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  2. Written question AQW 52796/22-27

    To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any assessment his Department has made of the accessibility of the Home Heating Oil Support Scheme for older people, who do not have access to, or are not confident using, digital services; (ii) whether the needs of digitally excluded older people were considered as…

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  3. Written question AQW 52795/22-27

    To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any assessment his Department has made of the impact of fluctuations in home heating oil prices when determining the expiry period for Home Heating Oil Support Scheme vouchers; and (ii) whether he will consider extending the validity period, to provide recipients with…

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  4. Written question AQW 52794/22-27

    To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any arrangements for when a Home Heating Oil Support Scheme voucher expires before it is used, including (i) whether the £100 entitlement is retained; (ii) whether a replacement voucher can be issued; and (iii) any action the recipient is required to take to obtain a…

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  6. Written question AQW 52792/22-27

    To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any assessment that has made of (a) waiting times; and (b) unanswered calls, to the Home Heating Oil Support Scheme helpline; and (ii) any action he is taking to ensure the helpline has sufficient capacity to meet demand.

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  11. Debate contribution: Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage

    Mr Tennyson talks about creating a loophole. I argue that, no, you would be creating a protection by removing the following subsections. Clause 1(3) states: "It is not a defence that the victim consented to the therapy." Clause 2(3) states: "It is not a defence that the victim consented to the coercive behaviour."…

    Flagged Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues Criteria met: Identity framing, Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.

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  14. Debate contribution: Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage

    I thank the Member for giving way. She has been really generous in taking interventions, and I thank her for that. On Mr Buckley's point about consent, we have made a deliberate choice not to make consent a defence for the purposes of the legislation. That is because, as Sian Mulholland referenced, people who come…

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  15. Debate contribution: Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage

    I thank the Member for that. From having listened to the Bill sponsor's contributions, I think that he is clear on his definitions and on his intentions in his head, but that is not translated into the Bill. There is a lack of definitions. You have just said, regarding two or three things, that you have done this and…

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  16. Debate contribution: Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage

    I will add to the point that was mentioned about those who detransition. Clause 1(3) says clearly: "It is not a defence that the victim consented to the therapy." Therefore, if those who want to detransition were to employ some form of therapy, such as talking therapy, conversation or coaching, the fact that they have…

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  20. Debate contribution: Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage

    • Mr Paul Givan DUP
    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    Again, I find it remarkable that the Bill sponsor has just said that, in clause 7, he is putting in an exclusion that says that you can positively affirm the identity. How can that be regarded as an exclusion? It cannot be. It does not make sense.

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  23. Debate contribution: Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage

    I thank the Member for giving way. It is not the case that anything other than affirmation is acceptable but that coercion, harm and pseudoscientific therapy is unacceptable. That is a principle that, I thought, everybody in the Chamber agreed on, but I am beginning to question that. The exclusions in clause 7 that…

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  25. Debate contribution: Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage

    • Mr Paul Givan DUP
    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    And others. For a lot of those who regard themselves as nationalist voters, there is an issue when it comes to common-sense policies such as this, in that they do not have representation in the Assembly for the traditional nationalist voting base. That is a point for them to ponder. This speaks to the issue of the…

    Not flagged Decided on a second assessment.

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