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Minister, I now accept that all Executive parties are fully committed to ensuring and fighting for a fairer funding settlement in Northern Ireland where we are funded to the point of need, but, if the Minister is honest, he will admit that that was not always the case. On mature reflection, does he believe that it was…
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Our public servants and the public who use the public services want to ensure that, one, the services are there, in place and sustainable, and, two, that our public servants are properly paid and rewarded for the services that they deliver. That is at the core of my discussions and other Ministers' discussions with…
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The Minister has used the word "fairness" a number of times: there is no fairness in you or your Executive colleagues holding our people or public services to ransom while you play Russian roulette with the British Government. Can you provide any clarification on when this will be resolved? Simply throwing loose…
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I assure the Member that I have no intention of treating, nor have I treated, the public with contempt. I think that the public, especially our local public, are aware of how negotiations work and will respect the privacy of those as long as they are seen to be working towards a completion. This could be dealt with…
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Minister, you said that you would not negotiate in public, but you need to not show contempt for the public. It is people's lives that we are talking about. There is some talk of £1·5 billion or £3 billion extra over the next period of years. When, in your assessment, will it be "Job complete" on proper funding and an…
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Yes. As the Member said, I touched on that in my opening remarks. I want to put it on record that it is not a bid by me or any of my Executive colleagues to have funding in Scotland or Wales reduced. I recognise and respect the right of those two devolved institutions to be funded at a fair level. This is about…
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I thank the Minister for his answer. He touched on my supplementary question. Can he outline how the funding compares with that of Scotland and Wales and the impact on public services here?
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A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, with your permission, I will answer questions 2, 3, 8 and 11 together. I request an additional minute in which to respond. My priority remains securing a fair and sustainable multi-year Budget that provides certainty for Departments and enables long-term planning, investment and transformation…
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As I said, the objective is not to diminish the importance of marriage or civil partnerships but to ensure that, where relationships have broken down, the legal process is as fair, dignified and family-focused as possible. I want to see reform, just as, almost unanimously, the Assembly wanted to see reform in May…
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Following on from the previous question, Minister, will you outline why you are committed to and believe that it is important to remove fault grounds from divorce and dissolution proceedings?
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I believe that, in my proposals on the way forward, I have accommodated the views that have been expressed without undermining anybody's principles or stated views on the matter. I believe that I have accommodated concerns that were raised to me by Ministers and in the consultation process, yet and all the process has…
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Minister, as you said, it is a simple legislative change that would benefit many families going through amicable divorce proceedings. Have the Ministers who are blocking it given you a reason for doing so?
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It was several weeks ago — perhaps a couple of months ago. At that stage, we were up against the deadline to get legislation through the Assembly. I am not sure of the exact date, but it was within that time frame. The reason that I have not tried since is that it simply would not get through the legislative process…
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I thank the Minister for his answer. During the debate on the Second Stage of the Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill, the Minister stated that he had been trying to table a paper to the Executive on no-fault divorce and it was blocked. When did the Minister last attempt to bring the paper to the Executive?
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With your permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I will group questions 1 and 6. In May 2024, the Assembly supported amending the law on divorce and dissolution by adopting a no-fault system. The then Finance Minister, Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA, began the process of amending the existing law. When I took over as Finance…
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It was a point of order.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage
On a point of order, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I do not want to interfere with the debate, but will you clarify that any Bill that comes to the House under Standing Order 84 has been through preliminary scrutiny by the Speaker's Office? Some of the allegations and concerns that have been raised point to a…
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I thank the Member for giving way. The Bill sponsor mentioned the Equality Commission in his remarks. I tried to make an intervention, but it was not given on that occasion. Perhaps my colleague Mrs Dodds will clarify whether, insofar as she is aware, the Equality Commission supports the Bill. The Bill sponsor may…
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Let me proceed, because I have only a few minutes before the break. I promise that we can all discuss it in great detail thereafter. I was also interested in the Member's explanation for the lack of an equality impact assessment of the Bill. Like the Member, I have been following some of the commentary on the Bill.…
Decided on a second assessment.
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That goes to the heart of my point that legislation should be very clear about what it does and what it requires.
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I thank the Member for giving way. This point is worth reiterating, because the Bill sponsor was slightly confusing. I want us to be absolutely clear that there is no requirement in clause 1 for the counselling, coaching or instruction to be coercive. There is absolutely no requirement for that. That is absent from…
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That is absolutely correct. The Bill leads us, as parents and, for me now, as a grandparent, into a situation where we could be subjected to legal proceedings by the police and courts for what many of us deem to be normal parenting of our children. That might not be the Member's intent in the Bill, but it is important…
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That is not the case, because it is not just coercive behaviour. I will have lots more to say on that later. This is how clause 4 states that an offence is committed: "a person provides or carries out conversion therapy if the person provides or carries out any of the following— (a) counselling or any form of talking…
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I will, of course.
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Will the Member give way on that point?
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