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  2. Debate contribution: Armed Forces Covenant

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    The armed forces covenant duty, which was introduced under the Armed Forces Act 2021, came into force on 22 November 2022. It is a legal obligation on certain bodies, including the Housing Executive, to "have due regard to" the principles of the covenant. It requires decisions on the development and delivery of…

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  3. Debate contribution: Winter Fuel Payments

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    That is why I am taking forward the fuel poverty strategy, which will be with the Executive by the end of this year, as promised. As I have said before, I am doing that because it is one of the best uses that we can make of government funding, owing to the changes that it will make and the impact that those changes…

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  4. Debate contribution: Winter Fuel Payments

    Last year, the Minister launched a public consultation on the draft fuel poverty strategy. Will he provide an update on the progress that has been made and on how the strategy will alleviate the pressures on families who are getting it so tight at this time?

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  6. Debate contribution: Community Infrastructure Fund: Information Sessions

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    It is. Pomeroy is in his constituency, but he was not able to make it, unfortunately. Neither was Mr McCrossan, who is nodding his head. It would have been great if they could have come along, because they could have heard about the Northern Ireland community infrastructure fund, the investment that we are putting in…

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  8. Debate contribution: Community Infrastructure Fund: Information Sessions

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    That is exactly why we have had those consultation events throughout Northern Ireland. Indeed, I launched the scheme in his constituency, or in what I believe will shortly become part of his constituency. I am sorry that he was not able to make it.

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  9. Debate contribution: Community Infrastructure Fund: Information Sessions

    Go raibh maith agat. The Minister will be aware that my constituency of West Tyrone is very rural. Will he commit to hosting or having events in the constituency, bearing in mind his responsibilities under the Rural Needs Act 2016?

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  10. Debate contribution: Community Infrastructure Fund: Information Sessions

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    At stage 2, applicants who have been successful at stage 1 will receive invitations to attend online information sessions. Those sessions will cover issues specific to the stage 2 application, such as how to source quotations for proposed works.

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  11. Debate contribution: Communities Delivery: Foyle

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    On the Member's first point, it is not just that they criticise the DUP or DUP Ministers but that they talk down their constituency all the time, whereas I know that the Member is always keen to talk it up. I welcome that. Yes, there is something else that we are doing for his constituency. We are taking forward the…

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  12. Debate contribution: Communities Delivery: Foyle

    I thank the Minister for his delivery in the north-west. It flies in the face of what is said by those who continually criticise the DUP, and this Minister, who is delivering for that constituency. The Minister and his Department have made another welcome announcement, which is on the community wealth building pilot.…

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  13. Debate contribution: Communities Delivery: Foyle

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    Since coming into office in February 2024, I have delivered the following for the people of Foyle: £10 million of financial transactions capital funding for the north-west regeneration fund; £1·2 million to the Inner City Trust to enable the purchase of the former Austins department store building; £5 million for…

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  14. Debate contribution: Renters' Settlement Status

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    Yes, the Immigration Act 2016 allows that to be extended to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, but it is up to the UK Government to extend those provisions. That is why I have written to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the Home Secretary to request that extension.

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  16. Debate contribution: Renters' Settlement Status

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    Currently, there is not a requirement on landlords or letting agencies to conduct a background check into renters' settlement status to ensure that a prospective tenant has the legal right to rent and live in the property. However, I have written to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the Home Secretary to…

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  17. Debate contribution: Fuel Poverty Strategy: Update

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    That will be subject to Executive agreement and what actions are put in there. Of course, we are already spending hundreds of millions of pounds every year to tackle fuel poverty. New actions will be put in place, and I have a number of actions that I want to ensure will be in that plan. I want to make sure that…

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  21. Debate contribution: Fuel Poverty Strategy: Update

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    Yes, absolutely. It is important that we not only make sure that we have new-build homes in the condition that they need to be but that there is extensive retrofitting and other support that will need to be available for homes that are already built. We will receive Barnett consequentials from the UK Government. A sum…

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  22. Debate contribution: Fuel Poverty Strategy: Update

    Given the fuel poverty strategy and the importance of some elements of it, one of the things that has been really important to many of our constituents is the warm homes scheme. Can you give an update on whether that will continue to feature as part of the fuel poverty strategy or on what will happen with it in the…

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  23. Debate contribution: Fuel Poverty Strategy: Update

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    He will be pleased to hear that we will have those targets and timelines in place. This is where a lot of the misunderstanding of the anti-poverty strategy comes from because many of those targets and timelines will be found in those other strategies, such as the fuel poverty strategy and in additional action plans…

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  24. Debate contribution: Fuel Poverty Strategy: Update

    I thank the Minister for his answer and the work that has been undertaken on that important strategy to date. Will the Minister commit today to ensuring that the fuel poverty strategy includes clear, measurable and time-bound outcomes to lift households out of fuel poverty?

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  25. Debate contribution: Fuel Poverty Strategy: Update

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    The fuel poverty strategy public consultation closed on 6 March. Analysis of the responses to the consultation has been completed, and a summary of responses document will be published in the coming weeks. Informed by the consultation and the significant stakeholder engagement, my officials are working to finalise the…

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