All of Mr Timothy Gaston’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the damage to school estates by Storm Éowyn, including an estimate of the cost for the completion of repairs.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the total cost to her Department and its arm's-length bodies in relation to assistance provided to the Irish Republic to repair damage caused by Storm Éowyn; and (ii) when the Irish Republic will pay for these costs.
To ask the Minister for Communities, given that Justice of the Peace are no longer appointed, whether he will review the need for Applications for Cremation to contain a statutory declaration signed by a Justice of the Peace or Commissioner for Oaths.
I welcome the opportunity to debate the important motion. I commend Mr Carroll for bringing it to the House. Once again, a motion from this corner of the Chamber is shining a spotlight on issues that are too often ignored by the Executive parties and the official Opposition. This issue should not be ignored. I have no…
I did some research ahead of the debate and discovered that there is no example of VAT being varied in such a fashion anywhere else in the United Kingdom. Why would a unionist party seek to change that and give us a situation in which, when it comes to hospitality, our VAT rate is no longer decided by anyone in the UK…
Does the Justice Minister believe that the ombudsman should apologise to the officers whom she unlawfully defamed? Will she ensure that all reports are speedily amended?
I support the idea behind the legislative consent motion. I imagine that I am not alone in receiving a briefing paper from the British Heart Foundation that highlighted startling stats. From its helpful paper, we learn that smoking increases the risk of developing diseases such as heart disease, cancer and lung…
Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I will briefly touch on the underhand manner in which the Assembly Commission has progressed the Bill designed to give MLAs a massive pay increase. Why were only the parties that are on the Commission consulted? Why, prior to the debate last week, were MLAs outside Sinn Féin, Alliance,…
Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. The events of 16 February 1992 are exceedingly simple to understand. A stolen car and lorry were driven into the village of Coalisland. Terrorists then fired 30 rounds of armour-piercing ammunition at the local police station from a heavy machine gun that was mounted on the back of the…
FlaggedDecided on a second assessment.Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they raised the issue of China’s human rights record, and specifically its treatment of Christians, during their recent meeting with the Consul General of China.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in light of a report in the Belfast Telegraph on 8 February 2025, to detail any action he is taking in relation to alleged fraud in Northern Ireland’s benefit system.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail his plans, including any grants available for community groups, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail his plans, including any grants available for community groups, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they will provide an answer to AQW 14970/22-27, in relation to the cost to the public purse for travel to St Patrick's Day events in the United States of America in March 2024, before any potential visit to St Patrick's Day events in 2025.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail how they ensure that a range of views on modern gender theory are involved in the development of departmental policy.
To ask the Assembly Commission (i) to detail why there was no public consultation in relation to the Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill; and (ii) to publish the responses of the political parties represented on the Assembly Commission to the consultation referenced in paragraph 10 of the Explanatory and…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment she has made of the impact of the implementation of (i) Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2533; and (ii) Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2534 in relation to (a) businesses selling tumble dryers in Northern Ireland; (b) consumers buying tumble dryers in…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the staff complement of the Northern Ireland Executive Office in Brussels in each year of its operation.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the cost of the Northern Ireland Executive Office in Brussels in each year of its operation.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of the publication of the Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls and their statutory obligation to represent the interests of victims, for their assessment of whether violence against women and girls in the period between 1969 and 1998…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people that have obtained a (i) medical; and (ii) surgical abortion with addresses outside of Northern Ireland in each year since the introduction of the Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.