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A key issue that is so often in my inbox and that I hear about in my office is the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. I know that you were in DC for a number of days. Did you raise that directly with the US president or in wider discussions on your trip?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA
I assure the Member that, absolutely, I took the opportunity throughout the week to raise that issue with everyone who would listen, including the new UK ambassador to the US, Lord Mandelson. I asked for his support in his representations to and engagement with the US Administration. I raised it directly with the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA
Deputy First Minister, have you started conversations with the US Administration around a replacement for the special envoy? Joe Kennedy III did an amazing job of putting us on the map.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA
I thank the Member for his important question. This issue creates and will create some concern, particularly in the business community. It is a complicated issue. Significant work has been done at UK-US level to try to secure exemptions for the UK. That would benefit Northern Ireland, because, given that we operate in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA
Deputy First Minister, you will agree, I am sure, that we have many excellent businesses here that punch well above their weight and export into the US market. Naturally, many of those business owners will be concerned about the changing world picture, particularly the tariffs that the USA is looking to implement.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA
I thank the Member for his question. I recognise the incredible work that not just our businesses do. It is not just about US investment in business in Northern Ireland but about collaboration and our investment in the US. We have many examples, particularly through our universities and in the space of creativity,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA
I thank the deputy First Minister for her answer. She was in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Washington, DC. What opportunities did she have to engage with business groups on building economic links between Northern Ireland and the US? Ulster University's world-renowned research centre is based in my constituency, as is…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA
I thank the Member for that important question. Since we were in DC last year, there has been a change of Administration in the Republic of Ireland, the UK and, of course, the US, so it was an important time not just to engage with business on our economic potential but to engage politically. The visit was a good…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA
I thank the deputy First Minister for her answer. All the media coverage of that week was positive back at home and a credit to those who turned up and spoke up for Northern Ireland. How important is it to have political engagement with the US Administration, particularly given the current uncertainty around tariffs…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I will answer questions 6 and 11 together. The First Minister and I are fully committed to promoting Northern Ireland in the US. Earlier this month, we led a Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry delegation to North Carolina that deepened the economic and innovation…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland: Promotion in the USA
I thank the Member for that question on the success of T:BUC. I will give a little bit of an update on what is happening and what has been delivered. The Community Relations Council is a key partner in the delivery of good relations, as we all know, under the T:BUC strategy. The CRC works collaboratively with the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Good Relations: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Good Relations: Funding
How successful and impactful has the Together: Building a United Community (T:BUC) scheme been?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Good Relations: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Good Relations: Funding
I thank the Member for that question. The cross-cutting commitment to peace will make sure that everyone feels the benefit of a growing economy, an improved environment and a fairer society. Equality of opportunity and good relations are, obviously, central to that goal, and they support the immediate priority of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Good Relations: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Good Relations: Funding
I thank the Minister for her answer. Will the Minister give her assessment of the cross-cutting commitment to peace in the Programme for Government?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Good Relations: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Good Relations: Funding
The groups that are delivering under the central good relations fund and the Community Relations Council core funding programme undertake vital work in our communities, bringing people together, promoting good relations and contributing to the Programme for Government’s cross-cutting commitment to peace. For 2025-26,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Good Relations: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Good Relations: Funding
With your permission, Mr Speaker, junior Minister Cameron will answer this question.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Good Relations: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Good Relations: Funding
I thank the Member for her question. That is under active consideration. Over the past number of months, we have been working with departmental officials and the SIB to finalise some elements of the strategy. Of course, much of the capital that we have available is already committed to existing projects. As I said in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission
Will the deputy First Minister outline a time frame for the publication of the final investment strategy?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission
I thank the Member for his question. The most important thing in all of this is that the assessment is of whether a commission would make a positive difference. In that context, it is notable that the National Infrastructure Commission in England has been rolled into another organisation. The UK Government tried that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission
I thank the deputy First Minister for her response. The Department for Infrastructure was allocated the largest capital budget in the history of the Northern Ireland Civil Service. Does she agree with my colleagues and me that the commission is needed and that the paper needs to be published urgently, given that the…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission
A draft paper was produced by the interdepartmental working group in early 2022. It set out an initial assessment of options for consideration and was a precursor to more detailed analysis and the development of a business case. The working group was then stood down. TEO officials are reviewing that assessment…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission
I thank the Member for his important question. Of course, if government is making those types of interventions, we want to see progress in the areas that have been targeted. We do not want to have to keep returning to the same areas time and time again and putting even more investment in, if, indeed, there is no…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Communities in Transition Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Communities in Transition
Last Wednesday, civil servants giving evidence to the Executive Office Committee were unable to answer the basic question that asked at what point a community in transition becomes transitioned. We know that phase 3 of the fund will concentrate on the same eight areas as phases 1 and 2. At what point, Minister, will…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Communities in Transition Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Communities in Transition
I thank the Member for his important question. First, it is about showing political leadership. It is also about standing, politically, shoulder to shoulder on these issues to make it very clear that, no matter what political party we are from and what position our party takes on the constitutional question or on the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Communities in Transition Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Communities in Transition
Given that the police are investigating the delivery of intimidating, paramilitary-branded letters to residents in Lisburn, how can the Executive's efforts to tackle paramilitarism be improved? Clearly, there is much still to do.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Communities in Transition Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Communities in Transition
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