Topical question AQT 1569/22-27
Topical question by Mr David Brooks on .
- MLA
- Mr David Brooks
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 22 September 2025
- Type
- Topical question
- Assembly reference
- AQT 1569/22-27
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5123713
Read the official Assembly record
Text
Mr Brooks asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, given that, as has been noted by Invest NI, there is no indication of new companies investing in Northern Ireland as a result of supposed dual market access but there is growth in Northern Ireland's valuable aerospace and defence sectors, what they are doing globally for those businesses.
58 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:
- 22 September 2025 – At a vital time for that sector, the First Minister boycotted events on St Patrick's Day, boycotted the recent state…
- 22 September 2025 – The answer is no, First Minister.
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: 0.27 (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 (0.84).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.89).
- 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 | 0.03 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.09 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.26 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.84 | Yes |
| Overall judgement | 0.27 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.89 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.03 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.02 |
| Adopts it | 0.06 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-related subject | 0.68 |
| Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty | 0.30 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.02 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 13:11 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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