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 Health, pursuant to AQW 37464/22-27, to detail whether members of the Gender Identity Review Group and the Gender Identity Liaison Panel were required to complete declarations of interests, including any declared affiliations with advocacy organisations, campaigning groups or charities relating…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how data collected by his Department and its arm’s-length bodies is broken down by gender, detailing (i) each category used; (ii) the definitions applied to each category; and (iii) whether each category is recorded on the basis of biological sex or…
To ask the Minister for the Economy how data collected by her Department and its arm’s-length bodies is broken down by gender, detailing (i) each category used; (ii) the definitions applied to each category; and (iii) whether each category is recorded on the basis of biological sex or self-identified gender.
To ask the Minister for Communities how data collected by this Department and its arm’s-length bodies is broken down by gender, detailing (i) each category used; (ii) the definitions applied to each category; and (iii) whether each category is recorded on the basis of biological sex or self-identified gender.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline all funding awarded under the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Local Change Fund that went to groups that included people who defined their gender as neither.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline all funding awarded under the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Local Change Fund that went to groups that included people who defined their gender as neither.
To ask the Assembly Commission whether any record exists of the total staff time spent by Assembly Commission staff in supporting the Committee on Standards and Privileges in its consideration of complaint NIA103/22-27 against Mr Timothy Gaston MLA, including any estimates, internal records and case management data…
Comments by Irish Language Commissioner To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of remarks made by the Irish Language Commissioner suggesting that criticism of the Irish language could be viewed as, every word spoken against the Irish language could be seen as another blow struck in the cause of…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of the impact of the remarks made by the Irish Language Commissioner, when he stated that every word spoken against the Irish language could be seen as another blow struck in the cause of Irish unification.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether an assessment has been made in relation to the Irish Language Commissioner's recent comments about Jamie Bryson, including whether the comments are compatible with holding the office.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether their Department plans to commission a prevalence study to determine the (i) scale; and (ii) long-term impact of child abuse in Northern Ireland.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any provision that currently exists within government to advocate for survivors of childhood abuse who fall outside the statutory remit of the Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) whether they plan to retain the Office of the Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse beyond December 2027; and (ii) any work currently underway within their Department to determine the future remit of the office.
I join others in welcoming the statement coming to the House, and coming to the House so promptly. Minister, £227·8 million in resource DEL is coming in 2026-27. When you then take in the reserve claim, however, it brings it down to £147 million of debt. When you get into 2027-28, there is only £5·6 billion, and, when…
Does the Minister agree that unsafe roads are a greater threat to life than climate change and that modern infrastructure is more important than carbon emissions? Has the farce of 2,000 acres of prime farmland being destroyed by the botched A5 project not exposed the folly of Sinn Féin, the SDLP, Alliance and the…
Minister, I agree with the line in your statement that reads: "It is neither right nor fair that anybody should be given a licence to pollute." For far too long — for nearly two decades — your Department has operated a two-tier system that has allowed Northern Ireland Water to do what it wants. Closer to home,…
Minister, I want to focus on the changes to GCSEs. I support continuing with the modular approach for maths, English and double award science to ensure that resits are available in year 12 for those core subjects if required. By aligning the rest of the GCSE subjects with a linear approach, do you have any concern…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) whether journalists are permitted to visit the government-managed Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute in Hillsborough; and (ii) any exceptions that exist to this policy, including the name of any relevant news outlet.
I start my remarks on the Sinn Féin motion on a point of agreement: no one in the House should oppose opportunity for our young people. If a student from Northern Ireland wishes to study in Dublin or Cork, it is their right to make that choice; indeed, the TUV has a very capable young man working in our Westminster…
This afternoon, the SDLP has returned the focus of the House to one of its favourite subjects: bemoaning the result of the biggest exercise in democracy that the British Isles has ever seen. I begin by reminding the SDLP of some facts. Unionists, insofar as they were persuaded to sign up to the Belfast Agreement, did…
FlaggedConstitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereigntyCriteria met: Identity framing, Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
What activities has the Minister's Department been involved in to build a hydrogen economy here in Northern Ireland? Wrightbus in my constituency is a world leader in building hydrogen buses, but, due to there being no investment in local infrastructure, its hydrogen buses are being exported. When will we see proper…
For the first time in my 20 months as an MLA, I will use the terms "Stormont" and "efficient" in the same sentence: Stormont has discovered how to be efficient, but only when it comes to MLA pay. Two weeks ago, we were told that there is no time left in the mandate to legislate on support for children with special…
For almost half a century, the people of Iran have lived under the jackboot of an Islamist dictatorship. In recent days, we were reminded of how that regime maintains its grip on power, when thousands were gunned down on the streets for daring to protest. Christians in Iran face persecution simply for professing the…
FlaggedReligion and belief (including people of no religion), churches, faith communities and religious prejudice (including antisemitism and anti-Muslim prejudice)Criteria met: Identity framing, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.
Serious Incidents Reported at AFBI To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to make a statement to the Assembly on the serious incidents reported at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Hillsborough, including allegations of animal welfare breaches and environmental failings and to…