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Mr Paul Frew: Assembly records
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I accept that from the Minister. That is why, at present, my amendment includes only adult sentenced prisoners. I was surprised by the level of discernment of all groups when I got them into a room and explained what my amendment did. Whilst they acknowledged that these were the prisoners in most need, they asked,…
I thank the Minister for that intervention. I ask that that might be the case to explore the potential. It really shook me how all the groups were aghast that my amendment did not cover all prisoners. Members should be aware that my amendment deals only with what they call "adult sentenced prisoners". They make up…
I will commence the debate on group 9, which is the final group of amendments to be debated at Consideration Stage of the Justice Bill. We are into the sixth day of debate, although they have not been complete days of debate. That just shows the importance, the depth and the detail of the Bill. These will be my final…
I thank the Minister for her intervention. She is right to say that this goes back to the Public Accounts Committee report from 2016. We should all acknowledge that there is an issue that needs to be resolved. What we have to grapple with is whether new clause 27A is the right way in which to go about it. We hear…
I thank the Minister for the intervention. I take her point. That is the dilemma and the question for tonight about what we do. The taxing master in their current role strips millions off those bills yearly, so there is a massive gap between what barristers apply for and what they receive. The question is how we make…
I thank the Minister for that intervention. She is right about the vagueness around the detail and how people arrive at their bills. There is no doubt that that has to get better, and we have to be better informed, as do the public, by the way; we are representing the public. The Minister is right about how the…
I thank the Minister for her intervention. I hear what the Minister says. I can recall when that issue was raised and when the fee was raised by the taxing master. At that time, I had had a meeting with the Minister and the Deputy Chair of the Committee. The Minister set out her position and the reasons why she was…
Yes. I thank the Minister for her intervention, and I acknowledge that there is a difference between the Bar and the Law Society. The Law Society also expressed concern that clause 28 aimed to remove the role of the court, which would have a significant impact on the independence and fairness of the taxation process.…
My question is simple. The Minister has said today that he is sorry. He has read words from a page and said that he is listening to the Muckamore families. If he was truly listening to the Muckamore families, he would push back against the members of his Department who do not want him to change his legislation from a…
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 47419/22-27, to detail the figures for the start of Stage one of the pre-school admissions procedure for the (i) 2025-2026; and (ii) 2026-2027, intake.
Thank you, Minister, for giving way. I have sat here quite patiently over the past two days and listened after making my contribution, and I took a lot of interventions too at that time. Do those two scenarios not mean the same thing? We are amending an amendment. That means that we would take away the list of five,…
I thank the Member for giving way. The Member raises a valid point: the petition of concern's being down does not mean that something or nothing can pass. It basically means that you need a majority on one side of the House and on the other. The petition of concern is a blunt instrument, but it is the tool that we had…
I thank the Member for giving way. It has been a fascinating debate — tonight's debate, not last night's — on that aspect. The issue is this: the Minister said in her intervention that she would be prepared to compromise in the Chamber. However, my amendments had been tabled for quite a while, as was the petition of…
For fear of my being lumped in with the Alliance Party, I need to clarify my position. The amendments that were tabled on behalf of the party were to try to rescue the situation from the very dangerous position in which we would have been. Of course, this party's position is that we felt that raising the age would be…
The Member raises a really valid point. The amendment would destroy all the work that the PSNI could do to intervene with young people and their activities. That is why, for example, Jim Gamble, an expert in his field, has come out and commented not only on the subject matter but on the petition of concern process. He…