All of Mr Maurice Bradley’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, given the importance of the River Bann and its link into Lough Neagh, whether he has any plans to re-establish the Lower Bann Advisory Committee.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any measures that can be implemented by her Department to ensure that an unadopted road meets necessary safety standards for vehicles.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she has given consideration to the impact that a public-private partnership would have on the development of wastewater infrastructure.
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline what action her Department is taking to ensure the required funding is available to increase the number of police officers to 7,000.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any contact his Department has had with the UK Government to discuss reversing the decision to introduce an inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline the percentage change in the manufacturing sector’s economic performance over the last three financial years.
I thank the Minister for his statement. Minister, there will be a cost to tackling fraud. Do you expect your Department to recoup savings to offset that expense?
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Universal credit is one of the most common concerns expressed in my office. I am sure that the same is true for MLAs across the country. I thank the signatories to the motion for tabling it. Our party continues to stand by families across Northern Ireland, many of whom are feeling the…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether there are plans to deploy traffic attendants to enforce parking restrictions in Castlerock over the summer period to assist with traffic management.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any impact the State Pension increase in April will have on Pension Credit; and (ii) whether current awards of Pension Credit will be reduced accordingly.
I thank the proposer of the motion. I will support the motion and the amendment. A recent report highlighted growing evidence that the demands of caring increasingly impact on carers' physical and mental health, with a further survey showing that lack of support and recognition from healthcare services is taking its…
Thank you very much for your answer, Minister. Surely, this is a priority funding stream that should be in place to help meet the Assembly's climate change targets. Such a grant would aid low-income households and become part of the House's climate change initiative.
Mr Bradley asked the Minister for the Economy whether her Department has plans to introduce to Northern Ireland financial support in the form of a grant for homeowners who install solar panels or heat pumps in their homes, given that there is a grant on the mainland of £7,500.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Support for Carers”
Support for Carers - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘unpaid care;’ and insert: ‘acknowledges that the increase in the Carer’s Allowance weekly earnings limit to the equivalent of 16 hours at the National Living Wage from April 2025, provided for by the UK Government’s Autumn Budget, does not go far enough; calls on…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Impact of the Universal Credit Five-Week Wait”
Impact of the Universal Credit Five-Week Wait - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘illegal money lenders;’ and insert: ‘recognises the importance of retaining the two-week run on legacy benefits, providing advance payments, and delivering an upfront, non-repayable grant for families to cover basic living costs during…
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether there are any plans to introduce grants for householders to install eco-friendly heat pumps to replace old oil heating systems.
Reclassification of Ketamine That this Assembly commends the campaign of Sandra Larmour, who has fought with great dignity to increase awareness, and seek reclassification, of ketamine following the tragic death of her daughter Jeni; is alarmed that the prevalence of ketamine had reached record levels in recent years;…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. This is a very important motion for debate. While I agree with the use of some sort of equity-based help-to-buy scheme and broader interventions to support first-time buyers, there are potential drawbacks. A help-to-buy scheme, without a corresponding increase in housing supply, could…
I thank the Minister for his statement, the theme of which was equality. Can the Minister outline some of the inequalities that the controlled sector currently faces?
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Support for First-Time Buyers”
Support for First-Time Buyers - Amendment 1 Leave out all after 'regret' and insert: 'that the challenges facing first-time buyers have intensified, with rising house prices and rental costs creating significant barriers for prospective homeowners; acknowledges that increasing housing supply and creating affordable…
I welcome this evening's Adjournment debate, and I thank the Member for bringing the topic to the House. The Riverside Theatre, located at Ulster University's Coleraine campus, is Northern Ireland's oldest operating professional theatre outside Belfast. Established in 1976, it has become a cultural hub for the…