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Mr Trevor Clarke: Assembly records
All of Mr Trevor Clarke’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Further to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker, I appreciate that that was the ruling last week. However, Members sought clarity from the Speaker's Office. The Speaker's Office brought clarity to the House on Monday morning when the Speaker said clearly: "gender identity is therefore permissible in the context of…
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance. On Monday morning, the Speaker gave guidance to the House following the ruling last week that you referenced. On the Second Stage debate, he said: "The Bill includes references to gender identity. Discussion of gender identity is therefore permissible in…
Your recollection of that meeting is right, but a different discussion took place today about a sitting on Wednesday. We gave an assurance to the SDLP that we would conclude the business on the Display of Flags and Emblems Bill today, with the understanding that we would not sit tomorrow and that the debate on the…
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Thank you for that clarification, but the Business Committee met today and had an agreement on today's business, in that we were to conclude this item, which we have just finished. It was my understanding that the sitting was to end at that point and that the Conversion Practices…
Thank you for allowing me in again, Mr Speaker. The Bill sponsor proposed that we have a sitting tomorrow. We had a long debate about that in the Business Committee, and we left in agreement and with the understanding that we would finish the business tonight. Members on these Benches are giving an assurance, for the…
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. You will know that, this week — of course, you will not know about last week — efforts were made in the Business Committee to curtail Members in the House from speaking. We made a commitment today that we would give an assurance to the House that this would be finished…
Surely the Member can agree with the rest of us about what constitutes good community conduct or opinions? It is clear from the Bill that most if not all of those in the Alliance Party are offended by the Union flag. There is no exception for the Union flag in the Bill. As you said in your introduction, we all have…
I thank the Member for giving way. The Bill sponsor's previous intervention proves that the Orange Order, the largest institution involved with the orders, has been left out. Why should it be down to a Committee? If the sponsor's intention was to tackle the issue, you would have thought that she would have gone to the…
I thank the Member for giving way. This typifies the attitude of the Bill sponsor: "Take my Bill. Adopt my Bill. Over to you, guv; here's the problem". The Member said that there have been 605 interactions with the police in the past 12 months. She said that none of those resulted in flags coming down. I am afraid to…
The Member for East Antrim's point exemplifies another problem, which is that the way in which the Bill is drafted means that the onus is on the Minister for Infrastructure to act. I do not mean to be disparaging to the Minister, but, with respect, given her track record on the issue at the Egyptian Arch in her…
I thank the Member for giving way on that point. One thing that strikes me about the Bill is that there is a reliance on the PSNI to carry that out, but no consideration is given to the civil disobedience that will be caused by doing it. I have not been in the Chamber for much of today's debate, but I have been…
I thank the Minister for the answer. I am sure it will be no surprise to her, because it is in the public domain, that a senior member of NI Water, who is no longer there, had a close working relationship with a former colleague of the Minister's from Sinn Féin, who used to sit on those same Benches. Will the forensic…
Mr Clarke asked the Minister for Infrastructure, following on from her response to the Member for South Down during listed questions on the issues that brought about the forensic audit of Northern Ireland Water, to give more detail on the terms of reference for that audit and state exactly what she is looking for from…
I join my colleague in suggesting that you misled the House last week, Minister. Many of us believed that your statement was clear and concise and, indeed, lauded the fact that you had a copy of the judgement, which was a deflection on your part. Last week, when I asked you about reviewing the circumstances, you said…
Extension of Sitting on Monday 21 September 2026 under Standing Order 10(3A) That in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 21 September 2026 be extended to no later than 10.30pm.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any system in place where a farmer with a closed herd with bovine TB needs to move a small number of animals for welfare reasons.