Independent site. Not an official website of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Find out more
MLA Culture Wars

Search Assembly records

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.

107,470 records match, page 2873 of 4299.

  1. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    • Mrs Naomi Long Alliance
    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    I thank the Member for giving way. There are many votes in the House where my vote counts for less than his vote and, indeed, those of other Members of the House. You are right: of course we are up in arms. Treating every Member of the House equally is the very definition of democracy.

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  3. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    Before I make my remarks, I will read an email that I received last night, which articulates sentiments that are seldom heard in the Chamber and even more seldom heard on the airwaves. It came from a number of young, articulate unionists who are concerned about how the protocol is negatively impacting on them: "We…

    Flagged Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty Criteria met: Identity framing, Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  4. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    I appreciate the Member's generosity in taking interventions. She pointed out that the UK Government are a significant contributor to PEACE PLUS: I acknowledge and welcome that. Will she direct me to the line item in the Budget that shows that the UK Government have replaced the European social fund and all the other…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  7. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    • Mrs Naomi Long Alliance
    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Is it in order, when the Chair has ruled on a matter — the Speaker has ruled that a legitimate vote will take place this evening — for a Member to continue to challenge the ruling of the Chair in this way?

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  8. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    • Mrs Naomi Long Alliance
    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    On a point of order, Mr Speaker. A number of Members have called this vote some kind of a "fix", and now, the legitimacy of the vote is being referred to. Can you confirm to the House that this vote is entirely legitimate and is in order in how it is about to proceed?

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  11. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    The reaction that we have just seen means that some Members do protest and are protesting too much and that we have hit a very sore spot. However, rigorous implementation was called for, no matter how anyone wants to dress it up or make it look. I will continue. That is not the only affront to democracy that we are…

    Not flagged Decided on a second assessment.

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  12. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    I thank the Member for giving way, because it saves me having to make a point of order. I am sure that the Alliance Member for South Belfast would not want to mislead the House, but earlier she responded to the allegation of rigorous implementing by saying that that was specifically in reference to the Internal Market…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  13. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    I thank the Member for giving way. I am sick. That is why I left my seat, and I am sorry about that. I never said that you are backward. I do not think that anyone heard me say that, and Hansard will reflect that I never said that you are backward.

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  14. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    Thank you. I appreciate that. At the start of your remarks, you talked about what you regarded as sneering from Members. There was quite a bit of sneering, chuntering and Members shouting from their place from the DUP Benches as well. During one of the first speeches, we were referred to as "quislings". There were…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  15. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    I appreciate the Member's giving way. I am interested in some of what she says, to the extent that she was an MEP. Although I obviously do not, in large part, share her politics, she was a diligent MEP and did a lot of work and had a mandate. Does she agree with our call to return Northern Ireland's representation to…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  18. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    I am not quite sure how to follow that bit at the end. Before I get to the substance of my speech, I want to put on record some of my concerns about the tone of the debate today, and particularly what I think of as a bit of sneering from some of the Members opposite. I do not think it does the Chamber any good at all.…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  19. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    I thank the Member for giving way. 'Safeguarding the Union' included a promise and a commitment on the establishment of Intertrade UK. That body was to be established not only to address real and practical issues but some of the misinformation that may lie with companies in Great Britain that believe that they cannot…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  20. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    Given the hour and the length of the debate, I have reduced my speech from a chunky 45 minutes to a concise 30 minutes. I hear cheers from around the Assembly Chamber. I do not want to go into the technical details of the articles, as they have already been well rehearsed by colleagues over the course of the debate.…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  21. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    Absolutely. It is the most porous border in Europe. It would be impossible to contemplate anything resembling a hard border. Again, we are talking about spilt milk at this stage. It is done. The deal is done, and we now need to make it work for everyone. Thank goodness that we have open borders on our island. Our…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  22. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    On the subject of opportunities for Derry and the north-west region, will the Member acknowledge that some of the Members opposite talk about the fantasy idea of mutual enforcement? They may want to go back to a period when members of the Shared Prosperity Commission went to the north-west region. They — some of the…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  24. Debate contribution: Democratic Consent Resolution

    My goodness, today really has triggered me. It is like rolling back the years and arguing over spilt milk. The Brexit band has reformed and is playing many of the old tunes, and, now, I will rehash some of my old tunes as well. The decision to leave the EU was one of the reasons why I, like many others in the Chamber,…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

Download all records matching these filters (up to 100,000 rows): CSV · JSON