All of Dr Steve Aiken OBE’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I thank the Minister for his remarks. He might direct his officials to communicate particularly with Manchester, which is innovative in looking at some of the new funding mechanisms. There may not be a direct equivalence, but will the Minister approach Manchester or consider best practice across the rest of the United…
I thank the Minister for his remarks. He will be aware that a new interconnector has been given approval by Ofgem. That interconnector is important for the whole island's energy market and system. However, real concerns are being expressed about whether it is going to be delivered on time because of the length of time…
Over the past few days, a belated light has been shone on the genocide and war crimes that are happening across the Middle East, awakening some to the real and growing horror that is occurring there. However, the genocide, famine and war crimes being perpetrated in the Sudan have been going on since April last year,…
FlaggedReligion and belief (including people of no religion), churches, faith communities and religious prejudice (including antisemitism and anti-Muslim prejudice)Criteria met: Identity framing, Dog-whistle messaging.
Dr Aiken asked the Minister of Education what consideration he has given to the use of the National Wealth Fund or the increased use of financial transactions capital (FTC) to deliver building projects for schools.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he has had communication with the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs or the Minister for the Economy on incineration for power projects.
On Thursday, the Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee sank further into irrelevance. Before the Committee were regulation (EU) 2024/2747, regulation (EU) 2024/2748 and directive (EU) 2024/2749 — hardly tripping off the tongue. Those regulations refer to the European Union's Internal Market Emergency and…
Dr Aiken asked the Minister why he is appealing the No Gas Caverns decision, given that the Alliance Party's 2022 manifesto talked about setting new ambitions and legally binding targets to protect our natural environment and that those who won the legal action are trying to defend our maritime environment.
To ask the Assembly Commission whether any successor arrangements it will bring forward for the Independent Financial Review Panel will include a requirement to review MLA pension provision in the context of the arrangements in other regional legislatures.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the proposed electricity interconnector between Kilroot and Scotland, recently approved by Ofgem.
Today marks a sad anniversary; it is 1,000 days since Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Putin and his military, his paramilitary forces and the proxies that he has employed from Iran, North Korea, Syria and elsewhere have been unable to defeat Ukraine, which is a testament to the Ukrainians' courage, tenacity and ability…
The question is this: why are officials in the Minister's Department talking directly to Becon to see whether it can adjust to the planning rules and regulations so that it can meet the requirements to go for this when it is very clear that whatever has been put forward is not going to work? Over to you, Minister.
I thank the — well, I think that I thank the Minister for his response. The issue, Minister, for everybody in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area and the rest of it and, indeed, for his own MLAs, who have sat with me on platforms about Arc21 and what it has been doing about the Hightown incinerator, is…
Thank you very much, indeed, Mr Speaker. Will the Minister provide an update on the initiatives that his Department has taken this year to improve access to dental care in the Northern Trust and Western Trust, please?
Is the Minister able to provide an update on the initiatives that his Department has taken to improve access to dental care in the Northern and Western Trusts? That is just to keep the Speaker happy.
I have two interests to declare. First, I sit on the euphemistically named Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee. Most Members will be aware of my view of that Committee. Secondly, for the avoidance of doubt, I voted Remain. I declare that in case people think all unionists were part of a monolithic block.…
Thank you very much indeed, and, yes, I am slightly over 55, Mr Speaker. Members may not be aware that, over the past few days, we have had a very unwelcome visitor to our islands. I am not referring, as some politicians and journalists would, to the Chancellor of Queen's University, Hillary Clinton, whom I do welcome…
I thank the First Minister and the deputy First Minister for their commitment to the North/South ministerial process. On Horizon Europe research and the need to get more R&D funding for Northern Ireland and the island as a whole, were there any discussions about greater cooperation among the universities in Dublin,…
On a point of order, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I think that the Minister tried to call me a johnny-come-lately. He might like to correct the record, because, if he has any knowledge of the number of times that I have been involved in the No Gas Caverns process, along with John Stewart and, indeed, his two…