Debate contribution: Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022: High Court Judgement
Debate contribution by Mrs Naomi Long on .
- MLA
- Mrs Naomi Long
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 17 June 2024
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022: High Court Judgement
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4496493
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Text
With respect, Mr Speaker, I am not sure that the general election is a matter that falls to the Department of Justice, nor do I believe that the question is particularly appropriate. I cannot use my resources in the Department to promote my campaign; equally, I do not think that other parties should use the Chamber to promote theirs. There has to be some appropriateness when it comes to such things. I am glad to know that the Member is watching me so closely to see how I spend my time outside the Chamber. He will, no doubt, also have recognised that the 30 seconds that I spent on the ghost train, which, by the way, was excellent value for money, was only a tiny part of a busy day on the campaign trail.
134 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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: 0.08 (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).
- No identity-based framing was identified (1.00).
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
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 | 0.04 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.02 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.04 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.27 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.05 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.08 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 1.00 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-related subject | 0.97 |
| Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty | 0.02 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.01 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 10:44 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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