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.
Further to Mr Buckley's point of order, there have been a number of occasions on which, I believe, the Principal Deputy Speaker has not acted impartially. This morning's degrading comments were further evidence to that end. I understand that the Principal Deputy Speaker should be impartial when she takes that Chair. I…
Previous reports confirm that Northern Ireland Water dumps approximately seven million tons of raw sewage into Northern Ireland waterways each year, with three million tons of that in the Belfast metropolitan area. Farmers are made the scapegoats while Northern Ireland Water continues to pollute our waterways without…
Not being from the Shankill, I thought that it was important to speak to someone with the Shankill Road in their DNA. My office reached out to my party's deputy leader, Councillor Ron McDowell, and asked whether there was any message that he wished to convey to the House. Unlike Mr Carroll, Ron works for the people of…
FlaggedSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Identity framing.
Electric Vehicle Charging Scheme at Parliament Buildings To ask the Assembly Commission to make a statement on the suspension of the electric vehicle charging scheme at Parliament Buildings and the urgent review of the policy.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any progress that has been made to approve repurposed treatments, such as abiraterone, as is the case in other parts of the UK.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 43257/22-27, given that extending bowel cancer screening to those aged 50–59 would avoid substantial costs elsewhere in the system over the longer term, to detail (i) any urgent funding that has been committed to expand endoscopy and pathology capacity; and (ii) the…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of senior staff in local councils that have been recruited on an interim basis through agencies in each of the last ten years, broken down by local council.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount of money local councils have paid Solace in agency fees for senior staff in each of the last ten years, broken down by (i) local council; and (ii) number of staff.
To ask the Assembly Commission to detail (i) the names of MLAs; (ii) the number of MLA staff, broken down by party; (iii) the number of special advisers, broken down by party; (iv) the number of civil servants, broken down by (a) Department; and (b) grade, excluding permanent secretary; and (v) the number of permanent…
To ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department will publish further guidance clarifying the legal position of clergy and chaplains operating within hospital-based Safe Access Zones following the conviction of Pastor Clive Johnston.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has received any representations from clergy, churches or chaplaincy services regarding the potential impact of Safe Access Zone legislation on ordinary pastoral ministry within hospital settings.
To ask the Minister of Health whether hospital staff, patients or visitors are able to request prayer, Scripture reading or Christian pastoral support within public areas of hospital grounds containing Safe Access Zones.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any guidance that has been issued to hospital chaplaincy teams regarding the exercise of pastoral and religious duties within hospital sites that contain Safe Access Zones.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment that has been made of whether the conviction of Pastor Clive Johnston has created uncertainty for clergy and chaplains carrying out routine pastoral duties within hospital grounds containing Safe Access Zones.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department has sought legal advice on whether routine hospital pastoral work, conducted at the request of patients, could fall within the scope of influencing a person accessing abortion services under the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act (Northern Ireland) 2023.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether any clergy, hospital chaplains or faith representatives, other than Pastor Clive Johnston, have been investigated, warned, questioned or reported by the PSNI in relation to activities conducted within a Safe Access Zone.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether a person carrying out pastoral visits at a hospital could be considered reckless for the purposes of the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act (Northern Ireland) 2023 if their prayers, Scripture reading or religious conversations are overheard by a protected person.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether the PSNI has issued any operational guidance to officers regarding the distinction between pastoral care and unlawful conduct within a Safe Access Zone established under the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act (Northern Ireland) 2023.
To ask the Assembly Commission to detail (i) any measures that will be introduced to revise the information requested in MLA travel forms to prevent MLAs claiming for travel to Parliament Buildings while using the e-chargers at the upper car park of Parliament Buildings; (ii) whether any MLAs will be asked to repay…
To ask the Assembly Commission when the policy of free electricity for electric vehicle chargers at the upper car park of Parliament Buildings was agreed.
To ask the Assembly Commission to provide an overview of the booking system for the use of electric vehicle chargers at the upper car park at Parliament Buildings, including why information on those who book to use the chargers is not retained.
To ask the Assembly Commission to detail (i) the number of cards for use of the electric vehicle chargers at the upper cark park of Parliament Buildings have been issued to MLAs, broken down by party; and (ii) whether any of these cards have been issued to members of the Assembly Commission.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he was consulted by local councils regarding the implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant, including any response he provided.