Analysis in progress: 97,637 of 97,960 records assessed (99.7%). Totals and rankings will change until it finishes. Progress details
Ms Paula Bradshaw: Assembly records
All of Ms Paula Bradshaw’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I thank the Member for giving way. On his last point, I want to reiterate what we said in the Committee report. We felt that if the chairperson of the inquiry finds that there has been abuse in those workhouses or in any institution or facility, they can refer individuals to the list of relevant institutions. The…
I think the Member for giving way. Will the Member agree that the Committee wrangled with the issue so much because we were very conscious that the scope of the Bill was about the institutions, but we also recognised that the pathways for many of the pregnant women were so complex, and we grappled with how we could…
I thank the Deputy Chair for giving way. Does he agree that it would be even more preferable if those institutions offered a contribution at the earliest outset of the process?
I rise today as Chairperson of the Committee for the Executive Office to speak to the amendments from the Committee Stage of the Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill. The Consideration Stage of the Bill is a huge moment for victims and survivors, many of…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 45498/22-27, to detail any intended outcomes of his Department's work on racial equality.
Thank you, Principal Deputy Speaker. What an entirely predictable debate it has been so far. I was not going to get dragged into it, but Daniel's contribution was enlightening. He said that we are an irrelevant party in the debate, but we have 17 MLAs. Before the most recent election, we said to the voters, "Our focus…
Amendment 20 - Consideration Stage: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill (NIA Bill 15/22-27)
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail how the work of public servants working on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive abroad can be assessed, in the absence of a current International Relations Strategy.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 44444/22-27, to detail any targets that exist for the enhancement of provision of teaching of English for Speakers of Other Languages.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 44889/22-27, to detail the date on which the public competition for Climate Commissioner will be launched.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “The Irish Government’s Failure to Cooperate on Legacy Cases”
The Irish Government’s Failure to Cooperate on Legacy Cases - Amendment 3 Leave out all after ‘Assembly’ and insert: ‘regrets the human rights concerns that have led to the Irish Government’s decision not to cooperate with the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery; notes the pain and…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Change on these Islands”
Change on these Islands - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘recent polling’ and insert: ‘suggesting that, if a referendum were to be held today, a majority of people in Northern Ireland would vote to rejoin the European Union; affirms the process for managing constitutional issues as set out in the Good Friday…
Minister, do you have updates on the publication of the investment strategy? There is a key role for the SIB board in setting its direction, and this would be the right time for that strategy to come forward.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. As you know, I chair the Committee for the Executive Office, and I put on record that this is not the end of the line for the Committee. I think that we were all upset and frustrated at the commissioner's use of a freedom of information request so as not to provide information, so we…
In the wake of last week's elections in Great Britain, we have seen the predictable rush to the microphones. Some are heralding the results in Scotland and Wales as a seismic shift, a death knell for the Union or an inevitable surge towards independence. Others are noting, as we have just heard, that pro-Union parties…
I concur with what others have said in paying tribute to Katie Simpson's family, and I thank Dr Melia for her work on the review. Minister, the term "coercive control" has come up a number of times today. Will you please outline how the justice system will take more cognisance of that?
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any work they intend to undertake during the current financial year, specifically on the topic of racial equality.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the rationale as to why they published a Framework for Race Relations as opposed to a Racial Equality Strategy.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any reason the word equality does not appear in the title of the Framework for Race Relations.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they intend to publish a Racial Equality Strategy, as well as a Framework for Race Relations.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the provision of a new 500-pupil special school, including a precise location, as referred to in the Assembly Chamber on 28 April 2026 during questions on the NSMC Education Sectoral Meeting.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the basis on which any request by a whistleblower for an independent investigation, as opposed to an investigation by the organisation with operational responsibility for the school concerned, would have been declined during the 2025-2026 financial year.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on any work being done to ensure all children with additional needs will have a school place by September 2026.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any safeguards in place to ensure the independence of investigations following whistleblowing in the education sector.