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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.
Minister, in your statement on 29 January, you said: "I want our local businesses to thrive; they are the backbone of our communities." How can a business thrive when its proposed net asset value (NAV) jumps from £66,000 to £119,000?
First Minister, are you content that all political parties are doing enough to promote joining the police as a viable career? I ask that as a member of the Policing Board. Some parties complain about representation but do not promote joining the police. What do you say to those parties?
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on how the £81 million funding to be provided by HM Treasury for support with energy bills will be used in Northern Ireland.
I thank the Minister for her statement. My question goes a bit broader than residential parking. As you will know, a trial is under way for electric charging leads going across footpaths etc. How will that trial and this policy tie in together to prevent issues in the future, bearing in mind that people will need to…
Minister, I am glad to see that you have taken the mantle on from me and, previously, my colleague Robin Newton. I commend Robin for getting this work to where it is now. His vision has now left you, so the mantle is on you, and there are lots of eyes on you: big eyes, small eyes, doggy/puppy eyes etc. Minister, with…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of times his Chief Veterinary Officer has been made aware of not for slaughter sheep imports to Northern Ireland by his counterparts in GB, in the last 12 months.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) how often on average his Chief Veterinary Officer communicates with his counterpart in GB; and (ii) by what means.
Last week, my colleagues on Mid Ulster District Council heard a representative from NI Water state as fact that 70% of water pollution originates from agriculture. We are not going to get into the 70/62 debate about figures. You said in your statement that more than 20 million tons of untreated sewage goes into…
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I apologise to the House and to my colleague Deborah Erskine, whom I referred to as Deborah Armstrong. I had forgotten that she got married a few years back.
I place on record my deep concern that, once again, the reputation of our agri-food sector has been unfairly damaged. There are more than 26,000 farming families across Northern Ireland, and they deserve accuracy and respect in public discourse, not misleading claims that undermine confidence in a sector that is…
Remarks by NI Water To ask the Minister for Infrastructure how she will restore confidence in NI Water following recent inaccurate and misleading remarks made by its representatives in relation to agriculture’s contribution to phosphorus in Lough Neagh.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any packages of support his Department will offer farmers to address damage to lands, drainage, fencing and habitats following flooding caused by unseasonal levels of rain.
I have previously referred to Cookstown getting a "footpath to nowhere". Everyone is using that phrase, but it was mine, so I will take the rights to it. It will cost £430,000, and, literally 100 metres away, you cannot drive on the roundabout. Does the Member agree that there is something wrong?
A few years ago, the NIEA and I were made aware of an illegal asbestos dump in my constituency. Basically, a large hole was filled with asbestos and then covered over. The asbestos is still there, and there have been no prosecutions. Obviously, I will not go into the details. However, given that, when an individual…
You referred to being the middle-of-the-road party. Where are you at with active travel? I will give you a brief example: if you were looking to replace the kitchen in your house, but your roof was leaking, which would you attend to first?