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To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on any discussions he has had with the Minister for the Economy on the recommendations for short-term lets and Airbnbs.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the other options considered by his Department to help and support the pensioners impacted by the loss of the Winter Fuel Payment, as detailed in his statement to the Assembly on 19 November 2024.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in light of the announcement of the Emergency Fuel Support 2024-25 payment, to detail any steps his Department is taking to also provide support to non-pensioner households impacted by the higher cost of living.
To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the recently-published research by the Chartered Institute of Housing which calls for the introduction of a new letting agent regulatory framework, including mandating the registration of letting agents and establishing an enforcement mechanism to ensure…
To ask the Minister for Communities, in relation to the renewed Housing Supply Strategy, to detail any actions his Department has considered in relation to youth homelessness and addressing the increased risk of homelessness facing care-experienced young people.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I thank Mr Crawford for securing the debate and for speaking to these important issues. I join Mr Gaston in commending Mr Crawford and paying tribute to his volunteering work and particular interest in this area. I thank all Members for their contributions to the debate, and I will…
I take the opportunity to welcome the Member who secured the Adjournment debate to the Education Committee. We have had him with us for the past few weeks now, which has been great. I thank him so much for bringing the topic to the Chamber, because it is such an important issue. Every child deserves the opportunity to…
I start, like the rest of the Members who have spoken, by commending my colleague Colin Crawford for securing the Adjournment debate. I also commend him for his volunteering work over the years, prior to coming to the House, with special needs kids. I know that SEN provision is a topic that is close to his heart. It…
I thank my constituency colleague Colin for bringing the debate before us. Most of us will have had some of the families in our offices, explaining the situations that they have been in. Special educational needs provision in North Antrim needs to be looked at through a rural lens. Members have already spoken about…
I thank the Member for North Antrim, Colin Crawford, for securing the Adjournment debate and bringing the issue to the Education Minister's attention. We all grapple with the issue of SEN provision not only in our constituency of North Antrim but across Northern Ireland, as the number of children needing special…
I thank Colin for securing the Adjournment debate. It is a very appropriate opportunity to discuss an important issue. I begin by declaring an interest. My wife is a special educational needs assistant in a school in North Antrim. Every child, irrespective of background or ability, is entitled to an education. Every…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. A pressing concern that affects countless families across North Antrim and, indeed, throughout Northern Ireland is the inadequate special educational needs provision in our schools. The matter transcends politics: it is about our commitment to ensuring that every child has access to…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Today's debate has been important. Who would have thought that four months of Labour Government would have wreaked such havoc and destruction on the stable block of UK society? They have pickpocketed pensioners, tied the arm of small businesses behind their back with National Insurance…
Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will address the two aspects of the motion. One is the earmarked funding, and the other is inheritance tax. I will start with inheritance tax, because it has been the issue of last night, of today and of recent weeks. As Members will know, the issues raised in the motion are a…
If the Member were in any way aware of the issues in relation to ammonia, he would know that I inherited a situation in which, as was recently found by the Office for Environmental Protection, the Department had acted unlawfully. I am working through the issues. If we have a genuine desire to turn around the UK's…
The motion condemns the actions of the Government in relation to their assault on family farms, and so it should. However, I will watch with interest how Members vote here shortly. As my party leader noted last night, just half of Northern Ireland's MPs bothered to vote when the issue came before the Commons, which is…
At the outset, I declare an interest in this and the previous motion, as I am a farming family member. I support the motion and thank the proposer for bringing it to the House. The debate follows the Ulster Farmers' Union rally last night at the Eikon centre. As has been referenced, over 6,000 farm family members…
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion as we defend the future of farming families and the rural communities that sustain us all. The British Government's autumn Budget does not prioritise farmers and protect the rural economy in the North of Ireland. Those are not oversights; they are political choices that…
Like others, I attended the event in the Eikon exhibition centre yesterday evening. I was glad that I did, because I was able to hear at first hand the concerns of Ulster's farmers. I thank the UFU for organising it and the DUP for tabling the motion. The farmers at that event were able to give context to how the…
As I did in the previous debate, I declare an interest as a partner in a farm business. This is a welcome opportunity for the House to send out a united and resolute message to the Labour Government that this tax raid on farmers cannot be tolerated. I encourage all farmers, and, indeed, anyone with an interest in…
I welcome the opportunity to speak to the motion tabled by the Members opposite, which draws urgent attention to a crisis that is growing with each passing day. Our farmers are facing pressures that threaten not only their livelihoods but their well-being and mental health. As we discuss the implications of the…