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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 qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I thank the Minister for his statement. Minister, you indicated that you are prepared to undertake a review, which housing associations have welcomed. Who will carry out the review, which is to be completed by September 2026, and will it be co-designed with housing associations and tenants?
Thank you for your statement, First Minister. How will you ensure that Northern Ireland is best positioned to benefit fully from continued investment in the PEACE PLUS programme? How will the Executive contribute to the work that is being undertaken to develop a successor programme?
Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. First, I record my thanks and those of Paula Bradshaw to every Member who contributed to the debate. It has been a respectful debate. It has been a conversation and one, indeed, that we may not have been able to have a few years ago in this place or in Northern Ireland. We are…
Minister, have you been able to identify the sources of pollution in Belfast lough? What action have you taken in respect of those who caused the pollution?
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Review of Northern Ireland’s Fireworks Legislation”
Review of Northern Ireland’s Fireworks Legislation - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘noise;’ and insert: ‘notes that firework regulation in Northern Ireland is among the most robust in these islands; and calls on the Minister of Justice to consider changes to the penalties available for the illegal use and sale of…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any actions they have taken to resolve the impasse over the Maze Long Kesh site, to allow for its future development, since they have taken up office.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail a timeline for when a decision will be made on the introduction of low dose computed tomography lung cancer screening.
To ask the Minister of Health given that the April 2025 Northern Ireland Cancer Registry report Routes to Diagnosis highlights a disproportionately high rate of emergency presentations for lung cancer, to detail any steps his Department is taking to reduce late-stage diagnosis and improve survival rates.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans he has to address health inequalities arising from the absence of a lung cancer screening programme, particularly in deprived areas with a higher smoking prevalence.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the rational for Northern Ireland remaining the only UK region without a lung cancer screening programme or pilot, despite evidence from the UK National Screening Committee and the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry that many cases are diagnosed through emergency presentations…
As my colleague Paula Bradshaw said, the Alliance Party is pleased to support the motion. Indeed, we do so as a party that is proud to count among its members service leavers, veterans and their families. The motion, at its heart, is about fairness and about the simple fact that serving your country should never be a…
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. That charter was born out of the horrors of World War II, with the United Kingdom playing a leading role in setting minimum standards by which Governments across Europe agreed to abide. That improved respect for human rights across Europe. No…
Thank you very much. Minister, how is your Department working with relevant stakeholders, such as universities, and the trusts to make Northern Ireland an attractive partner for UK-wide and international trials? Why has the Department brought about a great deal of confusion regarding EU rules, which, we were told,…
I thank the Minister. I will certainly write to her to encourage her to take up my invitation. The issue has been a long-running sore for people who live in the area. Unfortunately, Northern Ireland Water is supported by some members of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, which asserted that there should be a right…
Mr Dickson asked the Minister for Infrastructure, given that she should be aware of the long-running public campaign to access the shore at Jointure Bay in Greenisland in East Antrim, to meet him and local residents to help them understand why Northern Ireland Water continues to block access to the beach there,…
The vast majority of people who are in HMOs have been given leave to remain if they were originally asylum seekers. What action do you take to ensure that those who accommodate them provide the best quality and standards of accommodation, bearing in mind that most of those people are highly vulnerable and find it…
Audit and Re-Imaging of Memorials That this Assembly recognises that people should have the right to remember the dead in a respectful, sensitive and dignified manner; acknowledges that this should also be done in a way that avoids causing pain or hurt to others; expresses concern that there are memorials on public…
Extension of Voting Rights and Lowering the Voting Age That this Assembly believes that the right to vote in local, devolved, and UK Parliament elections should be extended to all residents in Northern Ireland; regrets that over 12,300 residents in Northern Ireland have no right to vote in local elections and over…
First Minister, you will be aware that the Prime Minister recently took university chancellors from around the United Kingdom with him on a business trip. What actions is the Executive Office taking to include our university vice chancellors in inward investment to Northern Ireland?
The findings of the Equality Commission on boxing remind us once again how symbols and expressions of identity can either build inclusion or create exclusion. The way that we present and display our identities has a real impact on who feels welcome and who does not. No young athlete should ever feel that their…
To ask the Minister of Health to outline any action he is taking to ensure patients in Northern Ireland are afforded the same access to clinical trials as patients in other parts of the UK.
This week marks National Hate Crime Awareness Week. I would like the Assembly to join organisations across the United Kingdom that are marking this important week, encouraging those who are victims or witnesses to hate crimes to report them to the authorities. Hate crimes are a scourge on our society. Many in the…
As a member of the Executive Office Committee, I welcome the publication of the Executive's legislation programme. It is right that the Assembly debates it today and that we do so with honesty, because, despite all the talk of ambition, the programme is remarkably light on legislation. Of course, some legislation is…