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Mr Paul Givan: Assembly records
All of Mr Paul Givan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I agree with the Minister's point. It is because they want to ignore the substantive detail of the Bill that many of the Members opposite have resorted to directing personal abuse towards the DUP. They have brought up historical grievances, because they do not want to confront the substance of the Bill. It is…
I look forward to the Member testing us by tabling amendments in due course and giving evidence to the Committee, when he will provide greater specificity on what he regards as "gender identity". I note that the Alliance Party rejected the UK Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act 2010 that "male" and "female" refer…
I thank the Member for again putting examples on the record. I appreciate that Members may say, "That is utterly absurd", and it is absurd, yet the Bill does not define "gender identity" in a constrained manner that would rule out what the Member said. If the Bill sponsor says that the examples that Mr Kingston has…
I welcome the opportunity to make a contribution to the debate. I do not intend to speak unnecessarily lengthily, but I want to cover some key points. Colleagues have successfully dissected the Bill in great detail. I will touch on some high-level points for consideration. I will start with the broad question: what…
Thirty-five Orangemen, silently parading at 8.00 am on a Sunday on their way home from church: that is what we are talking about in the face of the intolerance, abuse and vilification that has been directed at them. What is their crime? It is purely for being Protestant. That is the sectarian motivation of those who…
Again, I find it remarkable that the Bill sponsor has just said that, in clause 7, he is putting in an exclusion that says that you can positively affirm the identity. How can that be regarded as an exclusion? It cannot be. It does not make sense.
And others. For a lot of those who regard themselves as nationalist voters, there is an issue when it comes to common-sense policies such as this, in that they do not have representation in the Assembly for the traditional nationalist voting base. That is a point for them to ponder. This speaks to the issue of the…
I appreciate the Member's giving way. She made a really valid point about the representation that many of us have received from across the community, far beyond a DUP voter base. The question of why nationalist representation has moved so far beyond some of its voters that only the DUP can represent those voters is a…
Further to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Standing Orders expressly state that the Speaker's decisions are final; that a Deputy Speaker, when occupying the Chair, is equivalent to the Speaker; and that no Member of the Assembly can challenge the authority of whoever occupies that seat. For the purposes of the…
The problem with Mr Tennyson's framing his argument in the way in which he does is that, on the face of it, someone may think that that would be entirely reasonable. When you look, however, at the definition of "harm" in his Bill, you see that clause 8 states: "psychological harm includes fear, alarm or distress." It…
I am trying to understand what Mr Tennyson has just said. It says that the exemption for the Department of Health would not apply in respect of any: "individual registered by, or subject to regulation by, any of the following regulatory bodies". Maybe I have picked up the inference incorrectly, but the Member for…
I appreciate the Member's giving way. A parent may do something out of love, but this is where we may disagree on what loving your child means and whether it is to be affirming, not disapproving or, for some parents, disapproving. Will the Member confirm whether, if a child comes forward and has something to say, in…
Yes, please. I appreciate the Member's giving way. I hope to make a contribution to the debate, so I would certainly welcome a commitment from the Alliance Party that it will not seek to guillotine the debate, as it did the previous debate on another Member's Bill. To be fair to Mr Tennyson, he can be very combative…
I appreciate the Member's giving way. He has spent the past number of minutes referencing the concerns of the Christian community from a biblical perspective, which is right. He has quoted verses that some Members perversely misinterpreted when quoting them earlier in support of the Bill. That was an affront to those…