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Mr Stewart Dickson: Assembly records
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.
I thank my East Antrim colleague Cheryl Brownlee for proposing the motion. It is a very important one. Like others, I can speak from personal experience. My wife is a type 2 diabetic. For her, the constant need to prick her finger and watch her diet has been dramatically changed by the sensor that she wears. It is the…
On a point of order, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I apologise to the Speaker for missing the first question to the First Minister this afternoon, and I apologise to the First Minister.
Thank you, Minister. I will appreciate you coming back to me. Can you indicate to the House any of the initial findings and whether there is support, either for or against, the continuation of taxis using certain bus lanes?
Mr Dickson asked the Minister for Infrastructure to give an update on the recent consultation on permitting some taxis to use bus lanes in Belfast city centre.
Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month That this Assembly recognises the unique needs and experiences of teenagers and young adults diagnosed with cancer; understands the significant impact that delays in diagnosis can have on their physical and mental health, and believes that access to specialist…
Good Relations and Social Change Funding That this Assembly recognises the need to demonstrate that good relations and social change funding is properly monitored and evaluated to ensure it delivers tangible and demonstrable outcomes in reconciling and uniting our community; acknowledges that a key aspect of this work…
Thank you for giving way. I appreciate your comments about welfare fraud. It is a serious issue and has to be tackled, but do you not agree that it pales into insignificance compared with the problem of tax dodging in the United Kingdom?
I thank the Minister for his answer. Minister, given the proposed abolition of the work capability assessment, what assurance can you offer people with conditions not captured by PIP, such as those receiving ongoing cancer treatment? Will they still be able to access universal credit support?
Deputy First Minister, given the urgency for communities that are in transition to be free from the corrosive and difficult circumstances that they find themselves in, under the jackboot of paramilitaries and drug-dealing gangs, can you set a timeline for communities to be truly transitioned and free from such…
To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of whether the UK Government's proposed changes to the benefits system will increase poverty among disabled people in Northern Ireland.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Ambulance Handovers”
Ambulance Handovers - Amendment 3 Leave out all after ‘Minister of Health' and insert: ‘to work with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, emergency medicine professionals and other health and social care stakeholders to improve processes to reduce handover delays and increase patient flow across the health system,…
Thank you for your answer, First Minister. Given that, as you said, some of the groups are not happy or comfortable with the proposals, how will your office take into account the sensitivities and breadth of concerns expressed by victims and survivors?
I begin, as others have done, by recognising the courage and resilience of those involved in the Omagh Bombing inquiry. The bravery and testimonies shared by victims and those affected have been deeply moving and serve as a powerful reminder of the human costs of the Troubles. It is essential that, as we reflect on…
Minister, thank you very much for your statement to the House. Much of the commentary about the Criminal Bar Association centered on barristers not earning enough from criminal legal aid work to make it worthwhile. Minister, will you provide information on the average earnings of a criminal barrister?
The United Kingdom has a long and proud tradition of supporting some of the most vulnerable people around the world through its international development assistance, tackling poverty, supporting sustainable development and responding to humanitarian crises around the world. We have a reputation as a global leader in…
I beg to move We are here to discuss an issue that should have been consigned to history a long time ago. More than a quarter of a century after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland should be free from the shadow of paramilitarism. It should be free from the fear and intimidation that…
Minister, given that, as you have set out clearly, it requires finance to build and repair schools, can you explain the reasoning behind your recent decision to pull finance from the school enhancement programme, specifically that for Greenisland Primary School in my East Antrim constituency, which has been waiting a…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) when the policy on the School Enhancement Programme was changed; and (ii) the rationale for this decision, given the money that the Education Authority may have already spent on consultancy and architecture fees.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Role of the Irish State during the Troubles”
Role of the Irish State during the Troubles - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘justice;’ and insert: ‘agrees that the Irish Government has an important role to play in dealing with the legacy of the Troubles in partnership with the UK Government, Northern Ireland Executive and victims and survivors; and calls on the…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the establishment of a steering group to consider a memorial to victims and survivors, as recommended in the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry report.
I thank the Member for his comments so far, particularly about how the Programme for Government, in his words, allows us to hold Ministers and Departments to account for their actions. Does he agree that the Programme for Government is the baseline and that the height of ambition should be for Departments and…