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Mr Jon Burrows: Assembly records
All of Mr Jon Burrows’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Education, following the recent increase in the National Minimum Wage, to detail the steps that will be taken to avoid a disproportionate hike in fees by childcare providers who are registered with the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has assessed whether increases in landfill tax could lead to a rise in illegal waste disposal or fly-tipping.
To ask the Assembly Commission to detail the procurement process for commissioning official portraits of Speakers of the Northern Ireland Assembly, including (i) whether competitive tendering is undertaken; and (ii) the criteria used to select artists.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the rational as to why she stated on the Nolan Show on 10 December 2025 that £119 million had been secured for PSNI data breach claims, when no such money has yet been secured.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of occasions on which a controlled school principal's request to expel a pupil has been denied by the Education Authority's expulsion panel, in each of the last five years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether all local councils pay Landfill Tax, either directly or indirectly, through contracted landfill operators.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any assessment his Department has made of the risk that bluetongue-infected midges may be transported into Northern Ireland within imported straw; and (ii) whether his Department will consider temporarily suspending the importation of…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail whether she had had any WhatsApp communication with the Police Ombudsman since the 22 September 2023 until present.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) why MRI scanning is not available at Antrim Area Hospital during weekends; and (ii) whether there are any plans to introduce weekend MRI provision at that site.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the current percentage of permanent post-primary teachers in (i) maintained, non-selective schools; and (ii) Catholic grammar schools, who are from a Protestant community background.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the current percentage of permanent post-primary teachers, in controlled post-primary schools, who are from a Catholic community background.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any (i) enforcement; or (ii) monitoring strategies, to address potential illegal dumping linked to higher Landfill Tax rates.
When the resignation was tendered to her Department, the response — I have it — was not, "We have no vires to take it"; it was: "After a brief chat, just now, I have agreed to park this email and no action will be taken." That is a decision. It was not a referral elsewhere. That happened in your Department. You were…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any additional (i) funding; and (ii) staffing, allocated to radiology departments to reduce delays in red flag referral mammogram appointments, in the last 18 months.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the increase in Landfill Tax will result in higher waste disposal costs for local councils and ratepayers.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any assessment made of the impact on local councils of the increase in Landfill Tax rates from 1 April 2026.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the total amount of Landfill Tax paid by local councils, in the most recent financial year, broken down by local council.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) whether any advice was (a) sought; or (b) received, from the UK Government prior to her visit to China; and (ii) whether measures have been put in place to protect sensitive information during her trip; and (iii) any steps taken to protect businesses in Northern…
I oppose the motion. It is divisive, negative, fails to learn the lessons of Brexit or our past and wastes time dealing with matters that we have no authority over. Frankly, if we are building something in Northern Ireland, it should not be an office for bureaucrats in Belfast but homes for young people. We are short…
Uncertain: close callConstitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereigntyCriteria met: Dog-whistle messaging.
I address a matter of immense public interest. There are no outstanding criminal proceedings in relation to this matter. The office of Police Ombudsman is one of the most significant in Northern Ireland. The ombudsman exercises vast powers, is paid a vast salary, has ongoing access to top-secret material, investigates…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) whether the current Police Ombudsman's National Security Clearance been subject to any reviews; (ii) whether the Police Ombudsman currently has Developed Vetting; and (iii) whether the Police Ombudsman currently has access to material classified as Top…
To ask the Assembly Commission to detail the expenditure incurred on official portraits of Speakers of the Northern Ireland Assembly since 1998, broken down by the cost of each individual portrait.
To ask the Minister of Finance, in light of the Department of Education's legal obligation to deliver statutory services, to detail any steps being taken by his Department to prioritise funding for the work of the Department of Education.