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.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment that has been made of the number of students from Northern Ireland taking up university places in other parts of the United Kingdom in the current academic year, as a result of the student number cap.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any proposed visits she will undertake, outside of the United Kingdom, in the remainder of the 2022-27 Assembly mandate.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount of staff time, spent to date, on developing her Department's proposed internal Irish Language policy.
Extension of Committee Stage: Regional Balance Bill (NIA Bill 35/22-27) That, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the period referred to in Standing Order 33(2) be extended to 8 January 2027, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Regional Balance Bill.
Extension of Committee Stage: Renewable Electricity Generation Bill (NIA Bill 42/22-27) That, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the period referred to in Standing Order 33(2) be extended to 29 January 2027, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Renewable Electricity Generation Bill.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount of Local Growth Funding available to her Department in the (i) 2026-27; (ii) 2027-28; and (iii) 2028-29, financial years.
Thank you for giving way, and I agree with you regarding the amazing work being done in the industrial manufacturing sector in mid-Ulster. Does the Member agree that one great thing that it has benefited from is the manufacturing derating grant, which has ensured that mid-Ulster businesses have grown and continue to…
Thank you for that intervention, but I revert to my point that we are not going to get to a situation in which there is equilibrium in performance data across Northern Ireland. That does not happen in any other democratic country in the world, and it is not going to happen here in Northern Ireland. Ultimately, growth…
Uncertain: weak signalSectarianism, hate crime and community relations
I welcome that. As the Member rightly says, she has looked at local government districts in clause 7, but she also has "relevant data catchments", which is important. I was, however, simply responding to the Member who spoke previously. It is important to recognise, while not taking away from the merits of the Bill,…
I do not think that he is going to take me up on my offer. On the second point, the point that I was making was that, actually, the communities that the Department for the Economy is trying to claim are in Belfast are not in Belfast. Toomebridge and Portavogie — areas that are defined in the subregional economic plans…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. In fairness to Mr Delargy, it would place a duty on all Departments, including the Department for Communities. I would support a proposal, however. Perhaps, Mr Delargy, you and I could go jointly to your colleague the Finance Minister following the debate and say that the derating grant…
Indeed. Hopefully, your dulcet tones will be picked up as well, Mr Deputy Speaker. The point that I was making was that my first visits were to Foyle and Coleraine. As a proud unionist, I want all parts of Northern Ireland to benefit from our membership of the United Kingdom. I then visited Fermanagh and South Tyrone,…
As a proud Belfast man, I am going to use a Belfast phrase when speaking to a proud Derry woman: fair play to you, Sinéad, for introducing this Bill. There is no doubt that a huge amount of work and time has gone into it. Many people may criticise you, but one thing that cannot be criticised is your determination when…
I invite the Member, rather than speaking in semantics, to put on record and evidence the claims that he is going to make. The Bill sponsor did a good job of articulating how it is about the entire region, but the Member seems to have spent his entire contribution trying to make a Sinn Féin party political broadcast,…
Thank you, Minister, for that answer and for your commitment on the subject. Let us not forget that the reason that it came to light was that a boxer was denied a place in the Commonwealth Games because of his religion. Minister, can you confirm that the report will not be shy in shining a light into corners of boxing…
I appreciate the Minister's giving way and thank Mr Frew for taking my job. I jest. I want to check two things, Minister. Last week, at Committee, I raised my concern about any possible delays to the creation and implementation of the terms and conditions. That was in relation to state aid rules and approval by the…