Written question AQW 10122/22-27
Written question by Mr Jim Allister KC on .
- MLA
- Mr Jim Allister KC
- Party at the time
- Traditional Unionist Voice
- Date
- 15 April 2024
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 10122/22-27
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Business
- To the Minister for Communities
- Assembly identifier
- Document 397429
Read the official Assembly record Open Data source
Text
To ask the Minister for Communities how far the street sign policies of some councils, based on meeting 15 per cent demand, take account of the sensitivities of those with different national and cultural identities, as required by Section 78F(2) of the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022.
49 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: 0.27 (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 (0.83).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.64).
- Subject area: Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials.
- 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 | 0.17 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.59 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.08 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.23 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.83 | Yes |
| Overall judgement | 0.27 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.64 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.34 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.02 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.50 |
| Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy | 0.38 |
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.06 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.06 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.00 |
Assessed 23 October 2026 at 13:44 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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