Debate contribution: Stormont Brake

Debate contribution by Dr Steve Aiken OBE on 20 January 2025.

MLA: Dr Steve Aiken OBE
Party at the time: Ulster Unionist Party
Date: 20 January 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Stormont Brake
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 4744574

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I think that I thank the First Minister for her remarks. My question was on the role of the democratic institutions and, in particular, the safeguards that were supposed to be in place. When the Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee clearly does not work and does not do what it is supposed to do, the key question is this: what proposal is coming from the Executive Office in particular to enable us to get things in which people can have faith and trust? Frankly, people have no faith and trust in the rules and systems that we have at the moment.

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 906/22-27.

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