Every imported question, contribution and motion, with its classification. Unflagged, uncertain and not-yet-analysed records are all included so the analysis can be checked independently.
I ask this for clarification because I do not sit on the Education Committee and am a bit unsure about the particular process. Were assurances given that, if Committee members decided to sit over the summer recess and were able complete all of the necessary work and hear from all of the people and organisations…
Again, I thank the Member for giving way. As someone who is not a member of the Committee, I really struggle to understand the suggested period for Committee scrutiny. Surely the legislation is not more significant than, for example, the Integrated Education Bill, which went through the House in the previous mandate,…
I thank the Member for giving way. Does he acknowledge that this is not the only Committee in which this happens? I refer to the Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee. Legal and Committee staff supplement that Committee in periods of recess as and when required.
In my capacity as the Chair of the Education Committee, I propose the Committee's motion to extend the Committee Stage of the School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill to 3 December 2025. I will outline how the Committee agreed on the motion and the extension date. Although, it is worth noting that we are in a…
Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I particularly thank the Chair and the Deputy Chair of the Health Committee for their remarks. The Deputy Chair was particularly clearly well across all the detail of the issues and the importance and benefits of clinical trials. I regret Mr Gaston's remarks, because they could…
I have great reservations about the regulations. I say that because, having read the summary of consultation responses, I believe that profoundly serious issues about the regulations have been raised. Question 22 of the consultation asked: "Do you agree with the proposal to remove the requirement to include listings…
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. Like other members of the Health Committee, I was briefed previously on the matter. The regulations form a critical part of a framework that governs how medicines are authorised, manufactured, distributed and made available to patients in Northern Ireland. While the…
I beg to move Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am seeking the Assembly's approval for the making of the draft statutory instrument (SI), which will amend the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004. The aim is to improve and strengthen the UK's clinical trials legislation, with the aim of helping to…
Thank you, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I thank Members for their contributions to the debate on the Bill. By and large, as the Deputy Speaker said, Members' contributions were very respectful and thoughtful. It is a very sensitive subject, and I have no doubt that it has an impact on many people in the Chamber and in the…
I thank the Member for giving way. He raises a valid point. Before the law was changed on abortion here, an abortion could be got if the mother's life was in danger. There will still be scenarios in which abortion has to be performed, so it is right and proper that those families will be able to avail themselves of a…
I thank the Member for taking an intervention. It is true to say that anybody will be able to access the new certificate, and I am sure that the Member will agree that it never should be the case that one mother's pain be pitted against another mother's pain in order to prove a point, so I ask him please not to do…
Like all other Members, I welcome the intention behind the Bill. The loss of a baby at any stage is a devastating blow to any family and something that the mother will feel particularly deeply, having carried the child. In many instances, the loss of the children is mourned privately. For those of us who have faith in…
I thank the Minister for moving the Second Stage of this hugely important Bill. It deals with an issue that, I suspect, many of us have had personal experience of in our immediate or extended families. I acknowledge Kellie's personal testimony. A chairde , there is nothing more devastating for expectant parents or,…
The loss of a baby during pregnancy can be a deeply traumatic experience for parents, but it is too often met in our society with silence or treated as though it is taboo. Pregnancy loss affects approximately one in four pregnancies, yet, sadly, when that occurs prior to 24 weeks, support for and acknowledgement of…
I support the passing of Second Stage of the Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill. My colleague Diane Forsythe, who spoke on behalf of the Committee, outlined very succinctly and adequately the frustrations that have been felt by the Finance Committee in the time that it has taken for the Bill to come to this…
I thank the Minister for bringing to the House the Second Stage of this important Bill, which will see the enabling of a baby loss scheme and the production of a certificate to recognise loss prior to 24 weeks. As has been said by other Members, this is an important issue. It is welcome that we are discussing it here…
I thank the Member for giving way. I agree entirely with her outlook on the timescale and the backdating, if you like, of the certificates. She referred to the fact that, in England, there is no limit. She will, I am sure, be aware that, at the outset, there was a limit. However, they soon saw the error of their ways,…
I thank the Member for giving way. I also thank her for outlining her experiences in this regard and for her contributions to the House on topics such as this. She talks about a timeline for the introduction of baby loss certificates, and the Minister has stated, along with the Health Minister, that he hopes to have…
I thank the Minister of Finance for moving the Second Stage of the Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill. I certainly welcome the Bill. Its aim, as outlined in the explanatory and financial memorandum (EFM) is: "to amend the law relating to the manner of notification of deaths and still-births and the manner of…
I welcome the progress of the Bill, which will make permanent the temporary relaxations for registering a death or stillbirth that were introduced during the pandemic and will enable the creation of a baby loss certificate scheme. The electronic transfer of documentation is something that many of us take for granted…
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker, I thank you for your response to the point of order from the DUP Member, but will you also direct the correspondence to all members of the Executive? In particular, I think of the Minister for Communities, who often responds to questions by directing Members to the Housing…
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Thank you for that detailed ruling. I take it from the response, which is clear, that there have been occasions when the Justice Minister has not furnished Members with details subsequent to questions asked in the Chamber. First, will the Speaker undertake to ensure that his…
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. It appears that the Justice Minister is also reluctant to answer serious questions of public concern about the Police Ombudsman and, indeed, wider policing matters. May I ask the Speaker to rule on that and to advise how Members of this democratically elected House can get…