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I thank the First Minister for her answer. It was a very general answer, however. Should President Trump re-impose the tariffs, Northern Ireland will be hugely disadvantaged as a result of its being in the single market for goods and having to apply the EU customs code. We will therefore be liable to pay duty on US…
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I will answer questions 5 and 13 together. The announcements that the US Administration made on 2 April set significant tariffs on goods entering the US market from over 60 countries and included 20% tariffs on EU goods and 10% on UK goods. Although President Trump has since announced…
I thank the Member for his question. I echo his welcome to the school. As we come to the end of phase 1 of the Urban Villages initiative, it is worth reflecting on the fact that the project has supported a range of community-led, cross-cutting and capital projects that have made a real difference to improving good…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire shóisearach as a freagra. Before I move on, may I bend procedure, just a little, in order to welcome the Holy Cross Boys' Primary School's school council and teachers who are in the Public Gallery? Will the junior Minister detail the criteria that will be required to be met in order to be…
We know the significant and positive impact that the current Urban Villages programme has had on communities, working through successful delivery of the remaining capital projects, which will increase access to shared-space facilities and continue to promote integration across the five Urban Villages areas and beyond.…
It is not just one area of work; we have identified a range of areas of work. The interim public-sector transformation board is already established. It is a non-statutory independent body, the primary role of which will be to advise and make recommendations on how to utilise funding that has been ring-fenced for…
First Minister, you mentioned the reform and transformation unit. We have not heard that much about the detail of its working. Has it been set up? When will the House have a detailed update on its work?
We will continue to work with the sector — that is vital. We have to have open communication, because the sector can help us so much in what we want to achieve, particularly when it comes to the transformation agenda and doing things better. I will certainly continue to work with NICVA as the representative…
I very much agree with the sentiments that the First Minister has raised in response to the question. One of the issues that we all hear from the community and voluntary sector is that of sustainability and funding pressures. What role can you, as First Minister, play in ensuring the continued delivery of community…
As I said, we can all attest to the value of the community and voluntary sector in our constituencies. It is very much the lifeblood of our local communities, and the work that it does on the ground day to day really makes a difference to people's lives. I concur with the Member and commend the work of our community…
Will the First Minister detail her thoughts on the benefits of the community and voluntary sector partnering with government in delivering services that support and build communities?
We have had no specific conversations about that measurement piece, but it makes good sense. Having established our delivery unit and as we move to transforming public services, we have to open our eyes to the things that work well in society. Often, from my experience — it sounds as though it is also your experience…
As the chair of the all-party group (APG) on voluntary and community sector, I welcome the First Minister's recognition of the sector's value. As we move to public-sector transformation pieces, will there be an attempt to quantify some of the return on investment from some of our voluntary and community sector…
The reform and transformation of our public services is an Executive priority, as laid out in the Programme for Government. The voluntary and community sector is, obviously, a key partner in helping to address the challenges facing our public services here. Our officials regularly engage with the sector in the…
As I said, our junior Ministers met Ofcom in the past number of weeks to chat about the work that they are doing around the strategy and what that looks like. Ofcom has set out three objectives — they are very much geared towards online providers — for what, it hopes, the draft guidance will achieve: to give providers…
First Minister, will you confirm whether a review of the 2020-25 online safety strategy is planned? If it is, will you ensure that it includes a specific focus on ending violence against women and girls online? Have you had any recent conversations with Ofcom on those matters?
Thank you for that. You are absolutely right that it requires that whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach if we are to end the scourge of violence and misogyny towards women and girls, whether that be online, at work, in school or at home. We all have to continue to do everything that we can. We need to…
The First Minister will know that tackling violence against women and girls requires a whole-government and whole-society approach. Can the First Minister outline how our young people are being engaged with in the process and the strategy?
First, I have said this to the Member before and will repeat it: we need to be very sensitive about these issues. They are complex issues, and we need to work our way through the outworking of the Supreme Court ruling. We are all aware of the headline — you have just spoken about it in the Chamber — but you forgot to…
At a recent Question Time, I asked the First Minister, when it comes to safeguarding women and young girls, whether she agreed with me and the vast majority of women, who believe that biological men should not be in women's safe spaces, particularly women's changing rooms. The First Minister did not answer me. In…
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No, I think that we all need to work together. It is a societal problem that we have to address together. The Member might be aware that Ofcom is consulting on draft guidance that sets out nine areas where tech firms should do more to impose online safety. That is the right way in which we need to engage with the…
Thank you, First Minister, for the response. The issue of smartphone access and digital devices and the associated impact of social media is a real concern in our communities. Does the First Minister recognise the frustration of many that the Executive Office refuses to take the lead on developing online safety…
The online environment is becoming increasingly unsafe for women and girls. Online abuse normalises harmful behaviour and can have long-lasting impacts. The ending violence against women and girls strategic framework recognises the need to address online harm. We are continuing to work with partners to address all…