All of Mr Stewart Dickson’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Bonfire Regulation”
Bonfire Regulation - Amendment 3 Leave out all after “burnt;” and insert: ‘calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to show leadership by affirming that bonfires must be lawful, safe and respectful; and further calls on the Executive Office to establish and oversee a cross-departmental programme board to…
Once again, I stand with Members to discuss the horrific war crimes being perpetrated in Gaza. In June, I said in the Chamber that, due to the withholding of food and aid, half a million people — a quarter of Palestinians in Gaza — were at risk of starvation and that Gaza was on the brink of famine. Shamefully, famine…
Minister, you have made a reasonable amount of comment on the control of TB, but what other work have you been doing collaboratively, on a North/South basis, on improving animal health and disease prevention?
I thank the Minister for his statement. Minister, turning again to the Loughs Agency, what discussion was there about the impact of climate change on fish stocks?
Further to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker, after the way in which you have just handled the specific matter of removing a Member from the Chamber, I invite you to look not only at the words that you used as she rose to raise her point of order but at the video recording. While I am on my feet, I suggest that…
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Member whom you have just unceremoniously removed from the Chamber was about to raise a point of order about comments made to her by the Minister in his statement. It was to ask how and when she could expect the written information that he indicated in the answer to her…
Minister, you stated that you wish to remove controlled assessments, where possible. How can you be confident that that decision is in the interests of all learners, many of whom perform better when the high-stakes pressure of an examination is removed?
I thank the junior Minister for the way the Bill is progressing. Has she or her civil servants had an opportunity to reflect on the recent television documentary that set out the situation in England regarding mother-and-baby homes? The lack of an apology from the United Kingdom Government means that we are at least a…
On behalf of the Alliance Party, I pass on our condolences to the Gallagher family and to Tommy's colleagues and former colleagues in the SDLP. I first met Tommy Gallagher through my involvement in local government. We often attended a range of training courses and other events for councillors, and I always found…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “End the Forced Starvation in Gaza”
End the Forced Starvation in Gaza - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation;’ and insert: ‘further notes that two Israeli human rights organisations have called for an immediate end to the dismantling of Gaza's health and life-sustaining systems; calls for an immediate ceasefire, an end to…
Sectarian and Racist Intimidation from Homes That this Assembly condemns all sectarian and racist attacks on individuals and their homes; recognises the need for elected representatives to speak clearly and unequivocally on behalf of the victims and to be responsible in the language they use in the aftermath of such…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how the £220,000 allocation to address issues around racial and social cohesion can be targeted to ensure support reaches areas most affected by recent racially motivated incidents.
First Minister, there are two other offices apart from the one in Washington. There is a bureau in Brussels and one in Beijing. What is your office doing to demonstrate that we are getting value for money from each of those offices? Undoubtedly, you will be aware of the fact that, at a recent meeting of the Executive…
I thank the Finance Minister for his statement. Minister, I welcome your additional support for the PSNI. However, I want to place on record my regret that £5 million, which you have had to allocate to the PSNI, had to be spent in relation to the recent riots that took place and on support from Police Scotland.…
Thank you, First Minister. I welcome the reference in the NSMC statement to the mother-and-baby homes and, in particular, to the ongoing cooperation and the lessons that have been learned from the Irish redress model. Is she able to tell us specifically what operational policy insights, particularly around delays and…
What we witness in Gaza is not a war; it is a brutal, calculated and systemic attempt to erase an entire people physically, socially and politically. Over 50,000 Palestinians have been killed, and thousands more carry wounds that are not only physical but psychological and emotional. It is a humanitarian disaster.…
Thank you very much, Deputy Speaker. While Members find it somewhat frustrating when they are talking about a topic and have to break mid-speech, the next section of my contribution has even more meaning now because, in the interim, members of the Committee for the Executive Office have received a number of emails…
I start by recognising that, at the very heart of the Bill, for my party and me, are the victims and survivors and their families, who are watching the debate. The Bill is long overdue, but it finally sets in motion a statutory inquiry into what happened in mother-and-baby institutions, Magdalene laundries and…
Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. To go back to the topic, while we certainly welcome a 20 mph speed limit outside schools — I have heard this question asked regularly in the Chamber, and I will ask it again today — what action are you taking to encourage children to cycle and walk and use walking buses to get to…