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I would love to see that scheme developed in more places than it is. The identification of need is based on the multiple index of deprivation, so there is a sound evidence base for where the schemes should operate. Would I like them to be extended into other parts of Northern Ireland? Yes, I would, but, like…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: 0-3 Learning Framework Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: 0-3 Learning Framework
Minister, do you have any plans to review the criteria for Sure Start provision? Typically, it is now used via postcode. In my constituency, a couple of million-pound houses qualify for Sure Start provision, yet pockets of people who may receive benefits do not.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: 0-3 Learning Framework Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: 0-3 Learning Framework
The Executive have moved at pace to take forward the initial schemes that we have stood up. That is why priority was given to the childcare subsidy scheme, which is delivering £1 million every month, drawing down the tax-free allowance that we get from Westminster as the component part on which we built the scheme. We…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: 0-3 Learning Framework Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: 0-3 Learning Framework
Minister, to break the cycles of poverty, inequality and poor educational outcomes, research and evidence from education, health, justice and economic experts all point to the importance of comprehensive early intervention. Does the Minister therefore accept that it is imperative that his Department initiates within…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: 0-3 Learning Framework Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: 0-3 Learning Framework
I know that the Member has championed the issues for a period of time, and I thank her for that. It will be my Department that brings forward the work on the strategy. That is the detailed work that we are engaging on. We will pull together the various strands to allow us to take that forward. I will lead on it, but,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: 0-3 Learning Framework Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: 0-3 Learning Framework
Thank you, Minister, for such a positive response. That is really wonderful to hear. Which body will be responsible for developing the framework? Will it be the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) or a separate body? It is really good news.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: 0-3 Learning Framework Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: 0-3 Learning Framework
I confirm that the introduction of an early learning framework covering that age group is being considered as part of the work to develop a draft early learning and childcare strategy. Such a framework will take account of relevant existing guidance in programmes such as Sure Start and the preschool education…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: 0-3 Learning Framework Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: 0-3 Learning Framework
We are going through the consultation responses at the moment. Those will, in turn, be put into the draft legislation. There will be an opportunity for the Assembly to process, debate and amend the legislation and to put it through the Committee Stage. We will ensure that we continue to hear from those who wish to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Employment Rights Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Employment Rights
Go raibh maith agat, a Aire. Minister, recent research by the Respect at Work campaign and Queen's University suggests that union busting is rampant across the island of Ireland, with 69% of workers surveyed reporting consistent anti-union behaviour from employers. Are you confident that the "good jobs" employment…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Employment Rights Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Employment Rights
One of the four themes of the consultation is "Voice and representation". That is to ensure that people have the rights to organise and to be represented by trade unions and that those rights become enshrined. The British Government have retreated from those rights in many ways over the past 14 years. Thankfully, some…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Employment Rights Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Employment Rights
I agree that we should be given more powers, and if the Member wishes to take more powers from the British Government, I am happy to have his support; that has been an ambition of ours for some time. In this instance, Intertrade UK is not within my responsibilities. My responsibility involves InterTradeIreland and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Intertrade UK Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Intertrade UK
Minister, you previously told me that the budget for InterTradeIreland had ballooned by more than £1·8 million since the introduction of the protocol and that it had taken on three additional staff. Based on your previous response, when will you become a Minister who is in charge of his whole Department, rather than…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Intertrade UK Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Intertrade UK
My understanding is that Intertrade UK will be based in Whitehall. It is a creation of the British Government, and they will have responsibility for it. No responsibility for its creation, its personnel or its staffing costs lies on this side of the Irish Sea. It is entirely a creation of the British Government and it…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Intertrade UK Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Intertrade UK
It does not include a commitment to move investment outside Belfast. It includes a commitment to grow more and at a higher level outside Belfast. It is not about moving anything anywhere but about growing and encouraging more growth. There have been many headlines about foreign direct investment and jobs that have…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Job Creation: Ards and North Down Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Job Creation: Ards and North Down
I thank the Minister for his answer. Figures acquired from his Department show that no new jobs have been created from foreign direct investment in the Ards and North Down Council area since 2020. Does the Minister think that that is acceptable, and will he explain to my constituents why his Department's new…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Job Creation: Ards and North Down Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Job Creation: Ards and North Down
We are content, as I said, to work: we have set targets for outside the greater Belfast area, but we continue to want to see growth inside that area, and we will continue to support economic development there. If he wishes to discuss with Invest, or, indeed, the Department our approach to specific aspects of his…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Job Creation: Ards and North Down Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Job Creation: Ards and North Down
Yes. Some colleges are struggling for people with the teaching capacity for those skills, but we are continuing to work at that and to provide more flexibility for the colleges in how they recruit people in order to try to ensure that we have sufficient trainers for young people. There are huge opportunities for young…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Trade Careers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Trade Careers
I thank the Minister for his response. Does the Minister agree that there is a scarcity of trades personnel and, therefore, a need for young tradespeople to come into the system?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Trade Careers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Trade Careers
We are working on careers advice to make sure that young people have all the advice on the trades that they seek. Careers advice has not been consistent or coherent across the entire school network. We want to ensure that that is the case and that we have more apprenticeship opportunities for young people. However,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Trade Careers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Trade Careers
If we find that the definition of a carer is not being fully understood, yes, I am very happy to ensure that it is revisited. I am sure that that will be reflected in the consultation responses, a significant number of which are being analysed over the autumn. We intend to move to drafting the legislation over the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Carers NI: Paid Carers' Leave Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Carers NI: Paid Carers' Leave
Thank you very much, Minister. I am glad to hear that consultation on the 'good jobs' employment rights Bill includes consideration for paid carers' leave. Will there be any guidance for employers about who a carer is?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Carers NI: Paid Carers' Leave Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Carers NI: Paid Carers' Leave
I am aware that carers continue to press for that right. I have said that quite a lot of our 'good jobs' employment rights Bill, which we are consulting on, relates to carers and their rights. I would like to see a situation where people are entitled to paid carers' leave. That will be a matter for the Executive; it…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Carers NI: Paid Carers' Leave Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Carers NI: Paid Carers' Leave
We have been quite relaxed about how councils and local partners come together for this work. The only thing that we have specified is that there has to be a genuine partnership. You are right that the LMPs have very similar functions to LEPs. If councils wish to have some kind of arrangement between those bodies, to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Local Economic Partnerships Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Local Economic Partnerships
Thank you, Minister. Given the fact that the departmental guidance on memberships of LEPs appears to mirror current labour market partnerships (LMP), does the Minister envisage significant duplication, and will he encourage LMPs to realign their function in order to avoid that?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Local Economic Partnerships Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Local Economic Partnerships
We are in dialogue with councils to ensure that those plans are worked through and understood clearly by everybody, that whatever measures are needed to make sure that they can function are there and that we do so at pace, because we want to see the local economic partnerships up and running by the new financial year.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Local Economic Partnerships Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Local Economic Partnerships
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