Debate contribution: Cost-of-living Crisis
Debate contribution by Mr Peter Martin on .
- MLA
- Mr Peter Martin
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 19 October 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Private Members' Business
- Heading
- Cost-of-living Crisis
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5796015
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The only way that I could get into the debate is by speaking in it. Members opposite are a wee bit reticent to give way.
I want to pick up on my colleague Andy Allen's question, because the Members opposite did not answer it whatsoever. Two Members from the other side of the House more or less said that the Economy Minister secured a £63 discount to do with electricity. My understanding is that that was money provided directly
from His Majesty's Government to Northern Ireland. I struggle to see how the Economy Minister did anything to secure that money —
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