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Ms Sian Mulholland: Assembly records
All of Ms Sian Mulholland’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Thank you, Mr Tennyson. Some of the conversation has been about counselling, and one of the most powerful observations that I made when preparing for the Bill was with an accredited and regulated counsellor in my constituency who works with people affected by conversion practices. She deals with the therapeutic…
I thank the Minister. I believe that we should have respectful conversation around this; that is important. You cannot cherry-pick parts of the Bill. It is a package. You can lift things out of context and say, "This is what is covered".
No, just a wee second, please, Mr Frew. On 1 June this year, the Education Minister stood in the Chamber and urged Members of my party to support the Education Inspections Bill at Second Stage. His argument was very simple: send it to Committee, allow scrutiny, allow engagement, allow amendments and allow compromises…
Thank you. With all due respect, Minister, you are highlighting exactly and precisely what the Committee Stage is for. Surely, a House that agrees on the problem should be prepared to examine the solution at Committee Stage.
I support the Bill because it seeks to address practices that are discredited, damaging and fundamentally incompatible with the values of an equal, shared and inclusive society. As has been mentioned, conversion practices are based on the fundamental faults and wholly unscientific belief that LGBT people are…
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. As I said yesterday to the Benches opposite, it is difficult to hear from here when Members turn their backs and direct their words to the colleagues who sit behind them. It is really difficult to hear.
I thank the Minister for his statement. I ask him to give us a wee bit more detail about the training that he talked about. What makes it veteran-specific, and what is included? It would also be really useful to understand how much it has cost per head for the 48 recipients of the training so far and how jobs and…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the (i) number; and (ii) value, of (a) applications received; (b) awards made; and (b) eligible applications not funded under each stream of the Historic Environment Fund, for projects within the North Antrim constituency, for each financial year from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the State Care Monuments within the North Antrim constituency, at which (i) conservation or repair works are required; and (ii) public access is currently restricted, including the (a) estimated cost; (b) funding allocated; and (c) planned completion date of works, at each…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the heritage assets within the North Antrim constituency, currently included on the Heritage at Risk Register, broken down by (i) location; (ii) date of entry; and (iii) current condition.
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Would it be possible for all members to not face behind them as they speak? It means that they do not speak into the microphone, and it is really difficult to hear. That would be really appreciated.
Minister, your Department and your predecessor welcomed the maternity review completed two years ago by Mary Renfrew. The recommendations in that review would have ensured that maternity care was delivered differently and, potentially, allowed hospitals to have a more community-led approach. When will you implement…
Thank you, Minister, for your statement, even if it is on behalf of another Minister. You highlighted the importance of affordable, high-quality childcare in enabling women to return to work or remain in work. As your Department is responsible for the gender equality strategy in that suite of social strategies, what…
A real and increasing concern for people in Ballymoney relates to traffic congestion and whether our road infrastructure is keeping pace with the changing town. Anyone who tries to travel through Ballymoney at the wrong time of day knows exactly what I mean. At the bottom of Main Street, four roads — Main Street,…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment her Department has made of transport barriers, preventing disabled people from accessing further education, apprenticeships and skills training.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail how the Careers Action Plan 2025–2028 will ensure that, each young person identified as being at risk of becoming not in education, employment or training, has a named point of contact and a completed handover into (i) education; (ii) training; (iii) employment; and (iv)…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any data that her Department holds on the difference between the number of journeys made by disabled and non-disabled people in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether the £16 million Pathways to Work and Wellbeing project will include a defined cohort of young people aged 18 to 24 to test (i) integrated employment; (ii) health; (iii) skills; and (iv) community support, for those whose disengagement is associated with (a) disability; (b)…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of Adviser Discretion Fund awards made to people aged 16 to 24, broken down by the purpose for which the support was provided, for the (i) 2023-2024; (ii) 2024-2025; and (iii) 2025-2026, financial year.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail whether communication access competencies form part of mandatory training for relevant health and social care professionals.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether any assessment has been made by his Department of the impact of reductions to the Local Growth Fund on the capacity of council-led Labour Market Partnerships to deliver local employment and skills support.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether any assessment has been made by his Department of the impact of reductions to the Local Growth Fund on disabled people’s ability to enter and remain in employment, including those who rely on a Motability Scheme vehicle to travel to work or training.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether any assessment has been carried out by his Department of the impact of reductions to the Local Growth Fund on (i) workloads; (ii) staffing; and (iii) service delivery, within Jobs and Benefits offices.