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 to outline (i) the variation in dermatology waiting times between the Health and Social Care Trusts; and (ii) the reasons for these differences.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the number of press officers in their Department; and (ii) the cost of the same, since the restoration of devolution.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will bring forward guidance, similar to NHS England’s Uniforms and Workwear: Guidance on Uniform and Workwear Policies for NHS Employers, to prohibit Health and Social Care staff from wearing official uniforms while engaged in political demonstrations or protests.
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of occasions where individuals take part in political demonstration whilst wearing their health and social care uniform.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any reviews or audits being undertaken across all Departmental benefits systems to identify potential risks of personal data breaches.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of press officers in their Department; and (ii) the cost of the same since the restoration of devolution.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline (i) whether the Department has been able to identify the individual or team responsible for the recent disclosure of Personal Independence Payment correspondence containing sensitive personal data; and (ii) any disciplinary or corrective actions which are being taken.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) what steps have been taken to notify and protect individuals affected by past data breaches; and (ii) what lessons have been learned to prevent recurrence.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline (i) any previous data breaches which his Department has reported to the Information Commissioner; and (ii) any sanctions or recommendations that have been implemented as a result.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) what immediate action the Department is taking in response to the recent disclosure of Personal Independence Payment correspondence which included the personal data of other claimants; and (ii) what steps are being taken to prevent such breaches in future.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans he has to bring forward legislation to transfer responsibility for Houses in Multiple Occupation from Belfast City Council to each individual district council, in order to improve (i) local accountability; (ii) enforcement; and (iii) responsiveness to residents’…
There is no talk about strike action in the minutes. For transparency, can the Minister point us to where we can find who asked for, and who supported, strike action? I certainly think that the NAC, true —
The NAC has form for being obsessed with money. I think of my time on the NAC, when it refused to give back the £10,000 COVID grant that, I believe, it should not have received. I am looking through the minutes of its meeting on 21 May 2025. Its members said that they wanted to lodge FOI requests because they were…
The motion before the House has in every sense been overtaken by events. The Secretary of State has shamefully announced that Dublin will co-design legacy plans. Let me be clear: that is not just wrong; it is an obscenity. We must never forget the historical record of the South. Many victims of the IRA would still be…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the cost to GPs of the Gender Identity Service, in light of the Freedom of Information material obtained by the Christian Institute.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the Northern Ireland Audit Office has been requested to examine the funding and management of additional staff posts in the Loughs Agency, particularly how wages for unapproved positions were paid.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) whether the map on page 15 of the Invest Northern Ireland Performance Report 2020-21 to 2024-25 Employment by Council Area, refers to employment in Invest NI supported businesses; and (ii) why assistance offered in Mid and East Antrim is much lower than in Mid Ulster,…
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the changes made to his Department’s (i) systems; (ii) processes; and (iii) staff training, in response to any past data breaches of benefit claimant information.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the number of (i) confirmed; or (ii) suspected, data breaches of sensitive claimant information which have occurred in the Department, over the last five years.