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 First Minister and deputy First Minister why the First Minister did not attend a Government security briefing on the developing situation in the Middle East.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to enable men in Northern Ireland with high-risk non-metastatic prostate cancer to access abiraterone, given that the drug is now available for such patients in England, Scotland and Wales.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any inspection and regulatory regime that applies to Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) facilities; (ii) how this compares with the regime applied to private farms; and (iii) the number of inspections that have been carried out at…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) whether his Department was aware of any alleged animal welfare breaches, environmental compliance failures or operational concerns at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute facility at Hillsborough prior to recent media reports; and (ii)…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) all occasions on which his Department has been contacted by GB News raising questions about the government-managed Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute in Hillsborough; and (ii) when a response from the Department was issued on each…
To ask the Minister of Finance whether any Department has formally advised that its proposed 2026/27 allocation is insufficient to meet statutory or contractual obligations.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount of unallocated resource DEL headroom remaining in 2026/27 after first-call Executive commitments and earmarked allocations have been met.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the total departmental resource bids submitted for 2026/27; (ii) the total allocated in the Draft Budget; and (iii) the resulting shortfall.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the real-terms percentage change in the block grant between 2025/26 and 2026/27 after accounting for Reserve repayments.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the total public sector headcount in Northern Ireland; and (ii) the equivalent figure per 1,000 population, compared to England
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any Irish language training provided to Northern Ireland Civil Service staff by Conradh na Gaeilge since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024, including (i) the procurement route used; and (ii) the contractual value and duration of the contract.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any modelling undertaken by his Department on the interaction between pay parity commitments and Barnett consequentials over the Budget period.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the total projected cost of maintaining pay parity with England across the (i) Health sector; (ii) Education sector; and (iii) Justice sector, in each year between 2026/27 and 2028/29.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the estimated additional cost in 2026/27 of implementing a 3.3 per cent pay award for Agenda for Change staff.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail how the £80 million Reserve repayment due in 2026/27 has been reflected in departmental opening baselines for that financial year.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to provide a breakdown of the community background of (i) applicants; and (ii) appointees to Ministerial appointments since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the total forecast 2025/26 resource DEL overspend as at the latest monitoring position; (ii) the amount to be drawn from the Treasury Reserve; and (iii) the amount expected to be deducted from the 2026/27 block grant.
To ask the Minister of Finance to provide a breakdown of the community background of (i) applicants; and (ii) appointees to Ministerial appointments since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to provide a breakdown of the community background of (i) applicants; and (ii) appointees to Ministerial appointments since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to provide a breakdown of the community background of (i) applicants; and (ii) appointees to Ministerial appointments since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024.
The money spent on the Irish Sea border comes courtesy of Sinn Féin, the SDLP, Alliance, all the "Remoaners", all the Remainers and all those who called for rigorous implementation. That is a cost. There, Mr O'Toole: you got your bingo money tonight. That came at a cost, thanks to those sitting to my left. They seem…
FlaggedGender, sexuality, abortion and related social issuesCriteria met: Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
Today the House is being asked to place statutory authority behind enormous sums of public money. Clause 1 of the Budget Bill authorises the use of £32,672,027,000 of resources for the year ending 31 March 2026. Clause 3 authorises the issue of £28,100,470,000 in cash from the Consolidated Fund. Those are…
Minister, the hospitality sector can no longer survive with its rates being calculated based on turnover, while the soaring cost of food and utilities is ignored. I understand that you have refused to commission a working group to partner with the sector to design a methodology that is fair and equitable. Reval2026…