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.
I thank the Minister for that answer. It is startling to hear that number of properties. Is there anything that you, as Minister, can do to reduce the number of empty homes by bringing them into use in order to alleviate the current housing pressures?
Mr Clarke asked the Minister for Communities whether he has assessed the number of empty homes in Northern Ireland, given that he will be aware of the housing pressures across Northern Ireland, the difficulties experienced by people in being allocated a home and the fact that many homes remain empty.
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission Budget for the Financial Year 2024-25 That this Assembly notes the report of the Audit Committee (NIA 17/22-27) on the scrutiny of the Assembly Commission’s budget for the financial year 2024-25, as laid before the Assembly on 9 April 2024; and agrees the Assembly Commission’s…
Northern Ireland Assembly Financial Assistance for Political Parties Scheme 2024 That, in accordance with section 2 of the Financial Assistance for Political Parties Act (Northern Ireland) 2000, this Assembly approves the revised scheme NIA 32/22-27 laid before the Assembly on 16 May 2024 for payments to political…
Does the Minister accept that, sometimes, there are criticisms of apprenticeships and that apprentices are seen as cheap labour, particularly those for electricians, plumbers, bricklayers and so on, where there is a shortage? Does he have any specific plans to make apprenticeships more attractive so that apprentices…
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Will you, Mr Speaker, examine what the Member has just said to back up his claims on social media and describe a member of my party as "the far right"?
I thank all those who took part in today's debate. Much focus and reference has been given to the political motivation. When Mike Nesbitt spoke, he set the scene well: many of us took the opportunity to visit Crossmaglen, and he, quite rightly, talked about the conditions that those officers were expected to work in.…
I thank the Minister for her answer. Given that many people with different types of employment require more than one check, is there any opportunity for a review of ways to remove duplication? That would prevent the individual having to go through the process again and reduce the burden on AccessNI processing those…
I welcome some of the comments that you have made on sentencing, but I listened to the contribution of a Member who said that many of the offences were downgraded to motoring offences. Is there anything in your provision to prevent them from being downgraded to motoring offences as opposed to what they actually are,…
It is interesting to follow on from the previous intervention, which talked about that, and now you are talking about the money. The party of the Member who made the intervention wanted to go back to Stormont much sooner and without a financial package. If it were not for our party securing the additional finances,…
The Member refers to the lack of political motivation or otherwise. Does he remember that, at the presentation to the board, some political parties were not consulted to the degree to which others were? For that reason, many of us believed that there was a political motivation and direction of travel in that report.
Mr Clarke asked the Minister of Justice, in an attempt to ask her a question that actually relates to her portfolio and bearing in mind the earlier debate on policing, to state, within her Budget bid, how much is for policing and whether it is enough to sustain the 8,000 officers requested by the Chief Constable.