All of Mr Phillip Brett’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Minister, the Motability scheme is a vital lifeline to many in our community, but it is being undermined by a minority who engage in fraud. Will the Minister articulate any work that his Department has done to tackle that fraud? What support or lack thereof has he received from Executive colleagues?
I appreciate the Member giving way. I hold her in the same high regard. On the issue of sound bites, the motion calls for "additional revenue-raising powers": in 15 minutes of speeches, Sinn Féin Members have not given one detail of those powers. How can Members be expected to troop through the Lobbies and support the…
There is a phrase that we hear repeated again and again in the Chamber: the so-called all-island economy. It is often presented as established fact and something beyond challenge, but repetition of untruths does not make them true. The reality, which is backed up by evidence rather than ideology, is that there is no…
Minister, do you share my concern that departmental resources that should be focused on tackling educational underachievement are being wasted by political opponents in this place, be that on challenges from the Alliance Party to legislation that it created or on challenges from Sinn Féin? Do you agree that, instead…
Reval2026: Impact on Hospitality Sector To ask the Minister of Finance for his assessment of how the draft valuation list for non-domestic properties will impact the viability of the hospitality sector.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) when the last road condition inspection took place for the Whitewell Road, North Belfast, (ii) the estimated date of the next routine inspection at this location; and (iii) whether this road is currently being considered for future resurfacing schemes.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment that has been undertaken of future rail provision in North Belfast, in particular why no new rail halts are identified in the Shaping the Future plan, for areas such as Giant’s Park and Loughside, despite its designation for major regeneration and its…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for her assessment of whether Translink’s Shaping the Future rail plan reflects adopted Local Development Plans (LDP), given that the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council LDP 2030 identifies a future railway halt at Merville Garden Village, at the Abbey Centre, yet it does not…
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) to detail the current rate of renewable energy consumption in Northern Ireland; and (ii) for her assessment of the likelihood of meeting the legal obligations by 2030.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether she will bring the proposed Ethical Investment Framework to the Executive for approval, given the remarks made by her Permanent Secretary at the meeting of the Committee for the Economy on 21 January 2026.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) when Translink gave approval to the developer of Loughshore Manor, Newtownabbey, to build a bridge over its railway line; and (ii) any action Translink can take against developers who develop over its railways lines without permission.
To ask the Minister of Education, in light of an oversubscription for places, for an update on any action he can take to provide further nursery places at Newtownabbey Methodist Mission Pre-School, based at Abbott's Cross Primary School.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail when her Department's policies on (i) interconnection; and (ii) long-term energy storage, will be published.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on her work to secure Northern Ireland's position as a pilot VAT cut scheme, to support our hospitality sector.