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Minister, as you said, the consultation closes on 12 September. Have you any idea of the timeline that you and your Department are aiming for to get the report out and to deliver on the legislation? Will it happen in this term?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme: Public Consultation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme: Public Consultation
That question was part of the consultation. Without pre-empting the outcome of the consultation, I see the charging element being used not for parents who are collecting a baby loss certificate but in future circumstances in which someone may ask for multiple copies. When legislating, you have to make provision for…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme: Public Consultation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme: Public Consultation
I commend the Minister for the progress that has been made on the baby loss certificate scheme. He will know that we as a party have fought for it for a considerable time. It alarms me, however, that the Bill still contains a provision for charging parents for the certificate. Has the Minister solidified his thoughts…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme: Public Consultation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme: Public Consultation
That is an important point. It is clearly a sensitive and emotive issue, particularly for parents who have lost a baby and have stepped forward to contribute to the consultation, so it is important that we listen carefully to their views. They know best how the scheme can support families. I am grateful for the many…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme: Public Consultation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme: Public Consultation
I thank the Minister for his answer. He touched on some engagement that his Department had carried out. Will he elaborate on the engagement that has taken place specifically with parents to ensure that the scheme meets their needs?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme: Public Consultation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme: Public Consultation
The public consultation on the baby loss certificate scheme commenced on 17 June and runs until 12 September. To date, over 940 responses have been received from individuals and organisations. I am extremely grateful to all who have taken the time to engage. Every response received will help us form a scheme that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme: Public Consultation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme: Public Consultation
It will cover a number of areas including further consideration of Professor Holtham's review of our level of need, Housing Executive borrowing powers and additional fiscal devolution. In my opinion, it is vital that it provides the Executive with the financial tools that we need to deliver more sustainable public…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting
Minister, what will be in a full fiscal framework?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting
Engagement with the Treasury is already under way in relation to greater fiscal powers for this place. Obviously, it will have to be a final decision for the Executive on which, if any, of those powers are transferred. However, those discussions are already in train. They started and continued from our discussions…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting
Minister, you and I agree that we have a fundamentally broken fiscal and, indeed, constitutional model and that we need to take more power back here and on to this island more generally. Given that we know that the Budget, when it finally comes, will reflect an even greater fiscal squeeze in the UK because of its…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting
Not directly with the Chancellor on that occasion. However, the Member will be aware that, as part of the 2025-26 Budget, the Executive allocated £50 million towards early years and childcare strategy that supports hard-working families by delivering more affordable childcare. The number of children eligible for…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting
There is a significant event being hosted here on Wednesday by the Women's Policy Group and Melted Parents in relation to childcare. During his meeting, did the Minister raise the issue of expanding tax-free childcare with the Chancellor again?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting
The Member will be aware that the deputy First Minister and I met the Chancellor on the date in question. The issue of farm inheritance tax was raised with the Chancellor. I was not encouraged by the Chancellor's response, and I made it clear to her on a number of occasions throughout the meeting that decisions made…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting
As a north Armagh politician, I know that the Minister will be acutely aware of the huge contribution that farmers make to the Northern Ireland economy. He will also be aware of the unprecedented attacks that farming has faced both from some in this Chamber and from the Chancellor in her announcements on the family…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting
I recently had the opportunity to meet the Welsh and Scottish Finance Ministers. At that stage, I believe that we were not aware of the date of the Budget, although we knew that it would be delayed. They have slightly different legal processes to go through. The situation is not ideal for our budgetary processes, but…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting
I thank the Minister for his reply. One of the issues that we are having to deal with is that the Budget has been put back to the end of November. We have already seen the problems that our friends in Scotland and Wales have had in putting forward a three-year Budget. What contingencies have we put in place to look at…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I intend to answer questions 1, 8 and 13 together. The meeting with the Chancellor was useful and allowed me to update her directly on the issues facing the people whom we all represent. I emphasised the need for the upcoming Budget to support growth and continued investment in and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Chancellor of the Exchequer: August Meeting
I thank the Minister for his statements today. What opportunities exist for North/South agriculture research on climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, including methane reduction technologies for livestock?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Agriculture Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Agriculture
I am settling quickly into this role, Minister. Thank you for that statement. You spoke about cross-border cooperation on reducing bovine TB. What practical measures will flow from that particular engagement? When will farmers in places such as Tyrone and Fermanagh begin to see a difference on the ground?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Agriculture Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Agriculture
With your permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a statement in compliance with section 52 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 on the twenty-ninth agriculture meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC), which was held in the NSMC joint secretariat offices in Armagh on Friday 20 June 2025. I feel as…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Agriculture Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Agriculture
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Will you clarify the Standing Order under which Nuala McAllister was asked to leave the Chamber, the length of her suspension and why no question was put to the Assembly regarding her suspension?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Aquaculture and Marine Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Aquaculture and Marine
Minister, I thank you for visiting the Kells, Connor and Glenwherry Angling Club's hatchery, following our meeting with club representatives at Clare House during the summer. I trust that that will give you the confidence to approve the section 14 applications that the club has submitted. When it comes to improving…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Aquaculture and Marine Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Aquaculture and Marine
Minister, obviously, we have a motion on Lough Neagh later, and we look forward to working with you on dealing with that. Lough Neagh and Belfast lough were raised by Members who spoke earlier, and it is clear that there is less North/South cooperation, less potential policy focus and less resource and regulation,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Aquaculture and Marine Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Aquaculture and Marine
Thank you, Minister, for your answers so far. Minister, you alluded to the damage that Lough Neagh is suffering, but that damage goes the whole way to the sea. It goes through my constituency of East Londonderry and through the town of Coleraine, where we had a five-day flow of green water. What is the impact on…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Aquaculture and Marine Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Aquaculture and Marine
Minister, memories from my childhood are flooding back: building dams on the little, feeder river to Camlough — the crooked lake — where little fish swam down the river. The chances of those fish swimming down the river now are zero. There were trout jumping from that lake, leaping in the summertime. The chances of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Aquaculture and Marine Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Aquaculture and Marine
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