summer period.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in light of findings that 80 per cent of adults want to spend more time outdoors but many face barriers to participation, to detail any actions his Department is taking with (i) local councils; and (ii) community organisations, to improve (a) accessibility; (b) facilities; and (c)…
To ask the Assembly Commission to detail the cost to the Northern Ireland Assembly for providing free electric vehicle charging facilities at Parliament Buildings in each of the last three financial years.
To ask the Assembly Commission to detail the number of MLAs currently registered to use the electric vehicle charging points at Parliament Buildings that also claim Assembly Travel Allowance for travel to and from Parliament Buildings.
To ask the Minister of Justice, regarding the proposed amendment to the Justice Bill to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14, to detail whether a 13 year old, accused of aiding and abetting the rape of another child, would be exempt from prosecution, similar to a recent case in England involving the…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps that are being taken by his Department to review evidence for commissioning abiraterone for men with high risk non-metastatic prostate cancer.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether (i) her Department has undertaken any assessment of the potential impact of the use of e-scooters on pedestrian safety, particularly for older people, children and disabled people; and (ii) she is considering options for a future regulatory framework for e-scooters.
I thank my North Antrim colleague for raising this important subject. There is nothing more important in our society than children and young people. They should be our number-one spending priority. The Health Minister uses the phrase "shift left": if we really want to get into a preventative model for the delivery of…