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I thank the Sinn Féin Members for tabling the motion and the DUP Members for their amendment. We, in Alliance, are content to support both. In recent years, we have seen an increase in the use of aesthetic medicines in non-surgical cosmetic procedures as a result of new technologies and products in that field. The…
I very much welcome the fact that the proposer of the motion supports our amendment. When it comes to healthcare, no matter how minor the procedure may seem, safety must always come first. The lens through which any regulation should be looked at is one that focuses on making the industry safer for patients. My party…
I beg to move We tabled this motion in the hope that we can create consensus on the urgent need for greater regulation of non-surgical cosmetic products and procedures in order to improve the safeguarding of the health and well-being of our population, particularly our young people. As many Members will be aware, in…
I appreciate the Member's comments, but I want to clarify that it is my intention that that will not just be for 2025-26 but moving forward, because I think that we need to invest far more in homelessness prevention. We need to do the other things as well, but we need to do that now and that needs to continue. I want…
I am not sure whether the Member joined NIFHA during its recent mobile billboard campaign, but will she recognise that one of the statistics that it highlighted in that campaign was that, at the current rate, we will not tackle the housing waiting list until 2064?
Thank you, Principal Deputy Speaker. As I rise to conclude the debate, I thank the Minister for his contribution. It contained some very good news that I know others outside the Building will be delighted to hear. I hoped that you were going to say, Minister, that funding for the prevention of homelessness was…
Thank you very much, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I thank the Members who tabled the motion for debate in the House. I also thank all those who took part in the debate, and I agree with much that was said. The motion is timely, and I look forward to making a number of announcements during my remarks that show my…
I am pleased to join political parties in supporting the motion. Homelessness remains one of the most urgent and growing issues of our generation. As we mark Homelessness Awareness Week, we must recognise that we are in the midst of a housing crisis. Over 58,000 individuals are officially homeless: that is one in…
That was another successfully negotiated resolution that ended industrial action. Rightly, those support staff, who are some of our most underpaid, campaigned, and we achieved the pay and grading review. That has been a two-stage process, improving the terms and conditions in the pay and grading review. The payment…
If we were to apply the 5·5% that the English body recommended, which has been accepted, it would leave the Department with a shortfall of just over £20 million to bridge the gap. However, the teachers' pay claim is not for 5·5%; it is for 13·5%. It is simply impossible. Members may believe that my Department can…
I thank the Member for her contribution over the years at Laurelhill. I know that it was very much appreciated by the many pupils whom she had in her care. In the October monitoring round, the Department submitted bids of £189 million for resource DEL, nearly £89 million for capital DEL and just over £560,000 for…
Minister, I am incredibly proud of my time at Laurelhill and of all the pupils who went through that school. It was truly a child-centred school, which is really important for education.
I just want to make sure that the processes work. I know about the campaign that Alma has led. She is a constituent of mine. I have been with her, and we have talked through the issues. Many colleagues have been part of that campaign and rightly so, because Caleb's cause is a just one. However, it is about how we give…
Minister, I appreciate that, but, given that your colleague in the Government said that it was unlikely that such legislation would go through in this mandate, will you commit to working with the Minister for the Economy to see whether we can use your Bill as a vehicle in order to, finally, get that through?
That is a hugely important issue, and Members have raised it before. It cuts across a number of Departments. Nineteen is the compulsory age for education for young people with special educational needs. A transition framework then takes place that engages the Department of Health and the Department for the Economy.…
I am more than happy to try to identify ways of extracting as much funding as I can. I will engage with officials about practice that is being deployed in other parts of the United Kingdom so that we maximise the financial resource available to us. We are waiting to see how the Labour Government intend to invest in…
I thank the Minister for his remarks. He might direct his officials to communicate particularly with Manchester, which is innovative in looking at some of the new funding mechanisms. There may not be a direct equivalence, but will the Minister approach Manchester or consider best practice across the rest of the United…
The Executive and the Finance Minister regularly challenge Ministers to make greater use of the financial transactions scheme. It depends, however, on the type of projects that are being taken forward. It is more suitable for housing associations, for example, to take that forward, because, when it comes to borrowing,…
The plan will cover a wide range of issues. It has taken 19 months to carry out the review and pull together the various aspects of special educational needs provision. The Member has highlighted a number of issues that are important, but there is a multiplicity of areas to be addressed. A wide-ranging review has…
I thank the Minister for his answer. Will the action plan end the practice of treating SEN pupils as supernumerary for placements and ensure that children with statements are placed in school on an equal footing with their peers?
I thank the Member for his question. Work on the end-to-end review has been completed. We are moving towards having a transformational delivery plan to determine what actions will be taken forward. I am actively engaging with officials in my Department on that delivery plan because I want to see it published. Work on…