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, you may not agree, but there clearly is public concern about this issue in relation to the Police Ombudsman, be it the failure of her office to release the Kingsmills report, a 17-month police investigation by West Midlands Police or, now, a damning court judgement. Do you, as Minister of Justice — it is a…
I am hugely disappointed. That £150 million fund was announced 12 months ago, and it seems that all we have had is engagement at official level. Minister, I know that you have only just taken up post, but we need political engagement in order to push the funding forward. We talk about a lack of funding in the Assembly…
Amateur boxing is vital to my constituency of North Belfast, but I speak to representatives of the clubs daily, and their confidence in the leadership of those organisations is completely shot. Once again, we have a case concerning religious discrimination against a Protestant. What proactive steps will you take,…
I am sure that the Minister will agree that the best small town in the North Belfast constituency is Glengormley. Just before Christmas, the Minister kindly listened to representations to award £2·5 million to Glengormley town centre for a public realm scheme. Does the Minister stand over that important commitment to…
Mr Brett asked the Minister for Communities, in light of the out-of-court settlement in the religious discrimination case brought by one of the Minister's constituents, boxer Daryl Clarke, whether the Minister shares his concerns that, 12 years after the Duncan Morrow report on amateur boxing in Northern Ireland,…
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has assessed the impact of GPs revoking established prescriptions to patients because they are amber list medications recommended by private consultants.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department is monitoring the levels of shared care arrangements being denied or revoked by General Practices for patients seeking attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication.
To ask the Minister of Health whether General Practices have any responsibilities to provide a proper notification period for revoking an established prescription to a patient because they no longer wish to prescribe amber list medication from shared care arrangements.
To ask the Minister of Health, following the publication of the Draft Budget 2025-26, to detail any additional support he will be able to offer the Northern Ireland Children's Hospice.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for a breakdown of the £15 million in the Draft Budget 2025-26 allocated for the Local Economic Partnerships by local council area.
Hospitality VAT Harmonisation - Amendment 3 Leave out all after ‘VAT rate for hospitality’ and insert: ‘across the United Kingdom to address the comparative disadvantage facing businesses in Northern Ireland as a result of the reduced rate in the Republic of Ireland; and further calls on the Minister of Finance to…
To ask the Minister for Communities, in light of recent media reports, to detail any engagement his Department has had with the Equality Commission in relation to the behaviour of Boxing Governing Bodies in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any proactive steps he will take to rebuild confidence in unionist communities that boxers in Northern Ireland will not face religious and political discrimination.
To ask the Minister for Communities how his Department will ensure funding provided by his Department to support boxing reaches all communities in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any work he is undertaking to ensure Northern Ireland-born athletes do not face any barriers to representing the United Kingdom at international level.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps he is taking to ensure funding distributed by Sport NI goes to organisations that fully comply with equality legislation.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the scope; and (ii) the estimated publication date for her Department’s research into the value of the Belfast night-time economy.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department will consider any measures to address excessive speeding on the Ballyhenry Road, Newtownabbey.
Thank you very much indeed, Mr Deputy Speaker. I start by thanking the Members who have come along here this evening and the stakeholders from across Belfast who have been in touch with me about the issue since it appeared in the Order Paper. The genuine interest from across the political spectrum and all sectors of…
Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the signatories to the motion and all Members who have spoken in the debate. It has been a useful discussion, particularly with Apprenticeship Week, which was ably namechecked by Ms Nicholl this morning during Members' statements, beginning yesterday. It is an important…
The Minister may be aware that the North Belfast constituency is covered by two local government authorities: Belfast City Council and Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. Despite being only streets apart, the quality of service offered to ratepayers in the two jurisdictions is miles apart. The rates of recycling…
The King's Award for Voluntary Service is the highest accolade that can be awarded by the monarch to community and voluntary organisations in the United Kingdom. I was absolutely delighted that the amazing Queens Park Women's Group was announced as a recipient of that award this year. Forged just 15 years ago by two…