Written question AQW 30171/22-27
Written question by Mr Timothy Gaston on .
- MLA
- Mr Timothy Gaston
- Party at the time
- Traditional Unionist Voice
- Date
- 2 September 2025
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 30171/22-27
- Department
- Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
- Business
- To the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
- Assembly identifier
- Document 447876
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Text
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail a breakdown of any expenditure by (i) his Department; and (ii) its arm's-length bodies associated with participation in Pride parades, in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (a) parade; (b) arm's-length body; and (c) nature of spend.
52 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
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- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.54 (qualifying needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not qualifying).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.93).
- Subject area: Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues.
- The answers did not meet either automatic threshold.
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Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.07 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.06 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.20 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.18 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.52 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.49 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.54 | Between thresholds |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.93 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.05 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.02 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues | 0.90 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.10 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.00 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 04:12 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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