All of Ms Kellie Armstrong’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Education to provide the policy or regulations he used when he took the Ministerial decision not to uphold the departmental recommendation to approve the application for transformation to integrated status for Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College and Rathmore Primary School.
To ask the Minister of Education when his Department will be publishing the next report on integrated education, as required under Section 10 of the Integrated Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the proactive measures that his Department will take to develop and deliver sustainable energy solutions to deliver climate change targets as part of the Executive's agreed Housing Supply Strategy.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the proactive measures his Department will take to develop and deliver a sustainable supply chain of construction materials with industry partners to support the Executive's agreed Housing Supply Strategy.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the proactive measures that his Department will take to deliver the Executive's agreed Housing Supply Strategy, particularly in relation to (i) water and sewerage; and (ii) public transport connectivity consideration within planning and road infrastructure.
Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to Standing Order 65, which states: "1) The Speaker may, if any member - (a) wilfully assaults, molests, obstructs or acts in a disorderly manner towards the Speaker or any other member". Tonight, the Alliance Party and those of us who do not designate as nationalist or unionist have…
I thank the Member for giving way. In the previous mandate, I worked closely with his colleague Mr Allister on the Assembly and Executive Review Committee, on which, as other Members will be able to attest, Mr Allister and I were the only members who agreed that getting rid of designations would be progress for this…
Thank you very much, Mr Brooks, for giving way. I will just pull you up on a point. You talked about "both communities". In the House, there is recognition that there are unionists, nationalists and others. I ask you to consider changing your language to be inclusive in the House.
I thank the Member for giving way. Has the Member read sections 5(d)(i) and (ii) of strand one of the Good Friday Agreement, where it says that cross-community voting can be either what we have now or a weighted majority? It is not against any laws or rules that we have the opportunity to move to weighted majority…
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The start of our Standing Orders clearly outlines that every Member in the House is entitled to have a vote, and today every Member in the House is having a vote. Mr Buckley has suggested that unionists and nationalists are not having a vote today. I believe that that is incorrect.…
Thank you, Mr Buckley. I am not the leader of the Alliance Party. She is sitting in front of us. I am delighted that the Member talked about inclusiveness. I am delighted that, for once, my vote will count the same as those of nationalists and unionists in this place.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the actions she will be delivering in the year ahead to meet the requirements relating to data sharing, particularly public land availability, as part of the Executive's agreed Housing Supply Strategy.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether she is considering any review of rates relief for businesses that are registered as charities, but would not qualify for small business rates relief.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the proactive measures that will be taken by his Department to develop and deliver skills and jobs required to deliver the Executive's agreed Housing Supply Strategy.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the progress being made to review and update planning legislation and regulations to support the delivery of the Executive's agreed Housing Supply Strategy.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the process introduced into schools to ensure the Fair Employment (School Teachers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 is being delivered; and (ii) where equality records for individual schools is published.