Oral question AQO 1948/22-27
Oral question by Mr Paul Frew on .
- MLA
- Mr Paul Frew
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 1 May 2025
- Type
- Oral question
- Assembly reference
- AQO 1948/22-27
- Department
- The Executive Office
- Business
- To the First Minister and deputy First Minister
- Assembly identifier
- Document 438180
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Text
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the number of applications to the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme from North Antrim.
25 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Follow-ups by the same MLA in the Chamber
These were assessed together with this record:
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.67 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- Assessed as legitimate policy scrutiny (0.77).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.67).
- Subject area: Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism.
- None of the culture-war criteria came close to being met, and the subject matter alone is not enough for it to be flagged.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.09 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.06 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.11 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.24 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.77 | Yes |
| Overall judgement | 0.67 | Between thresholds |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.67 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.04 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.11 |
| Adopts it | 0.17 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism | 0.73 |
| Disability (including neurodivergence and mental health), disabled people and disability or sickness benefits | 0.23 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.04 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 08:30 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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