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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 qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Reiterating Unconditional Support for the Rule of Law”
Reiterating Unconditional Support for the Rule of Law ‘; and calls on the deputy First Minister to resign and thereby remove the First Minister from office.’
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Twenty Years on from the St Andrews Agreement”
Twenty Years on from the St Andrews Agreement - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘period of collapse;’ and insert: ‘recognises the commitments given by all parties to support policing, the courts and the rule of law, as reflected in the amendments to the ministerial Pledge of Office; further notes that these…
Exclusion of the First Minister from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the First Minister no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the unlawful protest on the Garvaghy…
Exclusion of the Minister for the Economy from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the Minister for the Economy no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the unlawful…
Exclusion of the Minister of Finance from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the Minister of Finance no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the unlawful protest on the…
Exclusion of the Minister for Infrastructure from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the Minister for Infrastructure, no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the…
Failure to Observe the Pledge of Office That this Assembly notes that the Pledge of Office requires Ministers of the Northern Ireland Assembly to support the rule of law unequivocally in word and deed and to support all efforts to uphold it; and consequently believes that the positions of the First Minister and the…
No Confidence in the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs That this Assembly believes the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has lost the confidence of farmers, rural communities and the wider public; and calls on the Minister to resign.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Change on these Islands”
Change on these Islands - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘recent elections in’ and insert: ‘the rest of the UK; believes that any future UK Government must complete the task of Brexit by ensuring that the result of the 2016 EU referendum is fully implemented and that the whole of the United Kingdom, including…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Post-19 Special Educational Needs Support”
Post-19 Special Educational Needs Support - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘available in other’ and insert: ‘parts of the United Kingdom, particularly in relation to statutory protections and transition planning; notes with concern the absence in Northern Ireland of a statutory framework equivalent to Education,…
Delivering Fit-for-Purpose Autism Services - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘young people;’ and insert: ‘notes with concern that, unlike in England where statutory Education, Health and Care Plans can provide legal protection and support pathways for young people with special educational needs up to the age of 25,…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Protecting Victims of Coercive Control”
Protecting Victims of Coercive Control - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘evidential requirements;’ and insert: ‘further recognises that the failures exposed by the Máiría Cahill case demonstrate the consequences of systems that do not adequately protect victims of abuse and coercion; calls on the Minister of Justice…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Response to the Cost-of-living Crisis”
Response to the Cost-of-living Crisis - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘facing workers’ and insert: ‘, families and businesses as a result of the conflict in the Middle East and the resulting rise in fuel and energy costs; further notes that Northern Ireland is particularly exposed to such pressures because of its…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools”
Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools - Amendment 4 Leave out all after ‘grave concern’ and insert: ‘at the handling of the proposed cancellation of summer schemes in special schools in 2026; welcomes the subsequent confirmation that these schemes will now proceed, providing much-needed reassurance to…
Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools That this Assembly expresses grave concern that the Education Authority has announced the cancellation of summer schemes in special schools in 2026 due to concerns about healthcare provision for participating children; recognises that these schemes provide a lifeline…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools”
Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools - Amendment 1 After ‘and calls on the’ insert: ‘Executive to ensure that all Barnett consequentials arising from UK Government spending on special educational needs (SEN) provision are fully allocated to, and utilised for, SEN services in Northern Ireland; and further…
Clawback of Public Funds from non-GAA Events at Casement Park That this Assembly notes the scale of public funding committed to the redevelopment of Casement Park; further notes that the stadium will host major non-GAA commercial events, including international concerts and sporting fixtures generating substantial…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Executive Progress”
Executive Progress - Amendment 3 Leave out all after ‘caused by’ and insert: ‘a flawed system of government created by the Belfast Agreement, which entrenches division, incentivises veto and paralysis, and requires the participation of parties opposed to the continued existence of Northern Ireland; believes that the…
Use of the Ulster Banner at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games That this Assembly deplores the unilateral action of Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland in declaring that the Ulster Banner will not be used as the flag of the Northern Ireland Team at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games; notes that this flag has been…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Rejecting the New EU Customs Fee on Small Parcels”
Rejecting the New EU Customs Fee on Small Parcels - Amendment 1 After ‘folly of those parties’ insert: ‘who returned to the Executive in February 2024 while the Protocol remained in force, and those’
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Observer Status in the European Parliament”
Observer Status in the European Parliament - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘the majority of people’ and insert: ‘in the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union; acknowledges that this was a national referendum in which people were asked if the United Kingdom should leave the European Union; recognises that…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Institutional Reform following the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Findings”
Institutional Reform following the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Findings - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘including that the’ and insert: ‘structures of the Belfast Agreement weakened the ability of the Executive to respond during a global emergency and that decision-making was marred by political disputes; regrets that at…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Challenging the Harm Posed by the Windsor Framework”
Challenging the Harm Posed by the Windsor Framework - Amendment 3 After ‘Northern Ireland's place in the United Kingdom;’ insert: ‘regrets weak unionist leadership acceptance of such tinkering and reaffirms that only the removal of the Windsor Framework can adequately restore Northern Ireland’s place within the United…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Holding Ministers to Account”
Holding Ministers to Account - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘First Minister and deputy First Minister’ and insert: ‘to respect the role of the Commissioner for Standards when it comes to investigating breaches of the Ministerial Code as required by section 5 of the Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous…