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Dr Steve Aiken OBE: Assembly records
All of Dr Steve Aiken OBE’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Minister, you are probably aware of the statutory ministerial code, which talks particularly about accountability and openness. Will you and the deputy First Minister institute an independent review of the retention of data, which was raised by the RHI inquiry and now by the COVID inquiry?
I will respond as the UUP's finance spokesperson to the Budget 2024-25 that has been presented today. Other members of my party will speak on their specific areas of responsibility. At the outset, I thank those who gave evidence to the Finance Committee. In particular, I thank the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council for…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Budget 2024-25”
Budget 2024-25 - Amendment 1 Leave out all after the first ‘Assembly’ and insert: ‘notes the programme for expenditure proposals for 2024-25 as announced by the Minister of Finance and set out in the Budget document laid before the Assembly on 20 May 2024; further notes the ongoing engagement with HM Treasury and the…
On a point of order, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Ms Bradshaw made a complaint for referral to the Speaker. I feel that some of my remarks may have been misconstrued. Ms Bradshaw, I therefore apologise.
On the level of the fiscal floor, has any modelling been done on the figure of 124% or is there a new figure that you think would be suitable for us to take forward? Have we come to that conclusion yet?
I thank the Chair of the Committee and, indeed, Mr McHugh for their remarks so far and the respectful tone that we have had. I will make a few short remarks in response to my colleagues' statements. As a previous member of the Committee on Standards and Privileges, I take its deliberations seriously. I respect its…
Veterinary Medicines That this Assembly notes the House of Lords Windsor Framework Sub-Committee’s inquiry into veterinary medicines and the Windsor Framework; acknowledges the deep concern of the agri-food industry that the number of veterinary products estimated to be at risk in Northern Ireland could be up to 51…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of whether the temporary suspension of granting permission to build new waste incinerators in England should apply in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether the RHI Inquiry recommendations in relation to the recruitment process of senior civil servants to senior posts in the civil service and arm's-length bodies have been implemented.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the ongoing analysis by the Strategic Investment Board on residual waste treatment capacity in Northern Ireland, including when such assessments may be both concluded and published.
To ask the Minister for the Economy what discussions he has had with the Home Office in relation to the implementation of the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme.
I thank the Minister for his answer. It is the second time that this has happened to the school in four years. As you can imagine, the board of governors, the teachers and the parents have developed a degree of scepticism, so I welcome the Minister's response, and I look forward to an early response from the EA.
I declare an interest as a member of the steering committee of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. In paragraph 11, we referred to the economic activity that was likely to be mentioned at the North/South Ministerial Council. Was the issue of electronic travel authorisation (ETA) raised, bearing in mind the…
Dr Aiken asked the Minister of Education, after declaring an interest as the vice chair of the board of governors at Kilbride Central Primary School, to outline whether he is aware of schools that are having problems with the school enhancement programme (SEP), in light of the fact that, recently, Kilbride Central PS…
Mr Principal Deputy Speaker —. Or Ms —. I apologise, Principal Deputy Speaker. It has been a long day, as you can imagine. I echo my friend Mr Nesbitt's remarks: the Ulster Unionist Party will support both the motion and the amendment. Members will be aware that, in our nation, fracking has been under a moratorium, in…
I thank the Member for giving way. He will be aware that some of the drilling activity that we are looking to do is for geothermal energy. Will the Member state whether Alliance supports drilling for geothermal activity, or is it against all forms of drilling activity? That is of particular interest to people in South…
Will she explain why, within the overall Budget of £15·6 billion, she is not in negotiation with the Health Minister and other Departments to significantly close the £300 million gap, as, she has already said in the media, she is doing with the Education Minister?
I am just following on from my friend across the Chamber. Will the Minister explain her party's commitment to putting public health first, as evidenced by her party's manifesto and, indeed, other parties' manifestos to put an extra £1 billion into the Health budget, as well as the statements from the First Minister…
I congratulate the First and deputy First Ministers on taking an interest in the applicability motion. Members will remember the last applicability motion that came before the Chamber. I raised several questions from the Floor about when somebody was going to take ownership of that applicability motion, but no one did…