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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.
I make no apology for opposing the Minister's proposal. No matter who was consulted, it is the Minister's proposal. It is clear: Ministers decide. The reason is clear. To give a ticket for the offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm that includes knocking someone unconscious, smashing their teeth out,…
The Member talked about having a unified voice condemning all sectarianism and hatred. Will she condemn unreservedly the sectarian assassination of 10 people at Kingsmills?
Will the First Minister agree that, given that public money was invested in Ebrington Square, all lawful organisations, including the UK armed forces, should be welcome at events there?
I want to address, in very introductory terms, the legacy agreement reached between the United Kingdom Government and the Government of the Republic of Ireland. So many people were murdered and maimed in our Troubles, and so many more, perhaps too many to quantify, have been affected by mental ill health and other…
To ask the Minister of Justice, in light of the concerns raised regarding the placement of an emotional support dog in Magilligan Prison, whether she will initiate an independent review of how this matter has been handled.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether she, or her Department, has provided information to any PSNI officer (i) in writing; (ii) verbally, which states that publishing images of suspects or defendants would pose a risk of vigilante or paramilitary attack to them.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department engaged directly with the Police Federation of Northern Ireland prior to her proposal to extend the scope of penalty notices to include assaults on police officers.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of occasions when a taxi driver, who holds a regular taxi licence, has been rejected to take part in the Education Authority's home to school transport scheme, over the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of taxi drivers, currently providing home to school transport for pupils on behalf of the Education Authority, who have not yet received their higher Access NI clearance.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “The Executive’s Approach to Hate”
The Executive’s Approach to Hate - Amendment 5 Leave out all after ‘inadequate’ and insert: ‘calls on the Executive to combat all forms of hate crime by introducing hate crime legislation by the end of this Assembly mandate, undertaking an immediate review of the Tackling Paramilitarism, Criminality and Organised…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Holding the Irish Government to Account on Legacy”
Holding the Irish Government to Account on Legacy - Amendment 5 Leave out all after ‘processes in its jurisdiction;’ and insert: ‘and calls on the UK Government to challenge the Irish Government on their failure to conduct investigations under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights of those UK citizens…
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the circumstances in which a child with special educational needs has to travel 58 miles each way to their school, a round journey which takes 2 hours 40 minutes every day.
It is good to support the motion, and it is good to hear unequivocal support for it from across the Chamber. Any conversation on the issue should begin with unequivocal and unreserved condemnation of violence. I will use a phrase that the Members for Foyle will be familiar with, because we used to use it when I worked…
The Member asked for a unified voice. There has been a unified voice from this side of the Chamber that the Moygashel bonfire, with migrants in a dinghy, was wrong, should not have happened and should be condemned. Will she join that unified voice and say that shouting "Ooh aah, up the 'RA" at republican festivals is…
I agree that the quality of the debate has mostly been substandard. First, I commend the Alliance Party for its strapline. It sums up the issues in one simple four-word phrase: "lawful, safe and respectful". I am delighted that Alliance has borrowed that phrase from me. I used it in an interview with its deputy leader…
The Minister said that the proposal to extend penalty notices applies only to lower-level offences. Will the Minister explain why one of the offences included is assault occasioning actual bodily harm (AOABH), which includes breaking someone's nose, smashing someone's teeth out or rendering someone unconscious? Does…
I thank the Minister for his statement. My party warmly welcomes his proposal for a £1·7 billion investment dedicated to children with special educational needs, because we hear so often that children wait too long for statements, travel too far to school and wait too long to hear what school they are going to. We…
PSNI Data Breach To ask the Minister of Justice to outline any steps she will take to ensure the Chief Constable has the required funding to pay compensation to PSNI officers and staff in relation to the data breach in September 2023, in light of the news that a business case for a universal offer payment has been…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline how a village can take steps to make its case for added wastewater capacity works, when it is already at full capacity.