All of Mrs Naomi Long’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
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Will the Member inform us of when she has asked to see the policy on the housing of transgender prisoners?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Custodial Facilities: Protection of Rights and Safety Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Custodial Facilities: Protection of Rights and Safety
Will the Member give way?
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Mr Speaker, you will recall that, at Question Time last week, I set the record straight about the court case to which the Member and the former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party have referred. There was no ruling against the courts in that case. Can we get that on the record? Perhaps Members will stop…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Custodial Facilities: Protection of Rights and Safety Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Custodial Facilities: Protection of Rights and Safety
On a point of order, Mr Speaker.
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Will the Member give way?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Custodial Facilities: Protection of Rights and Safety Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Custodial Facilities: Protection of Rights and Safety
I do have a view on decriminalisation. It is one that I have raised with previous Health Ministers, who have the lead in drugs policy in their engagement with the Home Office and others. As I said, there seems to be no indication from the Government that there will be any review of the approach. I believe that the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Cannabis Possession Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Cannabis Possession
The policy and legal frameworks for the misuse of drugs, including the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, are reserved to the UK Government. It is therefore a matter for the Home Office to determine and bring forward any proposals on the benefits of decriminalising drugs. I have not…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Cannabis Possession Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Cannabis Possession
I can make it categorically clear, as I just did in my original answer, that I have never sought to influence or in any way interfere in any live police investigation in my role as Minister. I can also make it categorically clear that I think that raising the issue in this manner and highlighting an individual in this…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI Investigations: Contact with Police Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI Investigations: Contact with Police
On a point of order, Mr Speaker —.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI Investigations: Contact with Police Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI Investigations: Contact with Police
The investigation of crime is ultimately an operational matter for the Chief Constable, who is accountable to the Northern Ireland Policing Board. Given that I am committed to respecting the operational independence of both organisations, as I have made clear repeatedly in the House, it would not be appropriate for me…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI Investigations: Contact with Police Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI Investigations: Contact with Police
The Policing Board, the Chief Constable and I meet regularly on a tripartite basis now to discuss issues arising either to do with budget, to do with policy or, indeed, where appropriate, to do with recruitment. However, it remains for the Chief Constable to answer the question that the Member asked about whether the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment
Ultimately, the decision to go to recruitment is one for the Chief Constable, and it is for the Chief Constable to be confident that he has the money to recruit new officers. As I explained earlier, we do have a business case that is under preparation with my officials and the PSNI at the moment. We hope to take that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment
As you are aware, employees of the Northern Ireland Prison Service are NICS employees and therefore can avail themselves of all the online services and training programmes that are available. Bespoke training opportunities are also available for Prison Service staff. Those who work in prisons as prison officers are…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Prison Service: Safe Space Advocates Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Prison Service: Safe Space Advocates
The Member will know that the rationale for safe space advocates is part of the TEO-led ending violence against women and girls strategy. We have a number of strands of work that we do with prisoners — those who are themselves victims of domestic and sexual violence and abuse and those who are perpetrators, through…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Prison Service: Safe Space Advocates Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Prison Service: Safe Space Advocates
I can give the assurance that, first of all, that formed my priority in the previous mandate, which is why, during that period, the legislation changed so dramatically around this issue, stalking, sexual offences and all of the other related issues. It continues to be my priority. It is important that anyone who is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Domestic Abuse Calls: Christmas Increase Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Domestic Abuse Calls: Christmas Increase
It is well known that, during periods in which people are confined to home and do not have access to work, school, employment or other diversions, sadly, the number of reports of domestic incidents, abuse and violence increases. Times where financial pressure is layered upon that, particularly around Christmas, can…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Domestic Abuse Calls: Christmas Increase Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Domestic Abuse Calls: Christmas Increase
Rehabilitation is a key priority for the Northern Ireland Prison Service. Individuals committed to its care are offered the opportunity to develop skills and employer-recognised qualifications in order to give them the best chance of securing gainful employment on release, which, evidence shows, is a key factor in the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Prisoners: Education and Training Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Prisoners: Education and Training
My understanding from the last time that I looked is that the cost of the separated regime is somewhere between £2·5 million and £4 million per annum. That is a relatively small amount in the context of my overall budget, but, as the Member said, it is nevertheless significant. As I said in response to the Member's…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: DOJ: Budgetary Pressures Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: DOJ: Budgetary Pressures
I agree that it is extremely challenging, but I disagree that it is impossible. I do not believe that it is impossible. Rather, I believe that it is possible and that, if we work together, we can achieve it. The first and most important part of doing that is for us to get the business case together. That business case…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: DOJ: Budgetary Pressures Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: DOJ: Budgetary Pressures
One of the Executive's priorities, under the New Decade, New Approach agreement, was to increase police numbers to 7,500. That is the same figure that was recommended by the Patten report 20 years ago. However, police officer numbers are at a record low. Without additional funding, it will not be possible for the PSNI…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: DOJ: Budgetary Pressures Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: DOJ: Budgetary Pressures
My Department's additional allocation from the Executive in draft Budget 2025-26 is £134 million, compared with our stabilisation pressures, initially reported, of £207 million. His Majesty's Treasury has earmarked £38 million of additional security funding for the PSNI. That funding, combined with a reported £5…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: DOJ: Budgetary Pressures Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: DOJ: Budgetary Pressures
I have no intention of revisiting that plan. I considered the issue carefully before opting for the course of action that I took. Had I decided to not decouple the elements of the hate crime Bill from each other and to proceed with them as I have, at pace, I would not be in a position to make any progress on hate…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: DOJ: Legislative Programme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: DOJ: Legislative Programme
We are looking at a range of issues in relation to the victims and witnesses Bill, including, first, the potential to include some of the recommendations in Judge Marrinan's report around support for victims of hate crime and special measures in the courts. We also intend to bring forward additional measures to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: DOJ: Legislative Programme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: DOJ: Legislative Programme
As you will be aware, it was not possible to introduce any legislation or progress key policy decisions in the absence of Ministers, the Executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly during a significant portion of the early part of this mandate. I therefore had to review and re-prioritise my previous, more ambitious…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: DOJ: Legislative Programme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: DOJ: Legislative Programme
The Northern Ireland Civil Service, which is responsible for HR for the Department of Justice, operates a guaranteed interview scheme as part of its commitment to the employment of disabled people. The guaranteed interview scheme does not guarantee anyone a job. Its objective is to ensure that applicants who have a…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: DOJ: Employees with Disabilities Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: DOJ: Employees with Disabilities
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