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Mr Timothy Gaston: Assembly records
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.
I thank the Member for giving way. From your reading of the Bill, is it clear, at any point, who will be in charge of determining whether such flags will remain up or come down? Furthermore, if that new unit — that Parades Commission mark II for flags — is enacted, how many staff will it require and what will be the…
Thank you very much. The Bill sponsor says that it is about certain areas, but the Bill is so wide-ranging, covering: "(b) a shared communal place, (c) an interface area, (d) a new housing development, or (e) a place of worship." I absolutely believe that the Bill sponsor is, to use the phrase that Mr Frew coined, not…
Uncertain: close callFlags, emblems, symbols, names and memorialsCriteria met: Cultural grievance politics.
We have heard that the principles are right but that the vehicle is wrong. The Member has articulated that, because of its overarching responsibilities, the Executive Office should take the matter forward. Time and again, however, as the Member will know from her experience on the Executive Committee, which is a lot…
Uncertain: close callFlags, emblems, symbols, names and memorialsCriteria met: Cultural grievance politics.
I thank the Member for giving way. Knowing what we now know, and having read the blue pages in front of us, can the Member set out what is in the Bill, if the same situation were to happen again, to enable that billboard at the Egyptian Arch to be taken down in a more timely manner? All that I see in the Bill is that…
Bringing it back to the real world, I will give the example of Cullybackey. The Bill states: "The Department may regard the following as a sensitive place— (a) a place where public services are provided". We can read further down the Bill and see that it lists a school. Public authorities are exempt and can fly the…
Thank you very much, Mr Frew. Do you agree that the Bill will put a burden on the law-abiding citizens who put a flag up and take it down, not on the people whom the Alliance Party claims that it wants to target? Those people will not apply via the portal; they will pay no attention to the law. That is why, at the end…
Uncertain: close callFlags, emblems, symbols, names and memorialsCriteria met: Dog-whistle messaging.
Thank you very much, Mr Frew. The Bill sponsor cites examples of current legislation that is not being followed. Does that not just show the folly of this Bill in that we are trying to duplicate a process that is not being followed by certain Ministers? She chides the Member for not giving examples of an alternative…
I welcome the Minister's statement and his continued support for our veterans community. How many of the 95 contacts that have been made to date have resulted in a veteran receiving a benefit, obtaining accommodation or being referred to mental health services? Will the Minister commit to publishing those figures on…
Just last week, the remuneration board announced that it proposes to increase the basic MLA salary from £67,200 to £69,216 at the beginning of the next mandate, potentially to be followed by annual increases of up to 3% a year thereafter. The announcement comes just months after MLAs' salaries rose by almost 27%, from…
To ask the Assembly Commission to detail the extent of works carried out within all Ministerial offices in Parliament Buildings during the 2022–2027 Assembly mandate, broken down by (i) Minister; (ii) the reason for each item of work undertaken; and (iii) the costs incurred, including expenditure on materials,…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 31192/22-27, AQW 32777/22-27, AQW 32886/22-27, AQW 35139/22-27, AQW 42831/22-27 and AQW 42912/22-27, to detail (i) whether the review of the Loughs Agency’s staff complement has concluded; (ii) its findings and recommendations; (iii)…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the capital investment (i) made in each Ulster University campus during the last five financial years; and (ii) planned for each campus during the next five financial years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any discussions she has had with Ulster University regarding the future of the Riverside Theatre at its Coleraine campus.
At Second Stage, I opposed the principles of the Bill because it singles out one part of our education system for a statutory workforce planning regime that is not provided for any other sector. None of the amendments addresses that fundamental inequality. Amendment No 1 replaces in its entirety clause 1, which is the…