Debate contribution: Communities: Ministerial Meetings
Debate contribution by Mr Gordon Lyons on .
- MLA
- Mr Gordon Lyons
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 4 November 2024
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Communities: Ministerial Meetings
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4625673
Read the official Assembly record
Text
I reiterate my opposition to any intimidation whatsoever, wherever it comes from. It is absolutely wrong and should not happen. My party and I have been categorical on that matter. If there is anything that I can do to assist, I will be happy to do so. I am more than happy to look again at the invitation. I do not remember that particular invitation; the Member will be aware that I have over 700 invitations. I am more than happy to look again at that invitation. I think that we in the House are all clear that intimidation is wrong and that there should be no place for it in our society.
113 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: 0.07 (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).
- The text criticises or condemns the framing or division (0.61).
- 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 | 0.05 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.05 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.02 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.10 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.12 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.07 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing | 0.39 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it (chosen) | 0.61 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-related subject | 0.58 |
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.39 |
| Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism | 0.03 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 11:28 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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