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Mr Keith Buchanan: Assembly records
All of Mr Keith Buchanan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
This morning, there were reports that over 100 schools across Northern Ireland received threatening emails that are deeply disturbing and utterly unacceptable. I condemn such reckless and dreadful behaviour in the strongest possible terms. Those responsible have shown a complete disregard for the safety, well-being…
Minister, I am a wee bit confused. While I appreciate the court's ruling, your party has now created complete doubt, given the previous Member's question on whether anybody should challenge that ruling. The other day, the First Minister said in the House that she will do what she thinks is right. One day, you agree…
Exclusion of the First Minister from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the First Minister no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the unlawful protest on the Garvaghy…
Exclusion of the Minister for the Economy from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the Minister for the Economy no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the unlawful…
Exclusion of the Minister of Finance from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the Minister of Finance no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the unlawful protest on the…
Exclusion of the Minister for Infrastructure from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the Minister for Infrastructure, no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the…
First Minister, your actions over the past few week have made your definition of a shared future clear to me and the 1·9 million to two million people living in Northern Ireland. On the Garvaghy Road, you held the hand of Mr Mac Cionnaith, the bomber of Portadown, who called me an "effer": I am an Orangeman, but I am…
Language is important, deputy First Minister. Some people in the House do not understand that. A recent appeal report from the Victims' Payments Board to a lady who had lost her husband stated: "The description of the room in which she saw the surgeon and her husband was vague". Deputy First Minister, a lady in her…
As a member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board (NIPB), I have watched policing operations over the past number of years. I have watched operation after operation with interest. At a public session of the Policing Board, I mentioned "marshmallow policing", and we see marshmallow policing — soft policing — in some…
Minister, I appreciate that the relationship between you and the farming community is not good. What can you do to support the community to help it with the Lough Neagh issue? In the past, the finger was pointed at them, but we know that it is not all their fault. They are not completely clean, but it is not all their…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline any assessment made as to whether there is sufficient independent oversight of the Victims’ Payments Board to ensure that applicants to the programme, particularly those that are unsuccessful, are treated in a way that is trauma-informed and supportive.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on practical financial benefits to electricity consumers regarding new electricity connection charging arrangements which came into effect in Northern Ireland on 1 July 2026.
Minister, you can be sure that you have one friend in Mid Ulster. I appreciate that you do not have many others, but you have one friend here. You talked about collaboration in your statement. What level of collaboration was there and with whom, and what plans are there for future collaboration?
Minister, this country does not have a good track record on letting murderers out. It has let them out for years and years, but, obviously, this is a more recent case, so we cannot really be too proud of that. My question relates to handcuffing, and I mentioned this last week during the question for urgent oral…
Following on from the previous question, I would like a bit more clarity. The Prison Service was not happy that that individual be released, but the court overturned its decision. Who made the decision that the individual would be accompanied by a civilian chaperone and not by someone from the Prison Service? Was the…
In our society, too many people now treat the police with open contempt, and that culture has been allowed to grow unchecked. We have seen 850 assaults on officers recorded in just 12 months. Assault on a police officer is not part of a police officer's job; it is a crime. At the Policing Board two weeks ago, in…
The word "offended" is referenced. I have listened to the debate — I did not listen on the previous day — but I am offended that the Union flag is not referenced in the Bill. Does that mean that we in Northern Ireland cannot fly the Union flag because of the Bill. Conversation over.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the current average waiting time for an application for a firearms certificate; (ii) the number of applications that are currently in the system; and (iii) the number of applications that have been rejected, in each of the last five years.
I appreciate the point that you have to spend so much on active travel. I do not disagree with that; I agree. I will not drill into the Cookstown one. It is built now, but the money could have been better spent on active travel schemes that would have done more. However, my point is that we cannot walk on the existing…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I appreciate that we have a full House here, so I will try to keep my remarks short. I appreciate the opportunity to raise the issue of road conditions in Mid Ulster. Broadly speaking, the debate could cover any area of Northern Ireland. I appreciate that the debate has been delayed from…