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Mrs Naomi Long: Assembly records

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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  2. Debate contribution: Justice Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    First, I was not here 15 years ago; I was elsewhere. Over the past five years and during the Member's time in office and that of my predecessor David Ford, within the constraints of the MACR being 10, we have been deflecting people away from the justice system; providing a more trauma-informed approach; engaging with…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  4. Debate contribution: Justice Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    The Member will recall that the most expensive interventions are late-stage interventions. That is the first thing. The cheapest and most successful interventions, with the best value for money, are early-stage interventions. When you take young people through court and criminalise them — even out-of-court disposals…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  6. Debate contribution: Justice Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    As a result of Ray Jones's report, considerable work has been done with those in children's social services and youth justice to develop new mechanisms to deal with young people at risk of offending, so a lot of the groundwork has been laid. The Member will appreciate, given what has been said in the Chamber, that it…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  11. Debate contribution: Justice Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    I understand what the Member is saying. However, is he aware, first, that it was made clear by the DUP earlier that 12 would not have been acceptable and, secondly, that his amendment is also under the petition of concern as things stand? Therefore, it softened nothing and changed nothing, Doug. The truth is that we…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  13. Debate contribution: Justice Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    The issue here is that, for example — the Speaker can correct me if I am wrong — the test that the Speaker does at introduction is to ensure that amendments are competent. However, a further issue around competency is whether we have the ability to legislate on these issues. Previous pieces of legislation that have…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  14. Debate contribution: Justice Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    A number of Members have referred to the age of 12 as a potential compromise landing zone. I know that the Member opposite will say that that was not the intention and that it was a kind of last-ditch attempt to stop us if the petition of concern did not work. However, there was some substance to the amendment,…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  19. Debate contribution: Justice Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    The Member said that nobody would change their mind as a result of the debate, but that is not true. There are elements of today's debate on which, as I said earlier, there would have been potential for compromise had the debate happened at the right time. Unfortunately, as with the petition of concern on this…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  21. Debate contribution: Justice Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    I thank the Member for giving way. He is correct, of course, that Woodlands is an excellent facility. I will certainly not contradict him on that point. Will he agree with me that a child of 10 or 11 being taken away from their family, their school and the environment in which they have grown up, rather than being…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  22. Debate contribution: Justice Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    I appreciate the Member's giving way. First, the point has been made that it was partly to do with being able to get sufficient political consensus to make progress on the issue. Secondly, we have talked all along about there being a balance between wanting to protect younger children who may be drawn into offending…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  25. Debate contribution: Justice Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I do not have the Standing Orders in front of me, but I know from experience as a Minister that, if I misspeak in the House or provide false information, I am expected to return to the House and correct the record at the first opportunity. I raised my point of order to allow the…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

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