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.
First Minister, I will try that again, because transparency is important. I ask you again: why did you, as deputy leader of Sinn Féin and First Minister designate, allow Niall Ó Donnghaile to remain as one of the most senior members of Sinn Féin and the leader of your party in the Seanad for three months — three…
I thank the junior Minister for her comprehensive update. I agree with her that the impact that Urban Villages has had in North Belfast is significant. Junior Minister, there are other parts of North Belfast that would hugely benefit from a scheme. Is the Executive Office scoping the creation of a further Urban…
Mr Brett asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of the fact that, after another week with another safeguarding scandal and yet another attempt to provide the public with half-truths, the First Minister's party president claimed that the schoolboy subject to inappropriate contact was 17 when he…
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will (i) assess the findings of the UK Blood Cancer Action Plan 2024; and (ii) consider implementing the 17 policy recommendations for services.
To ask the Minister for the Economy when the cross-cutting decision to transfer £3 million of his departmental budget to the Department for Infrastructure for the City for Derry Airport was approved by the Executive.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the number of occasions; and (ii) the dates he has met with the Vice Chancellor of (a) Ulster University; and (b) Queen's University Belfast since taking office.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether he is aware of the concerns raised directly to his Department by Queen's University Belfast in relation to the proposed changes to tuition fee loan support for Four Year Graduate Entry Medicine Programmes.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the study to improve road safety at the Shore Road, Mount Vernon and Fortwilliam roundabout junction, North Belfast.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) when he was informed by his former Special Adviser that she was leaving her role to take up an appointment with Ulster University; (ii) when he informed his Permanent Secretary of that decision; (iii) whether he reminded his Special Adviser of her…
To ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the remarks by the Chief Executive of Invest NI at the meeting of the Committee for the Economy on 16 October 2024, that there has been no evidence yet of foreign direct investment secured in Northern Ireland as a result of dual market access.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department will consider improving road markings and signage at Lowwood Primary School, North Belfast, to address illegal parking and improve road safety.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the strategies to reduce waiting times for autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in the (i) Belfast Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the present waiting time for early years autism assessments from the date of referral, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
It is my pleasure to congratulate the phenomenon that is Isla McManus, the 11-year-old from my constituency of North Belfast, who this week made it all the way to the final of Junior Eurovision. Isla, despite her young age, managed to see off hundreds of other young people from across this island to make it to the…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the official in-person engagements she carried in her Ministerial capacity between 10 October 2024 and 15 October 2024.
Thank you very much indeed, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I thank the House for a very useful debate. Members from across the House have spoken eloquently about the importance of the hospice service, and I know that many of the staff, patients and, indeed, families who are impacted on by the hospice's work are…
I thank the Minister for his update to the House. I know that he has been a long-term campaigner on this important issue. I thank him for all the work that he continues to do. I ask why the Justice Minister herself was unable to come to the House to answer Members' questions.
I thank the Minister for his update on that really important work. Does he agree that it shows his commitment and that of our party to ensuring that all education sectors in Northern Ireland are treated equally and have the same representation across the board, which they rightly deserve?
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. On Thursday, at the meeting of the Executive Office Committee, a decision was taken unilaterally by the Chair of the Committee to move the Committee into private session. Standing Orders are clear that that is a decision for the Committee as a whole, not a unilateral act by the Chair.…