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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Housing and the Programme for Government Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Housing and the Programme for Government
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The Opposition should be under no illusion: the DUP absolutely recognises the acute need for more social housing and, indeed, all tenures of housing across Northern Ireland. Building more homes is a priority for our party and for our Communities Minister. We will champion that need at every possible opportunity to…
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While others debate, the DUP is intent on delivering. Housing is one of the most pressing issues facing thousands across Northern Ireland, from families in desperate need of social housing to first-time buyers trying to step into the property market. The DUP recognises the urgency and is committed to action. The gap…
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I thank the Members who brought this important motion to the House. Lack of housing is one of the biggest issues that we face as a society. Unfortunately, it is an issue on which too little progress has been made. Colleagues have set out the figures, so I will not go into them, but the fact that the social housing…
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Thank you, Mr Speaker. I think that it is fair to say that everyone in the House knows that we are in a housing crisis, with more than 47,000 households on social housing waiting lists, more than 36,000 in housing stress, and more than 11,000 people living in temporary accommodation. As other Members have said, they…
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I beg to move amendment No 2:
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Thank you, Mr Speaker. I welcome the opportunity to propose the amendment to the Opposition motion and thank them for tabling it. There are a number of aspects to our amendment. Some of it is about stating the factual context of where we are today. It highlights the Minister's stated commitment to tackling…
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I beg to move amendment No 1:
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I beg to move Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. The SDLP understands the fundamental power of a home to shape people's lives. Housing is a basic necessity — a tangible, life-shaping foundation on which families and communities are built. Let us not forget that the very foundations of our political system were…
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Amidst all the bluster with the statement and the strategy, no new money or resources have been announced. The only way to reduce poverty is to reduce prices or put more money in people's pockets, and the Minister is not proposing to do either of those things. Will the Minister indicate whether the co-design group…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Anti-poverty Strategy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Anti-poverty Strategy
Will the Minister confirm whether the anti-poverty strategy is fully costed and the necessary funding has been ring-fenced across all Departments? What specific, measurable outcomes do the Executive aim to achieve through the strategy and in what time frame?
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Minister, the strategy refers to promoting "good family structure". What is good family structure, and how will you ensure that the strategy does not stigmatise single-parent families and other diverse family types in our community?
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Thank you, Minister, for your statement. I represent a city that has very high levels of deprivation. Does the draft strategy propose ensuring targeted interventions to fight regional imbalance? Is it your vision to have investment in and specific interventions for constituencies such as Foyle?
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Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a ráitis. It is clear that the co-design group is very disappointed that a number of important issues that it raised were not included in the draft anti-poverty strategy. Will the Minister tell us what those issues were and why he thought that he could disregard them completely?
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I thank the Minister for bringing forward the statement today. I want to deal in facts, as he said. There were no new policies — not issues — developed before the Executive agreed the strategy. The anti-poverty coalition was stood down by you. The child payment in Scotland reduced poverty from 26% to 22% and absolute…
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I thank the Minister for his statement. I refer to a couple of comments made by the Member for North Belfast and the Member for South Down about delay and hypocrisy. There has been no hypocrisy so great as the hypocrisy hanging clean out of the DUP, which blocked the anti-poverty strategy for a long number of years…
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How does the Minister envisage success being measured as a result of the strategy? Will it include targets, benchmarks and timelines that are accessible through a publicly available dashboard?
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Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as a ráiteas. Minister, I am sure that you are aware that the Public Accounts Committee recommended that the anti-poverty strategy include targets. Why have you chosen to ignore that advice?
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I thank the Minister for progressing the strategy today after what he correctly described as a legacy of delay. I particularly welcome the Minister's comments about moving away from the siloed approach to strategies and policies in government. Those of us who sit on the Public Accounts Committee had the child poverty…
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I thank the Minister for starting the consultation process. Minister, the anti-poverty co-design group had a very involved role in the early stages of drafting the strategy, but you decided to end the co-design process. You have mentioned what is in the strategy, but the co-design group is bitterly disappointed,…
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Minister, there is growing concern, as some Members have mentioned, that the strategy attributes no new additional funding to new child-focused interventions. The UK Government announced in the spring statement that they would extend free school meals eligibility to all families entitled to universal credit. Northern…
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Minister, the hypocrisy in the Chamber will not be lost on the people of Northern Ireland. The so-called Opposition held the position of Minister for Social Development and did not deliver the strategy. Sinn Féin held the Department for Communities and did not deliver the strategy. You, Minister, have delivered the…
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Minister, no budget has been set aside for the implementation of the anti-poverty strategy. Given the already difficult financial situation that we find ourselves in, how will you ensure that the strategy is prioritised when it comes to future budget allocations?
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I thank the Minister for his statement. As he said, it is long overdue. Would the Minister consider having an independent body or panel to oversee the implementation of the strategy and, where required, hold Departments to account?
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