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My question builds on the issue of the fisheries. Another 12 years of fishing with EU fishing fleets in these waters will give them another 12 years of advantage in getting staff, because they can get staff from across Europe and beyond, which is something that we are inhibited from doing. Minister, did that form any…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: UK-EU Summit Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: UK-EU Summit
Minister, in the joint communiqué, they said that moving goods between GB and Northern Ireland would be easier, reducing the need for paperwork and checks due to the removal of SPS controls and other requirements. Given that customs declarations, as he has pointed out, will still be required, particularly for the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: UK-EU Summit Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: UK-EU Summit
Too often, in negotiations between the UK and the EU, our fishing industry has been the sacrificial lamb. Today's agreement is no different. Does the Minister agree that, in the same way as the annexation of Northern Ireland should not have been the price that the previous Government paid for exiting the EU, the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: UK-EU Summit Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: UK-EU Summit
Like the Minister, we believe that Brexit was a disaster and was inconsistent with the wishes of the people who live here. However, we welcome anything that reduces trade impediments east-west or west-east. Minister, are you confident that the latest agreement — I appreciate that it is not long since it was agreed —…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: UK-EU Summit Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: UK-EU Summit
I commend the Minister for his advocacy on the veterinary and SPS agreement. I am sure that the Minister will agree that the best way to mitigate the tensions created by Brexit is through a closer relationship between the UK and the EU, which, surely, must include negotiations on a customs union.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: UK-EU Summit Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: UK-EU Summit
I very much welcome the agreements announced today as part of the UK-EU summit. Like everyone else, I will need to take some time to consider the full text of what has been agreed, but, on the basis of what I know to date, I believe that it is a significant and incredibly positive outcome. I am glad to play a role in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: UK-EU Summit Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: UK-EU Summit
They have to complement each other for them to work and be useful. As I said earlier, I want the multi-year Budget to be transformational and used in a strategic way rather than be a one-year Budget that is multiplied by three.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget Sustainability Plans: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget Sustainability Plans: Update
Does the Minister envision those plans complementing the multi-year Budget that the Executive hope to set from next year onwards?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget Sustainability Plans: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget Sustainability Plans: Update
The Budget sustainability team in the Department of Finance is engaging and working with other Departments on the development of each Department's sustainability plan.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget Sustainability Plans: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget Sustainability Plans: Update
It is another good example of how NISRA is assisting Departments beyond my own in detailing how and why we deliver public policy and assessing what impact, positive and negative, it may have on citizens. NISRA is engaging with the Department of Education to conduct a childcare survey of households, which is the first…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Childcare Subsidy Scheme: Extension Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Childcare Subsidy Scheme: Extension
I thank the Minister for that answer. How has NISRA, which sits within his Department's remit, been helping to support the Department of Education with the gathering of data for the development of the early learning and childcare strategy?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Childcare Subsidy Scheme: Extension Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Childcare Subsidy Scheme: Extension
As stated earlier, we are providing £55 million to childcare this year. That is more than double the support that was provided last year and allowed the Education Minister to make his announcement last week. The number of children who will benefit from the discount is estimated to increase by 60%, from 15,000 to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Childcare Subsidy Scheme: Extension Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Childcare Subsidy Scheme: Extension
I certainly hope that that will be the case.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: No-fault Divorce: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: No-fault Divorce: Update
I thank the Minister for his answer. I think that it was his predecessor who anticipated that it would require new legislation. Do we anticipate that legislation being in place before the end of the mandate?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: No-fault Divorce: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: No-fault Divorce: Update
I do not have all the details in front of me, but we plan to move forward with that policy and legislation. I will keep the Member informed.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: No-fault Divorce: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: No-fault Divorce: Update
It certainly is. One of the advantages of this place is that there is an opportunity for the public to have direct interaction with MLAs, Ministers and others at places like the show. I spent a bit of time at the Land and Property Services (LPS) stall, which provided information to guests on how to get help with their…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget 2025-26: Agriculture Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget 2025-26: Agriculture Support
Go raibh maith agat Minister. You mentioned that you visited the Balmoral show last week. Do you agree that that is a great opportunity for the Government to interact with the public?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget 2025-26: Agriculture Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget 2025-26: Agriculture Support
I had the opportunity to visit the show last week. It was a great spectacle and great entertainment, and the weather added to it. The 2025-26 Budget supports agriculture, agrienvironment, fisheries and rural development with ring-fenced funding of £332·5 million, which recognises the importance of the sector to our…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget 2025-26: Agriculture Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget 2025-26: Agriculture Support
I am content at this stage that Stonewall remain part of a broader range of organisations that provide training and support to the Civil Service. I have answered that question numerous times, both verbally in the Chamber and in writing, and my position remains the same.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Stonewall: Charity Commission Referral Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Stonewall: Charity Commission Referral
I thank the Minister for his answer. Does he remain content for his Department and the Northern Ireland Civil Service to continue to support Stonewall through public funding and in wider policy terms, despite the mass exodus from its programme, including by even the aforementioned Equality Commission and Human Rights…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Stonewall: Charity Commission Referral Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Stonewall: Charity Commission Referral
I was not aware of that. The Member will appreciate that an organisation's being referred to a body is not the same as an organisation's being found guilty of wrongdoing by a body. If there is to be a report, I look forward to reading it.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Stonewall: Charity Commission Referral Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Stonewall: Charity Commission Referral
NISRA is ideally placed to assist the Department for the Economy, and other Departments, in collecting and understanding data in a timely fashion. That will ensure that our policies and procedures are targeted in a timely fashion to respond to such data. Although we have, in a way, relied on ONS and others for that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Productivity Performance Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Productivity Performance
I thank the Minister for his answer. As we know, having timely data is particularly relevant. The Minister knows as well as I do that productivity is a key pillar of Minister Archibald's economic strategy. How therefore does the work of his Department interface with the work of the Department for the Economy? How can…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Productivity Performance Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Productivity Performance
NISRA is working alongside the Department for the Economy to explore the development of improved productivity statistics. NISRA is in the process of setting up a new team to develop a suite of productivity metrics to facilitate greater understanding of business productivity and to provide policymakers with more timely…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Productivity Performance Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Productivity Performance
If staff are given the opportunity to be trained so that they fully understand the paperwork in front of them, I believe that they will. Sometimes, the difficulty is finding the time and space in which to provide that training. The changes mean that procuring goods and services of between £5,000 and £10,000 requires…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Procurement Control Limits Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Procurement Control Limits
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