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.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether he has any plans to strengthen protections for those purchasing new-build homes (i) during the buying stage; and (ii) in the first year after purchase, in terms of quality standards.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of the powers of the Northern Ireland Trading Standards Service to support those purchasing new build housing, in terms of its engagement with the developer on quality standards.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans he has to strengthen protections for those purchasing new-build homes (i) during the buying stage; and (ii) in the first year after purchase, in terms of quality standards.
To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the financial and legal protections available for those purchasing new-build homes, in terms of quality standards.
I thank the Member for giving way. I did not mention this, because I always mention it in the Chamber, but when my son left the RAF, he was told about the bars and clubs that he was not to go to, not just because of republican paramilitary threat but because of loyalist paramilitary threat. I echo the point made to…
I thank the Member for giving way. I listed a few examples, but I totally agree that socio-economic background could be looked at as a category. However, some people sign up for the armed forces to escape poverty, because they see the opportunities that would be afforded to them through the different forces. I want…
I am pleased to speak in support of the motion. I thank the motion's sponsors for allowing me to put my name to it in the Order Paper. It is important that we try, as far as possible in this place, to not view this being as a green versus orange issue. I appreciate that there are many in our society who view the armed…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail how the objectives, and spending, of the Northern Ireland Bureau in Beijing aligns with the Programme for Government, and the Executive’s Investment Strategy.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) any steps being taken to improve transparency, and visibility of communications and social media activity, relating to the work of the Northern Ireland Executive’s Bureaux in Brussels, Washington DC and Beijing; and (ii) an update on the communications…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail how the Executive ensures consistency in applying human rights standards across its overseas work, including in jurisdictions that maintain trade, or military, links with Israel, during the conflict in Gaza.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any steps being taken to ensure that the work of the Northern Ireland Bureau in China aligns with the Executive’s human rights obligations, including in relation to reports of religious and ethnic persecution.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any (i) economic; (ii) educational; or (iii) cultural, benefits delivered by the Northern Ireland Bureau in Beijing, since 2020.
Thank you, Minister. I recently met the Inner South Belfast parents' support group of Autism NI. It is a key issue for them, because they have been fighting their whole life for support for their children. Do you have any firmer timelines for when they will start to see the programmes being implemented on the ground?
OK. Minister, you will have received a letter from Stranmillis Neighbourhood Association asking for a consultation on a scheme between Landseer Street and Ridgeway Street. When will you respond to that? When will that consultation open?
Extension of Sitting on Monday 3 November 2025 under Standing Order 10(3A) That in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 3 November 2025 be extended to no later than 8.30pm.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the monitoring her Department will undertake of the experimental traffic scheme on the Ormeau Road and Saintfield Road, Belfast, in particular its impact on motorists at junctions in the vicinity of the Forestside Shopping Centre.
To ask the Minister of Health, following his Department’s ADHD needs assessment commissioned in February 2025, to detail any interim measures being taken to support adults with a diagnosis of ADHD who are currently unable to access assessment, treatment, or prescription medication through the health and social care…
To ask the Minister of Health, further to the ongoing ADHD needs assessment, to detail any plans his Department has to integrate adult ADHD provision within broader neurodevelopmental and neurodiversity support services, to ensure equitable access to assessment and treatment for adults with ADHD and autism.
I thank my Alliance Party colleague, Kate Nicholl, for securing today's Adjournment debate. I have represented South Belfast since 2016, and it has been such a joy to see the Castlereagh South area flourish during that time. We have seen retailers, small traders and hospitality businesses go from strength to strength,…
Thank you for your statement, Minister. You said that you will write to councils to outline their obligations under the Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016. I think that council officers know exactly what their obligations are. I have worked very closely with residents in the Holylands over many…
I feel a deep sense of frustration over the continuing delay in dealing with historical clerical child abuse in Northern Ireland, which needs to be dealt with urgently. At the start of the summer, the long-awaited commissioned research on that abuse was submitted to the Executive Office. I have been contacted by a…
Audit and Re-Imaging of Memorials That this Assembly recognises that people should have the right to remember the dead in a respectful, sensitive and dignified manner; acknowledges that this should also be done in a way that avoids causing pain or hurt to others; expresses concern that there are memorials on public…
Extension of Voting Rights and Lowering the Voting Age That this Assembly believes that the right to vote in local, devolved, and UK Parliament elections should be extended to all residents in Northern Ireland; regrets that over 12,300 residents in Northern Ireland have no right to vote in local elections and over…