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I put on record my appreciation to the Minister for that response. Indeed, most of that detail was unavailable when the PSNI released its statement, which was, to say the least, very vague on detail and caused a lot of concern among the public, given that the PSNI told people not to approach the individual but to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Prison Absconder Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Prison Absconder
Gary Anderson absconded from a short period of leave under the Prison Service's compassionate temporary release scheme. All sentenced prisoners may apply for that kind of temporary release when a member of their immediate family has died or is critically ill. All applications made under the scheme are subject to a…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Prison Absconder Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Prison Absconder
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I apologise to the Minister and the House for missing not one but two questions. I am very, very sorry.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Impact of Inadequate Waste Water Infrastructure Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Impact of Inadequate Waste Water Infrastructure
I am aware that the Economy Minister and the Infrastructure Minister meet regularly to see how they can assist each other on that matter. I also know that the Infrastructure Minister is keen to engage with other Ministers on how each Department can work with her Department to ensure that, wherever investment goes, it…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Impact of Inadequate Waste Water Infrastructure Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Impact of Inadequate Waste Water Infrastructure
Thank you. Of course, all politics is local, but there is a particular problem in Newtownards, where businesses are unable to get a connection due to closed catchment. Obviously, that has an impact on lost rates revenues. Will the Minister commit to a cross-departmental approach to resolving that issue and, perhaps,…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Impact of Inadequate Waste Water Infrastructure Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Impact of Inadequate Waste Water Infrastructure
I have had many a discussion with my colleagues on that matter, both relating to my past experience and in trying to develop a Budget and engagement around that. It is quite clearly a huge challenge, but it is not unique to this place; other places are facing similar challenges, regardless of how they fund their waste…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Impact of Inadequate Waste Water Infrastructure Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Impact of Inadequate Waste Water Infrastructure
Investment in staff recruitment in LPS has to balanced against the resources that you have available. However, I agree with the Member: if we were able to recruit more staff, we would be able to turn those matters around more quickly. I will talk to LPS about the point that he has raised.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Rates: Revaluation Following Adaptation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Rates: Revaluation Following Adaptation
Thank you, Minister, for that answer. I appreciate that it takes the valuers to do that. However, just like the write-offs, that money is important to the economy. Would it not be an investment to have LPS taking on more valuers to do that job? I could give you examples in my constituency where it has taken up to four…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Rates: Revaluation Following Adaptation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Rates: Revaluation Following Adaptation
I do not have a figure for the overall average time in front of me. However, it will depend on the availability of district valuers and the amount of work that each district valuer has.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Rates: Revaluation Following Adaptation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Rates: Revaluation Following Adaptation
Those decisions have not been made yet and will finally be made by the Executive when we come to fulfil the process. However, we have a lot of experience of monitoring such projects, whether that is through Peace funding, the previous local growth fund or the Shared Prosperity Fund. There is a lot of experience there…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Local Growth Fund Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Local Growth Fund
I thank the Minister for that response. How will ongoing delivery be monitored throughout the roll-out of the local growth fund to ensure funding agility?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Local Growth Fund Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Local Growth Fund
That has been a long-running saga, as the Member will be aware. Work with the British Government on the matter has been a very disappointing experience. However, we are now in a position in which the Executive have approved a package of proposals for which departmental allocations of £27·4 million of capital funding…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Local Growth Fund Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Local Growth Fund
Yes. As I said, the business community faces a number of pressures with growing costs, rising inflation and other issues. We supply around a quarter of a billion pounds annually in rates relief to small businesses. We also have the Back in Business relief scheme, so there are other areas in which we can provide…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Business Growth Accelerator and Non-domestic Vacant Rating Consultation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Business Growth Accelerator and Non-domestic Vacant Rating Consultation
Minister, is it still your intention to provide further support to small businesses through the rating system? If so, how might that look?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Business Growth Accelerator and Non-domestic Vacant Rating Consultation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Business Growth Accelerator and Non-domestic Vacant Rating Consultation
As I mentioned to your colleague, the public consultation on the business growth accelerator and non-domestic vacant rating launched on 1 July and will close on 23 September. The proposed business growth accelerator will provide temporary targeted relief for businesses that are making qualifying improvements to their…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Business Growth Accelerator and Non-domestic Vacant Rating Consultation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Business Growth Accelerator and Non-domestic Vacant Rating Consultation
I have, specifically in relation to a reduction in VAT and the pressures facing our hospitality sector, particularly along the border corridor. Along with others, I have pressed them to bring forward a pilot scheme that reduces VAT on the hospitality sector here and examine how that reduction assists business growth.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Rates Reduction: Hospitality Sector Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Rates Reduction: Hospitality Sector
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a fhreagra. Has the Minister had any engagement with the British Government on the issue?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Rates Reduction: Hospitality Sector Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Rates Reduction: Hospitality Sector
We launched a public consultation on the business growth accelerator and non-domestic vacant rating in July. That will finish in September, and it relates to business rates. I have also included in my draft Budget a £10 million fund for the sole purpose of supporting our business sector, which is facing challenges of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Rates Reduction: Hospitality Sector Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Rates Reduction: Hospitality Sector
I think that everybody should pay their rates in a fair and equitable manner. I believe in fair and equitable taxation, which is then used to provide public services and support the economy. That is my firm belief in all these matters. To match one year against a previous year may not provide an accurate read of these…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Rates Recovery Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Rates Recovery
I thank the Minister for his answer. The Minister will hopefully be aware that more than £27 million was recorded in the "write off/write on" category last year alone, which is an increase of more than 50% on the previous year. At a time when our Executive are under significant financial pressures, does the Minister…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Rates Recovery Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Rates Recovery
Land and Property Services (LPS) takes a very studious approach to rates collection. It will engage with those who owe rates money to try to understand each case and circumstance. LPS will work with those people right up to the point at which it feels that it is necessary to bring them to court to retrieve the funds.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Rates Recovery Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Rates Recovery
I do not have any dates in front of me, but I will be happy to share such information with the Member in due course.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Census Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Census
I thank the Minister very much for that. If he has any idea of the date on which the consultation will open, it would be very helpful if he would share that with us. As we know, the second religion question is not mandatory. It would be good to hear the public's rationale for its removal.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Census Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Census
The position is that the questionnaires etc will have to go out for consultation. There will be engagement on what exactly will be in the questionnaire. I look forward to hearing the public's responses to the consultation and learning the best way forward.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Census Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Census
It would be best if you wrote to the Departments concerned about the stories and information that you have gathered, and asked them why those various scenarios have arisen. Departments are operating on a 95% Budget, which is far from ideal. However, I have had no reports of any Department running out of funds to carry…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
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