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I thank the Member for that question. It was one of the issues that was clearly highlighted in the work. There is a particular challenge there, because those young people are left with no support or provision. I really want to work on that with the Department of Health and the Department of Education to see how we can…
I very much welcome the statement, Minister, and the acknowledgement that more must be done for our most vulnerable young people and their families. I pay tribute to Alma and Caleb's Cause for the work that they have done. However, it really concerns me that so many young people do not meet the learning disabilities…
In my previous life, I worked as a youth training programme (YTP) coordinator in the former North West Institute. For many years, I was involved in establishing and setting up courses for those with special educational needs. I welcome the current direction of travel. Is there potential for an all-island approach when…
I thank the Member for her question. She is right to reflect the fact that this is a really challenging area. I have worked within my remit to bring forward proposals that I can progress on my own as a Minister, but I really want to work with colleagues across the Executive. I know that there is enough goodwill around…
Thank you, Minister, for your statement. Like others, I thank Alma and all those involved in the campaign. Like me, they will have mixed emotions about the statement. We are interested in some of the things that are the responsibility of the Department for the Economy, but we realise that there is a whole swathe of…
I thank the Minister for her work on the issue and for her statement this afternoon. Minister, will you consider introducing apprenticeships for young people with SEN?
Thank you, Minister, for your statement. The reason that we are here today is Caleb's Cause. The statement simply does not deliver on Caleb's Cause. Alma has been crystal clear that the provision has to deliver for all. The Minister confirmed that she supports people with special educational needs having a legal right…
I thank the Minister for her statement. As chair of the all-party group (APG) on voluntary and community sector, I was pleased to welcome the Minister to a meeting of the group a couple of weeks ago, at which she heard a lot from groups about their community-based, grassroots recognition of issues and how they build…
Minister, thank you for the statement. Like others, I welcome it, and I want to place on record my appreciation of the campaigners, such as Alma and others, who have done so much. Can you give some additional information about how the assessment and support model will work in real time?
Minister, I broadly welcome the statement, but I note the aspirational tone throughout. I pay tribute to Alma and the campaigners for bringing Caleb's Cause to this moment. Can the Minister expand a bit on the joint venture between the Department for the Economy and the Department of Education to create the joint…
I would also like to acknowledge Alma and the Caleb's Cause campaign. I really feel for them today: overall, this statement might be disappointing for them. The Minister mentioned data sharing, and she said that we need to improve working between Departments. She went on to say in the statement — I do not mean to put…
I thank the Minister for the statement. Like her and others, I put on record my admiration for the campaigners, and particularly for Alma White who, through Caleb's Cause, has shone a particular focus in recent times on this issue. Clearly, the statement is long and detailed and its most important positives are for…
I thank the Member for his question. Like him, I very much recognise the campaigning efforts of many on the issue and those who contributed to the work that was undertaken. As the Member mentioned, that includes some of those whom I met today, including Alma and Dee from Caleb's Cause, who have really shone a light on…
I thank the Minister for that statement. I commend all the families and groups that have campaigned long and loud to bring us this far, with systemic failings being recognised and legislation promised. However, when I think of some of those families — we have some in the Public Gallery today— and the particularly…
I thank you, a Phríomh-LeasCheann Comhairle, and it will not take much longer. I will return to where I left off. The question was asked whether a similar one-year deferral in exceptional circumstance could be introduced for a small number of students at the end of the school journey for whom an extension was assessed…
I commend the Minister for her work on the ground in Ballymena last week. Can the Minister tell us when the refugee integration strategy will be published? The consultation on that closed in, I think, February 2022.
I am sure that, like me, the deputy First Minister will extend to newcomers here — be they my neighbours, those who come to my office or those whom I sit beside on a Sunday — that they are valued, welcomed and appreciated. Will the deputy First Minister provide an update on the Race Relations Order? When will we see…
Deputy First Minister, given that the Executive Office resources various units, including the foreign offices, whose value for money remains a mystery, how can we be assured in the House that work to tackle and end racism and xenophobia is being adequately resourced and carried out by properly qualified personnel?
Will the deputy First Minister agree that some of the comments made in the House this afternoon may have undermined public confidence in the operation of the Executive Office and, indeed, the Executive?
Deputy First Minister, I trust that, when you came to Ballymena, you got the message loud and clear that photographs, buzzwords and glossy brochures are simply not working. At what point do we go back to the drawing board to ensure that money is spent on strategies that will deliver on the ground and show that there…
Minister, your Department is, obviously, responsible for ending violence against women and girls. The racially motivated attacks mean that many women and their children have had to leave their home in Northern Ireland. What work will your Department do to ensure that women who are from ethnic minorities here feel safe…
Does the deputy First Minister agree that there is a need to prioritise the communities that are most affected by increased immigration into Northern Ireland for future good relations and community cohesion resources and programmes?
In the House, we often hear attempts to blame migrants or asylum seekers for the real crisis in our public services, which is caused by underfunding, not by migration. Will you, Minister, take the chance to distance yourself from those comments and say clearly that migration adds to our communities and to the fabric…
What we have seen from the deputy First Minister's colleague is a masterclass in, "If you are explaining, you are losing". What he has done today is try to double down on his actions over the weekend and try to "legitimate concern" his way out of it. At what point does ministerial accountability outweigh political…
First, I can speak for nobody other than me, but there are absolutely no party politics at play when I try to work with people on the ground, so I refute that suggestion. There was an opportunity after the violence of last summer to apply learning and to seek independent counsel, as was done elsewhere in the UK. It…