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Mr Jonathan Buckley: Assembly records
All of Mr Jonathan Buckley’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I thought that some Members had come to their senses in understanding the plight that faces family farms, yet months after the hammer blow of Starmer's farm death tax, we again stand at a crossroads, facing yet another assault on our farmers, our rural communities and the very way of life that has sustained this land…
To ask the Minister of Health whether in-house electricians within (i) his Department; and (ii) arm's-length bodies are required to be registered on license to practice schemes.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether a decision has been taken to (i) suspend the implementation of a new computer system for Land and Property Services; and if so, (ii) for what reason.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount spent on the new computer system for Land and Property Services replacing the legacy computer system Abacus.
To ask the Minister of Education whether in-house electricians within (i) his Department; and (ii) arm's-length bodies are required to be registered on license to practice schemes.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether in-house electricians within (i) her Department; and (ii) its arm's-length bodies are required to be registered on license to practice schemes.
I thank the Member for addressing the issue of genuine illegal immigration. Does he agree that it is worrying that, just last month, one of five Iranian refugees who crossed the English Channel was arrested for a terrorist plot in the United Kingdom?
FlaggedImmigration, asylum, race, ethnicity and TravellersCriteria met: Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
It is UK Government money. It is taxpayer money that could go to GP services, emergency departments, schools, roads or infrastructure. Yet he does not want to focus on that.
I thank the Member for giving way. Does he not accept that a difficult Budget was passed yesterday, but the motion talks of £400 million that is being spent —?
I thank the Member for giving way. Whilst I note his considerable concern surrounding the protocol and issues relating to immigration policy, does he accept that the UK Government's policy is no template for anybody to follow, with its record levels of illegal and legal immigration?
I thank the Member for giving way. Does he agree that, since Labour took office, somewhere in the region of 30,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats? That is a concern to everybody in Northern Ireland, not just unionists or nationalists but everyone.
I thank the Member for giving way. There has been much mention of the starving of public services and how fault for that lies at our door, but there has been no mention of the fact that, in 2024, £2·8 billion was spent on illegal immigration and asylum seekers' support in the UK. That money could be spent on 70,000…
FlaggedDecided on a second assessment.Immigration, asylum, race, ethnicity and TravellersCriteria met: Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
I beg to move Today, we debate an issue of our time: uncontrolled and illegal immigration. I moved the motion not just as a DUP representative but as a voice for the many people across our country who feel forgotten, overwhelmed and unheard. The statistics are stark, with close on one million people a year entering…
FlaggedImmigration, asylum, race, ethnicity and TravellersCriteria met: Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
It is interesting to hear that the Minister got a round of applause from farmers in Oxford, because he is certainly not getting one in Northern Ireland, where farmers continue to feel the full force of his environmental extremism. Given the Minister's desire to break down barriers after the years that were spent…
Does the Minister agree that the UK Government and the Irish Government need to distance themselves fully from the funding of state sponsorship of racism, antisemitism and sectarianism in view of Kneecap? Some Members in the House have suggested that it is mad to complain about such comments from Kneecap: does the…
To ask the Assembly Commission to detail (i) who was responsible for designing and approving the current policy in relation to the use of toilets in Parliament Buildings; (ii) the year the policy was approved; and (iii) any third-party organisations that were engaged with in the process.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the projected cost of the review of the Deloitte report on alleged contractor fraud at NI Water, including independent electrical expert assessment; and (ii) the expected timeframe for the completion and publication of the findings.
Finally, the penny has dropped. The issue of uncontrolled and illegal immigration has been a priority for the people of Northern Ireland and those across the United Kingdom for years, but it fell on deaf ears in parties such as Alliance, Sinn Féin and the SDLP, and there was silence from the UK Government, whether…
FlaggedImmigration, asylum, race, ethnicity and TravellersCriteria met: Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.