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Mr Patrick Brown: Assembly records
All of Mr Patrick Brown’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Thank you, deputy First Minister. Given that the Executive Office has tabled an applicability motion regarding a new EU act on organic pet food, can the deputy First Minister confirm that her Department will take a similar approach to any and all future EU acts that fall within the remit of an applicability motion?
Thank you Mr Speaker, for giving leave to allow this petition to be presented. The petition consists of 12,738 signatures calling for the completion of A1 road improvements. It was started by Ciara Sands and Monica Heaney of campaign group, A1: How Many Must Die, following the tragic death of Ciara’s partner, and…
Mr Brown asked the Minister of Health to state what he is doing to resolve the delays in red-flag breast cancer referrals in the South Eastern Trust area, which have been caused by the roll-out of the Encompass system.
I thank the signatories to the motion for tabling it. It is a very important issue and one that deserves perhaps more attention than it often gets. NI Water is a crucial aspect of our infrastructure in Northern Ireland and provides a service that none of us can live without: clean, fresh water and the safe disposal of…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) who made the decision to close the Endoscopy Reprocessing and Decontamination area at the Downe Hospital; and (ii) what factors were considered in making this decision.
To ask the Minister of Health what measures the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust implemented to support staff affected by the closure of the Endoscopy Reprocessing and Decontamination area in the Downe Hospital in transitioning to new roles or facilities.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what action his Department is taking in relation to (i) the import and sale of non-native seed species; and (ii) the All-Island Pollinator Plan.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline what procedures they have in place to table applicability motions for new EU acts in line with the timescales set out in paragraph 19 of Schedule 6B of the Northern Ireland Act.
Clearly the Member was not paying attention to my early comments about my preference to have seen this tabled by FM and dFM. Is the Member aware of the provision that, if no Member tables an applicability motion, it defaults to the Speaker to table it anyway? There are safeguards to ensure that the applicability…
I will continue, Mr Speaker, as I have taken quite a few interventions. After all, the approach taken by the legislation follows that established by the existing GI schemes for agri-food, as I mentioned, and wines and spirits. Therefore, we can only deduce from the DUP and the UUP that they would be against the GI…
What we are doing right now is democratic scrutiny, and I am pleased that, after almost two years of being an elected MLA for South Down, I am finally able to fulfil that role.
As is probably clear already, my party will vote for the motion, although, in somewhat bizarre circumstances, those who tabled it will not. As a member of the Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee, I feel that it is important to note that applicability motions fall outside the remit of that Committee and…
Does the Member recognise that there is a democratic deficit in that certain Members' votes will not be counted equally to those of others when we vote on the motion?
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether he has plans to develop a new flood relief fund for non-occupant landlords whose premises were damaged by flooding, who have been unable to obtain insurance cover through no fault of their own and, therefore, not eligible to claim from all existing funding schemes.
To ask the Minister of Health what plans his Department has to ensure continuity of GP services at Rathfriland Health Centre, given that one of the three GP services located there will be ending their contract as of 31 August 2024.