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Therefore, it is also possible—. With respect, I heard the Member interject with "rape". Rape is sexual assault by penetration, and, therefore, it is possible for somebody to commit that offence. Bear in mind that some people are post-operative and can commit those offences. Again, I caution Members against…
I thank the Member for giving way. The issue is about understanding how people transition. Many trans men will have taken testosterone and will have significant strength because the hormone changes determine their strength. Indeed, when they start hormone therapy, trans women will often remark on their shock at the…
I just want to clarify something. You said that a trans man would be held in a women's prison and that would increase the risk. That would be a biological woman who could not commit an offence such as rape and would not have the extra strength that men have vis-à-vis women. I am trying to understand it.
I thank the Member for giving way. Some Members were not in the Chamber when we had the discussion with the Chair last night, but the ruling is specifically on the policy that pertained in Scottish prisons, which was a bright-line policy, where anyone who was a trans woman was automatically housed in the female estate…
I support amendment No 96 and oppose amendment No 97. I do not plan to speak to amendment No 96, as there were a number of interventions last night, and I will leave many of the remarks to my party colleague the Minister of Justice. We oppose Timothy Gaston's amendment. I do not plan to mention too much about it, but…
Like the Member who has just spoken, I and my colleagues in Sinn Féin will vote in favour of amendment No 96, which we believe to be a common-sense amendment to increase safety provisions for prisoners as they return to the outside world, and against amendment No 97, which is a deliberate and politically motivated…
The SDLP will support amendment No 96 and oppose amendment No 97. On amendment No 96, the Chamber should ask itself a simple question: are we setting people up to succeed when they leave prison, or are we setting them up to fail? Rehabilitation begins not the week after someone is released but the moment they walk…
I have nothing to add to my original comments other than to respond to Mr Brooks. It was clear in our Committee discussions and in my remarks that I certainly do not view the date as a target and would hope that we could move through the process more quickly, but, given the particular concerns raised by the teaching…
I will say a few words rather make a lengthy speech. The Justice Bill is coming up, and I am sure that my colleague Mr Frew will have that covered. I rise not to oppose the Committee Stage extension but just to place on record my party's view, which the Chair has reflected, that the deadline should not be a target but…
The Committee for Education decided its timeline for the Committee Stage of the Education Inspections Bill by attempting to strike a balance between the competing priorities of delivering legislation in a timely fashion and the crucial components of good scrutiny. Having considered all the relevant factors in the mix,…
On behalf of the AERA Committee, I request an extension to the Committee Stage of the Hunting with Dogs Bill to 5 February 2027. That date was agreed after discussions in Committee on 11 June 2026, and I will now outline the reasons why the Committee agreed to request that extension of the Committee Stage. The…
I beg to move Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. The regulations are part of the annual uprating package. They increase the lump sum compensation that is payable by the scheme under the Mesothelioma, etc., Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. As with the previous motions, we do this every year. It has the same benefits as the…
I beg to move The uprating of our benefits in line with the consumer price index is something simple that we do every year, so I do not intend to detain the House for too long. We understand what the statutory rules do, why they are necessary, and why it is necessary for us to stay in line with the rest of the UK and…
I thank the Minister for giving way. Like other Members, I welcome the fact that we have reached this point. There seems to be consensus among Committee members and, I am sure, all Members that the introduction of these measures will save lives, which begs the question of whether the 10-year delay in introducing the…
Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. I genuinely want to thank everyone for their contributions to the debate. First, I want to acknowledge the work of the Committee to complete its scrutiny. This has been a fast-moving process, some of which has been out of my control, but we are keen to get it in place for all…
Before I start, I send my condolences and thoughts to the family of Kourtney McCormick and the families of all those who have lost their lives on our roads this year and in recent years. It is truly tragic, and our thoughts are with them all. We all want to see fewer road traffic collisions, fewer serious injuries,…
Minister, the thrust of graduated driver licensing is to provide new and learner drivers and riders with better experiences and skills over time, doing so in low-risk environments. There was much consternation across the House and in Committee around the way in which the Minister first announced that plan.…
I start by sharing my condolences and those of my party colleagues to the family of Kourtney McCormick on her tragic passing. I welcome the important next step in the introduction of the graduated driver licensing scheme as Alliance spokesperson for Infrastructure, a Policing Board member and chair of the all-party…
I, too, associate myself with the Minister's comments on the tragic death of Kourtney McCormick. I send my condolences and sympathy to her family at this very sad time. Road safety should be a priority for us all. I therefore welcome the motion to approve the statutory rule on graduated driver licensing that has been…
I echo the Minister's condolences to the McCormick family after the tragic death of their little angel, Kourtney. While I can offer no words that will soothe their pain, grief and sadness, I know that the Carnagat community will wrap their arms around the family and offer them support. I measc na naomh go raibh sí. I…
I beg to move Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. The regulations before us today will amend the Motor Vehicles (Specified Restrictions) Regulations (NI) 1998. These amending regulations are required to facilitate the introduction of graduated driver licensing (GDL). I believe that the GDL has the potential to…