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.
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Last week, the Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee held a series of meetings in Brussels. The Sinn Féin, DUP and UUP members met representatives from our excellent Northern Ireland Executive Office in Brussels and members of the European Parliament Committees for both agriculture and competitiveness. We…
Assessment details for Member's statement: UK-EU Reset Official Assembly record for Member's statement: UK-EU Reset
To ask the Minister of Health to outline how the absence of an agreed Executive budget is impacting the Health and Social Care system.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 3510/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 3510/22-27
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the testing of pathogens, to detail who in his Department is responsible and accountable for (i) standards in administrative and governance arrangements, including systems for oversight and assurance; (ii) standards in procedures and…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 44089/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 44089/22-27
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in light of the Health and Safety Executive's inspection findings of Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute facilities, that stated in terms of biosafety, evidence was lacking to demonstrate that facilities were fit for purpose and safe to use, and that…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 44088/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 44088/22-27
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail when he was made aware of the issues in biocontainment at Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute facilities, as outlined in his Oral Statement to the Assembly on 14 April 2026.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 44087/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 44087/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy, in light of the issues with biosecurity at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, as outlined in the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs' Oral Statement to the Assembly on the 14 April 2026, to detail the status of inspections of hazard groups HG3 and HG4…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 44086/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 44086/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any economic assessment she is a planning to undertake of the impacts in the latter half of 2026 of (i) the European Commission's proposal for a Council Regulation COM (2023) 259, given that the Financial Secretary to the Treasury wrote to the House of Lords' Northern…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 44085/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 44085/22-27
I thank the Minister for her reply. The Minister will be aware that there is a significant issue in the Prison Service with staff on long-term sickness absence and how they were dealt with in the past. Will the Minister update us on how approaches to dealing with long-term sick absences in the Prison Service are being…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Prison Service: Recruitment and Retention Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Prison Service: Recruitment and Retention
Yesterday, at the end of questions to the Infrastructure Minister, I pointed out that, far from our Government paying billions to the war against Iran, we are, in fact, paying nothing towards that conflict. Rather than believing the spin from Sinn Féin, we should concentrate on the real and diminishing state of our…
Assessment details for Member's statement: National Defence and Security Official Assembly record for Member's statement: National Defence and Security
I just wanted to say that I quite enjoyed that little interaction. Well done, Matthew. Thank you
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: PEACE PLUS Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PEACE PLUS Funding
Will the Member give way?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: PEACE PLUS Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PEACE PLUS Funding
I thank the Member for giving way. My point, which the Member has quite ably put on the record, is the fact that PEACE PLUS funding and previous funding have always been paid for by the United Kingdom, no matter what way you look at it, because the United Kingdom has been a net contributor. When we look specifically…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PEACE PLUS Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PEACE PLUS Funding
Will the Member give way?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: PEACE PLUS Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PEACE PLUS Funding
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Minister made several statements about the United Kingdom funding the war against Iran. To my knowledge — perhaps the Minister would like to correct it — one of the issues is that the United Kingdom Government are not getting involved in the war against Iran. That is a point for…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Bus Shelters: West Belfast Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Bus Shelters: West Belfast
I thank the Minister for her answer. She will be aware that organisations such as the Construction Employers Federation (CEF) say that there is a clear limit to how far such voluntary upgrades are likely to go. They cannot see how a single upgrade might be commercially viable were it to be wholly funded by developers.…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Waste Water Infrastructure: Developer Contributions Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Waste Water Infrastructure: Developer Contributions
I thank the deputy First Minister for her remarks in answer to my question. Is she aware that the Irish Government, having no comprehension of what is going on, have tried, unofficially, to get similar security briefings from the UK Government? If that is the case, would it not be useful, on an all-island basis, for…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: UK Security Updates: Northern Ireland Representation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: UK Security Updates: Northern Ireland Representation
Dr Aiken asked the First Minister and the deputy First Minister how important it is that Northern Ireland be represented when the UK Government are giving important updates on security issues, particularly in light of the current international situation.
Assessment details for Topical question AQT 2213/22-27 Official Assembly record for Topical question AQT 2213/22-27
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) any correspondence they have received from His Majesty's Government regarding the Windsor Framework Tariff Duty Reimbursement Scheme; (ii) the anticipated timeframe for its introduction; and (iii) any progress made on the one-stop-shop on regulatory…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 43323/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 43323/22-27
To ask the Minister of Finance whether (i) the Civil Service HR Strategy will apply to all Departments across the Civil Service; and (ii) any consideration has been given to including the 101 arm's-length bodies in the strategy, as these account for approximately 75 per cent of the overall NI Executive public pay…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 43325/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 43325/22-27
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any progress on the publication of the recent open book exercise with the Northern Ireland Office and HM Treasury, that was due to report this week.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 43321/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 43321/22-27
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any procedures he has put in place to replace the veterinary medicines that where stockpiled prior to the implementation of new EU regulations in January 2026; and (ii) whether any assessment has been made on why some alternatives to usual…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 43324/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 43324/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of (i) those continuing to receive non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) payments, broken down by band; and (ii) recipients of future RHI payments, broken down by sector.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 43322/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 43322/22-27
Clean Biomethane for Northern Ireland's Energy, Food and Environmental Security That this Assembly notes that Northern Ireland produces significant volumes of slurry, poultry litter and food waste; recognises that Northern Ireland faces a defining moment in securing its energy future, strengthening its agri-food…
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: Clean Biomethane for Northern Ireland's Energy, Food and Environmental Security Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: Clean Biomethane for Northern Ireland's Energy, Food and Environmental Security
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline the present challenges in relation to recruitment and retention in the Northern Ireland Prison Service.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 3395/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 3395/22-27
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure how her proposals for voluntary developer contributions will lead to improvements in wastewater disposal.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 3382/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 3382/22-27
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