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I speak in my capacity as a member of the Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and in my role as the Alliance Party's AERA spokesperson. I am mindful, too, of my role as chair of the all-party group on animal welfare. The starting point for me is that the statistics speak for themselves when it…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Bovine TB Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Bovine TB
I beg to move the following amendment: I thank the Members who tabled the motion for highlighting this important issue, which faces livestock farmers across Northern Ireland. All of us who represent rural constituencies are acutely aware of it, and many of us have referred to it in other debates and in questions to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Bovine TB Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Bovine TB
Domestic homicide reviews provide organisations with an opportunity to reflect on policy and procedure and determine whether those can be amended or improved. They are vital because they keep people who are at risk of domestic abuse safer. To date, four executive summaries have been published. Some of their…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Domestic Homicide Reviews Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Domestic Homicide Reviews
I find it slightly ironic that one DUP Member is asking me to spend more on Magilligan while another is asking me to spend less. The simple answer to your question is no, I would not consider it. That is because it is capital investment for Magilligan. That money is being invested in a necessary development that will…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Legal Aid Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Legal Aid
Minister, I was going to ask whether you would consider reallocating some of the £13 million earmarked for the new prison cafe at Magilligan to help to address the issue, but you are, obviously, already addressing it. Thank you.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Legal Aid Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Legal Aid
My engagement with the Law Society and the Bar Council is ongoing. I will meet the Bar of Northern Ireland tomorrow, and I met the Law Society last week. As you know, Mr Speaker, I intend to bring a statement to the House in which I will set out my response not only to the Burgess review but to wider issues across the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Legal Aid Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Legal Aid
The chief executive and the chief investigator have already received the delegated authority to allow them to release reports. The absence of the ombudsman is therefore not a barrier to the release of reports.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman: Return to Work Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman: Return to Work
Has the Minister had any contact with the ombudsman about the release of the Kingsmills report?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman: Return to Work Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman: Return to Work
The Police Ombudsman has not returned to work at this point. The Department has ongoing conversations with the ombudsman's office to ensure that it has the requisite authorities to be able to continue with its work. At this point, there has been no indication of the date on which the ombudsman will return.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman: Return to Work Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman: Return to Work
Absolutely. When I visit Magilligan, one of the key things that I recognise is that what happens in the prison is not reflected in the estate on which it takes place. There is some excellent, important work happening through the Prison Service on rehabilitation, care for elderly prisoners and support for families, who…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Magilligan Prison: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Magilligan Prison: Update
I thank the Minister for her answer, and I agree. Does she recognise and accept that the prison has been ageing and decaying for many years and that it is important that there is investment in the facility, which will provide long-term employment for hundreds of people while ensuring a reduction in reoffending among…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Magilligan Prison: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Magilligan Prison: Update
The Member will be aware that we had to split the original business case, which included that work and the kitchen block, in two. We are now advancing the business case for the smaller accommodation block and the kitchen, and we will then look at the larger accommodation block. Those business cases are at the outline…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Magilligan Prison: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Magilligan Prison: Update
My focus and that of the director general is on ensuring that the Prison Service has the resources that it needs to ensure that it can focus on its key priorities, which are keeping people in custody safe and secure, keeping those who work in that environment safe and secure and supporting individuals in their…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Prison Population Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Prison Population
How are those numbers affecting resource pressures in the Prison Service?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Prison Population Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Prison Population
On 1 November 2021, the Northern Ireland prison population was 1,559. On 1 November 2024, it was 1,925, which is an increase of 24%. Although the population position has not become precarious as quickly as we had expected, it remains highly challenging and very finely balanced. Pressures continue to be felt most…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Prison Population Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Prison Population
It is not just something that I plan to do but something that I have been doing. At a constituency level, I wrote to the Minister for Communities about the fact that non-resident parents, even if they have shared custody, are entitled to housing benefit for only one additional room in their house by dispensation. If…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence: Support for Male Victims Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence: Support for Male Victims
I understand from the report that a lack of refuges and a lack of access to family may be barriers to men's coming forward. That does not all fall within your remit, Minister, so do you plan to have conversations with other Ministers to see how men can be supported across the Executive?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence: Support for Male Victims Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence: Support for Male Victims
We have good engagement, through our domestic and sexual abuse expert panel, with organisations that support male and female victims of violence. We also take other opportunities to engage with them throughout the year. The Men's Advisory Project (MAP) is a really good example of an organisation that speaks up for and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence: Support for Male Victims Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence: Support for Male Victims
One thing that I have done is ensure that the Commissioner Designate for Victims of Crime can attend the quarterly meetings of the Criminal Justice Board so that, as we discuss the changes that we wish to make to the justice system to improve access, speed up justice and introduce new protocols, we ensure that victims…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence: Support for Victims Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence: Support for Victims
I thank the Minister for her answer. Minister, Criminal Justice Inspection has identified the "fragmented" approach across the justice system as a barrier to access to justice. How will your Department ensure better working relationships between organisations across the justice system in order to create a unified…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence: Support for Victims Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence: Support for Victims
First, I share the Member's concern about the rising number of domestic-related homicides in Northern Ireland. That is one reason why we have introduced domestic homicide reviews. The learning from those reviews will, I believe, be instructive in ensuring that our partners who respond at an operational level are able…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence: Support for Victims Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence: Support for Victims
First, it would not be appropriate for me or my Department to engage directly with the Director of Public Prosecutions or the judiciary on any specific sentence, because they are completely impartial and independent of the Department and it is right that they should be. However, at the criminal justice board, for…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls
Will the Minister outline how many times her Department has engaged with the Director of Public Prosecutions when sentences for violence against women and girls have been too lenient and how many sentences that applies to?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls
There are programmes that allow perpetrators, either through self-referral or police referral, to engage directly with us. For some time, the Department has funded the Promoting Positive Relationships programme, which is run by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland. It aims to provide men who are alleged to have…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls
How is the Minister targeting or focusing on the perpetrators of abuse against women and girls?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls
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