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Minister, as you mentioned, we often hear about how long it can take schools and colleges etc to get simple repairs done. Will the changes make things much easier?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Procurement Control Limits Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Procurement Control Limits
The increase in procurement control limits is about simplifying the process. Ministers, colleagues and MLAs will be aware that the issue of the process increasing costs in the public sector has been raised many times. There is too much red tape and bureaucracy in how we procure materials and other goods for our…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Procurement Control Limits Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Procurement Control Limits
That question is best posed to the Infrastructure Minister. All Ministers will bring forward five-year sustainability plans, as the Member will be aware, and we have the three-year spending plan and four-year capital budgets. Your question is best posed to the Minister for Infrastructure. All Ministers will have to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Fiscal Powers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Fiscal Powers
'The Big Bang Theory' is also a sitcom. A lot of comedy happens in the Chamber, but I want to see some serious business too. You keep saying, "Mañana, mañana" or "After the spending review". The most recent Budget, which we are debating today, offers a capital settlement of £335 million for waste water. That is barely…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Fiscal Powers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Fiscal Powers
I thought that I had welcomed the fact that you were moving beyond partitionism. If I did not say that, that is what I meant to say. You and I have this repetitive conversation every time we meet in the Chamber. I place this on the record so that it is clear: my focus is on getting the Department of Finance and the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Fiscal Powers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Fiscal Powers
Minister, you labelled me "partitionist" earlier. In the spirit of robust debate in the Chamber, you are fully entitled to do so, but I am not the one who pursues one policy on one side of the border and another policy north of the border. You mentioned the Irish Government's €13 billion surplus. That is correct.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Fiscal Powers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Fiscal Powers
As I said in my answer, it is vital that, when we provide training to our Civil Service colleagues, people with lived experience also provide that training. Stonewall and all other organisations will be treated the same way when it comes to bidding for funding etc. I will not discriminate against any group. We run an…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Lobby Groups: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Lobby Groups: Funding
— has been rejected by the Supreme Court as wrong in law, will the Minister recognise the conflict that arises in that situation and ensure that the Civil Service and other public bodies withdraw from that programme?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Lobby Groups: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Lobby Groups: Funding
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the Minister for his answer. The Civil Service and some other public bodies have been members of the Stonewall diversity champions programme since July 2018 run by the lobby group Stonewall, providing access to training and resources. While the annual spend of £2,575 is small, the…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Lobby Groups: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Lobby Groups: Funding
The Civil Service is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive Civil Service that reflects the society that we serve. Learning and development for the Civil Service is provided through various sources, including external groups identified as subject matter experts and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Lobby Groups: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Lobby Groups: Funding
Between June monitoring and the Budget this year, we will increase our childcare and early years strategy funding to £50 million, doubling it from last year. That is a significant strategic move and investment by the Executive. We have also committed to ensuring that £5 million will go on top of that as part of the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: June Monitoring Round: Timescale Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: June Monitoring Round: Timescale
Minister, in your previous answer, you talked about much-needed funds for childcare. How much funding will be allocated to childcare in June monitoring?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: June Monitoring Round: Timescale Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: June Monitoring Round: Timescale
The Executive decided to use the allocations of around £146 million that came from Barnett consequentials in relation to National Insurance contributions more strategically than simply salami-slicing them and handing them out to Departments. For instance, the £50 million that went to Health to add up to the £215…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: June Monitoring Round: Timescale Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: June Monitoring Round: Timescale
I thank the Minister for his answer. Can he provide any more detail on how far the June monitoring allocations will go to alleviate the pressures that he referenced from employers' National Insurance contributions in the public sector?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: June Monitoring Round: Timescale Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: June Monitoring Round: Timescale
The deadline for departmental June monitoring returns is Thursday 5 June 2025, with Executive consideration expected by mid-to-late June. The Barnett consequentials confirmed in the Chancellor's spring statement, combined with confirmed Barnett consequentials in respect of employers' National Insurance contributions,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: June Monitoring Round: Timescale Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: June Monitoring Round: Timescale
Those who thought that Brexit was a good idea eight years ago — nine years ago now — should have had long enough to reflect that it was not such a good idea. I have not seen the detail of the agreement between the British Government and the EU this morning, but perhaps in it is further easement of the barriers that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: 'The Impact of the Increased Cost of Doing Business' Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: 'The Impact of the Increased Cost of Doing Business'
Minister, when you were at the Committee a few weeks ago, I raised how the report highlights the impact of the Windsor framework and the continual displacement of Northern Ireland within the UK internal market and the economic impact of that. Will the Minister ensure that the Executive make a collective appeal to the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: 'The Impact of the Increased Cost of Doing Business' Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: 'The Impact of the Increased Cost of Doing Business'
The report is important academic research to show to the Treasury, because it shows the differences between here and the other regions that the Treasury has responsibility for and highlights once again the fact that, when they make decisions in Whitehall about this place, they need either to take into account the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: 'The Impact of the Increased Cost of Doing Business' Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: 'The Impact of the Increased Cost of Doing Business'
Thank you, Minister, for that answer. Given that, so far, the sole action off the back of the that report on the cost of doing business appears to have been to forward it to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, is there anything in the document that the Treasury did not already know?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: 'The Impact of the Increased Cost of Doing Business' Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: 'The Impact of the Increased Cost of Doing Business'
The independent report by the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre published by my Department on 6 May provides an important evidence base to highlight the detrimental impact that decisions that are taken in Westminster are having on our business, community and voluntary sectors, as well as our public finances.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: 'The Impact of the Increased Cost of Doing Business' Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: 'The Impact of the Increased Cost of Doing Business'
One of the, perhaps, unintended consequences of the new policy on allowing staff to work from home or from different locations has been ensuring that more regional balance has been facilitated, as staff work closer to home or from home, meaning that spending and investment take place closer to home than they did…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine: Update
Minister, will you outline what your Department has done to improve regional balance?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine: Update
I do not wish to pre-empt the review that I mentioned in my answer, which will take place over the next 18 months. Once that review is complete, I will ensure that the Member receives confirmation of the plans.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine: Update
I thank the Minister for his answer, which was pretty clear and concise. The County Hall is a large building that is capable of accommodating 600 to 700 people. Currently, there are fewer than 200 people in it. It stands on the edge of Coleraine town centre. It is a landmark building that could be utilised better. I…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine: Update
My Department is assessing its entire accommodation requirement as part of the Civil Service estate. The implementation of the Civil Service hybrid working policy in 2021 has significantly changed how the Civil Service uses its estate and has provided opportunities to progress a leaner, greener, modern estate suited…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine: Update
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