All of Mr Tom Buchanan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) how many entitlements have been removed from farm businesses in each of the last five years as a result of them not being activated; and (ii) what did his Department do with all such entitlements.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the amount spent on the A5 Western Transport Corridor from November 2024 until the end of May 2025.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of the recent High Court ruling on the A5 Western Transport Corridor, whether the Vesting Orders will be rescinded and the lands returned to the owners.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount spent on the A5 Western Transport Corridor project, since 1 November 2024 until 31 May 2025.
Minister, in your statement, you were keen to stress that the settlement avoids a potential cliff edge in future funding restoration. However, we are mindful that your party and Alliance were happy to come here before that certainty was provided. Therefore, can ratepayers have confidence that, as Minister, you will…
I put on record my condemnation of an incident that occurred in Omagh on Saturday during the pride parade: a place of worship — Omagh Gospel Hall — was used by those parading as the subject of their mockery. A drag queen posing on the boundary wall at the front of the gospel hall, with the images posted all over…
FlaggedGender, sexuality, abortion and related social issuesCriteria met: Identity framing, Cultural grievance politics, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.
Today's debate is on one of the more important issues to come before the House. The motion calls on the Minister: "to immediately withdraw the current public consultation" on the NAP proposals. I know that the Minister would see that as a U-turn, but I remind him that he did a U-turn on continuing support for the…
Minister, your statement focuses a lot on a 16-week consultation on a remediation strategy and the possible delivery of that, depending on finances and all that type of thing. Are you in a position to inform the House as to whether any works will take place on-site in the remainder of this Assembly term?
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs when he intends to progress the recommendations of the Forest Service's pre-market engagement questionnaire on opportunities for wind energy developers in order to develop future wind energy generation on its estate.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs when his Department will begin tenders for commercial wind generation on forestry land.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the Wildlife and Natural Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 legislation, which does not prohibit vegetation removal within the nesting season by construction workers provided disturbance of nesting birds is avoided, also applies to farm…
I thank the Minister for his statement and welcome the £750,000 for musical instruments through the Arts Council. Will the Minister advise what more can be done to streamline the application process?
As I expected, no answer is forthcoming. However, I will ask another question that has been asked on two occasions prior to this, with no answer given. Maybe we will get it today. Does the First Minister now agree that biological men should not be permitted to play women's sports, enter ladies' toilets or be placed in…
Minister, your statement talks about the "value of shared cooperation". What cooperation do you and your Department have with the farming community here on your nutrients action programme (NAP) proposals, which have the potential to put many farmers to the wall and are creating huge concern in the agriculture industry?
Mr T Buchanan asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, given that the results of the recent LucidTalk poll that were released at the weekend show overwhelming support in Northern Ireland for the Supreme Court's landmark gender ruling, with 72% of the general public in favour of it, whether they now accept…
FlaggedDecided on a second assessment.Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issuesCriteria met: Identity framing.
Opposing Plans for the Nutrients Action Programme 2026-2029 That this Assembly recognises the need to tackle all sources of pollution affecting water quality in Lough Neagh and in rivers throughout Northern Ireland; expresses alarm at plans to impose stricter phosphorus limits on over 3,500 local farms, mandate low…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department will apply equivalent nutrient (nitrate and phosphorus) concentrations and water quality thresholds, as applied for the water discharge consent for the Dalradian goldmine at Curraghinalt, to agriculture, wastewater treatment…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the Business Committee for allowing this important issue to be raised as the subject of the Adjournment debate this evening. Over the past number of years, the topic has been the subject of numerous debates in the House and a multitude of questions to the Ministers of the various…
I thank the deputy First Minister for her response. Does the deputy First Minister agree that it is fundamentally wrong and unfair that trans people who are biologically male have been able to compete in women's sports, use women's bathrooms and be placed on female prison wings?
I support the motion. A dog is known as a man's best friend, and, therefore, the welfare of such lies close to the heart of many. Dogs are not just pets; for many, they are members of the family. Therefore, there is a collective responsibility on all of us in the House to ensure that they are treated properly and…
Mr T Buchanan asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in light of concerns raised at the Agriculture Committee a few weeks ago about the lack of support for farmers along the A5 and the Minister's indication that he would meet his ministerial colleagues in DFI and the Department of Finance to…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of the Supreme Court judgment in the case For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers on 16 April 2025.