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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 flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Mr Clarke asked the Minister of Finance whether her Department costs the many environmental programmes run by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to see whether they are of benefit or are environmentally based with no consideration of the farmer or of savings.
I thank the Minister for outlining that it is not Mrs Dodds's fault how he has turned out. It is important to have that on the record. The Minister referred to some of the issues discussed. Did the topic of school twinning across the rest of the UK come up, or was it discussed?
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission Budget for the Financial Year 2025-26 That this Assembly notes the contents of the Assembly Commission’s budget for 2025-26, as presented to the Audit Committee on 13 November 2024 and set out in the document presented to the Assembly on 20 November 2024; further notes the contents…
I thank the Minister for his statement and congratulate him for bringing forward the scheme. I have listened to some of the questions and heard some of those who will receive the payment coming up with all sorts of ideas because they do not want it. Of course, they are in the privileged position of not requiring it,…
Minister, in your statement, you clearly commend the work of NIEA. However, is bringing in an independent agency not a duplication and does it not increase bureaucracy? Were you listening last night to the farmers' views of your environmental statistics so far?
Extension of Sitting on Monday 11 November 2024 under Standing Order 10(3A) That, in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 11 November 2024 be extended to no later than 8.30pm.
Like most others, I welcome the statement. Our offices are extremely busy dealing with people who are struggling. In his statement, the Minister talked about making sure that support gets to the right people at the right time, and he referenced Christians Against Poverty. I take it from the comment in which he singled…
I take it that the Minister supports that guide and has not taken any cognisance of others who may be offended by some of the new terminology. I am sure that colleagues to my left and right would much prefer to be addressed by their proper titles, as opposed to being addressed by some manufactured title that has been…
Mr Clarke asked the Minister of Finance, noting that many previous questions focused on financial problems for businesses, universities and individuals, how much her Civil Service inclusive language guide, which indicates that one must now address a woman as "Mx", cost her Department, given that she is so busy with…
FlaggedDecided on a second assessment.Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issuesCriteria met: Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.
I thank all those who have participated in the debate. It is heartening to find that we have universal support for the motion. I want to comment on and try to paraphrase what some Members have said. I will start with my colleague from North Antrim Mr Gaston. He criticised the wording of the motion. Of course, if Mr…
I hear what you say, Minister. Your first example about farmers not transferring their land in a timely manner is probably less of a case. In your answer to the Mid Ulster representative, you mentioned 75%, which is higher than the estimate that Rachel Reeves gave at Westminster last week. Can your Department do more…
Minister, you will accept, like many of us here, that the polluter pays. That is a good mantra to come out with. Of course, that does not seem to extend to NI Water when it infringes the regulations. Indeed, in your answer to Andy Allen, you cited that six of the cases involved NI Water. At what stage are your…
Mr Clarke asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the "succession planning" that he talked about in his response to the Member for Mid Ulster is just another term for people getting rid of their farms and to explain further what he means by it, given that many farms are not profitable…
Extension of Sitting on Monday 21 October 2024 under Standing Order 10(3A) That, in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 21 October 2024 be extended to no later than 7.30pm.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline what discussions he has had with his UK counterpart since the Westminster Government cut the Winter Fuel Payment.
Release of Police Ombudsman’s Report into the Kingsmill Massacre That this Assembly condemns the callous, sectarian and terrorist murder of ten protestant workmen at Kingsmill on 5 January 1976; stands with the sole survivor, Mr Alan Black, and the bereaved families in their ongoing pursuit of truth and justice;…
I thank the Minister for that answer. Minister, I appreciate that you have a family-centred approach to the roll-out of the programme: how many families have benefited from it?
Mr Clarke asked the Minister of Education, after commending him for its roll-out, how much of the £25 million childcare package is still to be rolled out.
Extension of Sitting on Monday 7 October 2024 under Standing Order 10(3A) That, in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 2 October 2024 be extended to no later than 8.00pm.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has any plans to work with GPs to return to pre-pandemic arrangements for more face-to-face appointments.
I thank the Minister for his answer. I am sure that he will appreciate that, beyond all the ecological stuff, there are businesses that, in order to survive, need to access Lough Neagh, whether it be for sand dredging, fishing or even leisure on the Sixmilewater river. Will the Minister update the House on his…
I think that we can all agree that some of those buildings are a scourge on our communities. Given the issues with identifying owners, is any consideration being given to the financial difficulties that those who own the buildings may face in trying to bring them back into use? Will you make any finance available to…