Written question AQW 30287/22-27
Written question by Mr Timothy Gaston on .
- MLA
- Mr Timothy Gaston
- Party at the time
- Traditional Unionist Voice
- Date
- 3 September 2025
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 30287/22-27
- Department
- The Executive Office
- Business
- To the First Minister and deputy First Minister
- Assembly identifier
- Document 448031
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Text
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail why, in light of the fact that the deputy First Minister was representing Northern Ireland when she accepted an invitation to Wimbledon, there was no mention of it on the Executive Office's social media accounts.
46 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Uncertain
Uncertain: this record is excluded from all totals until a person reviews it.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.28 (qualifying needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not qualifying).
- Criteria met: Controversy escalation (0.80).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.98).
- Subject area: Sport (including the GAA), the arts and cultural bodies.
- The overall probability was low but at least one criterion was strongly met; the answers conflict, so it needs a human decision.
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Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.07 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.34 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.14 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.80 | Yes |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.10 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.28 | At or below not-qualifying threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.98 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.01 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.01 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Sport (including the GAA), the arts and cultural bodies | 0.44 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.38 |
| Sexism, misogyny, ageism and other equality groups | 0.14 |
| Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues | 0.02 |
| Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty | 0.01 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 04:15 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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