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.
Out of interest, does the Member share my concern that the Executive Office allocates £6·077 million a year to ending violence against women and girls? Does he agree that that funding would be better spent in the Justice Department, where more tangible benefits could come from it, instead of its being given to…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the scientific, economic and policy evidence that supports the decision to continue with a calendar-based slurry spreading ban, rather than a weather-led or risk-led approach.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of cattle that were recorded as reactors to blood tests for bovine TB, but subsequently determined to be false positives, in each of the last five calendar years, broken down by agricultural sector.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of cattle that were recorded as reactors to blood tests for bovine TB in each of the last five calendar years, broken down by agricultural sector.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of cattle that were recorded as reactors to the Tuberculin Skin Test for bovine TB, but subsequently determined to be false positives, in each of the last five calendar years, broken down by agricultural sector.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of cattle that have been recorded as reactors to the Tuberculin Skin Test for bovine TB in each of the last five calendar years, broken down agricultural sector.
I speak as a lowly Back-Bencher. Due to the seriousness of the debate, it is important to put my comments on record. The sums that the Assembly is today approving to be spent are simply eye-watering: £28,100,470,000 in cash and over £32 billion in total in authorised resources. That is what we are being asked to…
FlaggedGender, sexuality, abortion and related social issuesCriteria met: Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
The petition that I present has been organised by the North Down branch of Traditional Unionist Voice. Particular credit for the gathering of the 1,309 signatures must go to branch chairman, Peter Wilson. However, while the petition had its origins in TUV, the issue on which it touches transcends party politics.…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the number of occasions their Department has sought legal advice in relation to the appearance of Ministers at a meeting of the Committee for the Executive Office, since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of children under the age of 18 that have been referred to, assessed by, treated by or placed on a waiting list for the Gender Identity Service, or any predecessor or pilot service providing gender identity related assessment, counselling, endocrine intervention…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of farms he has been invited to since taking up office, broken down by (i) agricultural sector; and (ii) constituency.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of farms he has visited since taking up office, broken down by (i) sector; and (ii) constituency.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the NIEA is able to provide consent for new-build properties proposing the use of septic tanks in areas where the mains wastewater system is currently at capacity.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the number of Freedom of Information requests submitted to their Department have required enforcement action by the Information Commissioner before a substantive response was issued, since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 39943/22-27, to detail the number of Freedom of Information requests assigned specifically to the First Minister’s Principal Private Secretary in each of the last two years.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the number of Freedom of Information requests handled by their Department were responded to outside the statutory 20 working day limit, including extensions under section 10(3) of the Freedom of Information Act, since the restoration of the Executive in…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) why the Knowledge Network system, described by his Department as logging, tracking and maintaining an auditable record of ministerial correspondence and related workflows, was not searched or identified in response to Freedom of Information request DOH/2025-0303 and the…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the phased review of taxi legislation, in particular the outcome of the consultation on the class c category concerning funeral and wedding cars.
To ask the Minister of Health to outline the number of people that have gone blind in both eyes whilst on an NHS waiting list for cataract surgery in the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether any of the 32 deaths registered since 31 March 2020 under ICD-10 code P96.4 involved babies who were born alive.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 36966/22-27, to detail (i) the approvals required for the Loughs Agency to create 11 new and additional posts; (ii) whether the Loughs Agency have approval for the 11 new and additional posts created in the last five years; (iii) how…