Debate contribution: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill: Second Stage

Debate contribution by Mr Maurice Bradley on 22 September 2026.

MLA: Mr Maurice Bradley
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 22 September 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Private Members' Business
Heading: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill: Second Stage
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5740001

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I thank the Member for giving way. I want to put the emphasis on community engagement. Every year, without fail, I get a telephone call from the organiser of a major competition in my area to engage with people who put flags up about taking them down for the tournament. Every year, I go to a councillor; every year, the flags are taken down. It is about community dialogue. In the area where I live, it is the same thing. I go to a councillor, who organises for the flags to be removed. Why are we not putting the emphasis on community engagement instead of on legislation?

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