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Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Supply Resolution for the Northern Ireland Spring Supplementary Estimates 2023-24 and Supply Resolution for the Northern Ireland Estimates: Vote On Account 2024-25 ( 9 Apr 2024)

Jim Allister: ...a day. Where is the financial accountability in all those things? Then we come to the Vote on Account. Of course, that is at the huge level of 65%. No doubt, that is because the Executive have no confidence that they will be able to produce a Budget before the end of July, which is when the normal Vote on Account would run out. Therefore, they have given themselves the greatest possible...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members' Business: NI Water Challenges ( 8 Apr 2024)

Peter McReynolds: ...were meant to have multi-annual Budgets, but we have missed out on those. Multi-annual Budgets would have better served the long-term assets needed to deliver and manage water and would have given confidence to the construction, civil engineering, housing and business sectors, as they would see certainty in the future, rather than the unfortunate dysfunction of recent years and the...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members' Business: Shared Future: Strategic Framework ( 8 Apr 2024)

David Honeyford: ...anyone is from. What challenged her was her great-grandson living out a completely different way of life, uncomfortable, right up close and personal. While photo opportunities are good for building confidence in this place — I am not dismissing that, because it is important that that happens — hard decisions are needed to help challenge, to integrate and to unite people.

Northern Ireland Assembly: Members' Statements: Milltown Cemetery ( 8 Apr 2024)

Nuala McAllister: ...of the ground in question. Since the story was reported, a number of people have been in touch with me with similar concerns that their relatives may be affected. Families impacted deserve to have confidence that the remains of their loved ones will not be disturbed. I also encourage anyone who has been affected by this or would like help to locate the remains of their loved ones on the...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Students: Visual Impairment ( 8 Apr 2024)

Baroness Barran: ...education and accessibility features which can reduce or remove barriers to learning. Following the promising results of a pilot training programme in 2022 to increase mainstream school staff confidence using assistive technology, the government extended training to capture more detailed data on the impact on teachers and learners. The independent evaluation will be published in May 2024....

Written Answers — Treasury: Consumers: Expenditure ( 8 Apr 2024)

Baroness Vere of Norbiton: Consumer confidence has strengthened considerably over the past year. The March 2024 release of the GfK index indicated that consumer confidence was 15 points stronger than in March 2023. Government continues to back consumers and retailers. With the economy beginning to turn a corner, we are now able to make responsible tax cuts to boost growth while meeting the fiscal rules to ensure...

Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Musicians: EU Countries ( 3 Apr 2024)

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay: ...UK’s generous approach, but we encourage them to do so. We have worked across Government and in collaboration with the music and wider creative industries to support artists to work and tour with confidence in the European Union. Ongoing industry engagement continues at ministerial and official level. This includes several recent events with the sector focused on touring and export...

Written Answers — Home Office: Sexual Offences: Prosecutions ( 2 Apr 2024)

Laura Farris: ...Regulator (FSR) and code of practice on a statutory footing. Compliance with the FSR’s code will ensure the integrity of digital evidence presented to the courts, helping to maintain public confidence in our systems. Through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act (2022), we introduced a clear statutory basis for requesting devices from victims of crime so that information is only...

Scottish Parliament: Hate Incidents (Recording) (28 Mar 2024)

...issues in ways that are appropriate. I go back to the central point that stirring-up offences are not new. They have existed since 1986—so for most of my entire life—therefore I have absolute confidence in Police Scotland’s ability to police new stirring-up offences in ways that are appropriate. I say again to Douglas Ross that his party, the Conservatives, supported the extension of...

Scottish Parliament: XL Bully-type Dogs (Definition) (28 Mar 2024)

...UK Government minister replied, giving no clarity whatsoever on the issue. As the member knows, Scotland has a dog control notice regime, which does not exist in England and Wales. I have great confidence in that system. There are currently more than 1,200 active dog control notices, and XL bully dogs represent 2 per cent of the DCNs that are in force. I stand by the position of deed, not...

Scottish Parliament: Crystal FM Radio (28 Mar 2024)

Christine Grahame: ...community high school, and Peebles and Lasswade high schools can continue to participate in the service, gaining hands-on experience in all aspects of broadcasting, thereby developing skills, confidence and self-esteem. Those committed volunteers ensure the smooth running and scheduling of programmes. They do outreach work with individuals who are housebound and encourage others to visit...

Scottish Parliament: Rail Travel (Safety) (28 Mar 2024)

Fiona Hyslop: ...to 24 travel safe officers, following the success of the team. ScotRail and the British Transport Police have put a range of measures in place, on trains and in stations, with the aim of providing confidence among the travelling public and rail staff that the railway is safe and secure for all.

Scottish Parliament: Public Transport (Fair Fares Review) (28 Mar 2024)

Fiona Hyslop: ...that some of the biggest challenges are in rural and semi-rural areas, and it is important to try get sustainability in a privately operated, run and regulated system. I stress that we need to give confidence and support to the private bus operators, who are looking at innovative ways of tackling that. I am particularly impressed with the work of Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire councils...

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill - Second Reading (27 Mar 2024)

Lord Palmer of Childs Hill: ...the risk that the UK Government can move the goalposts and retrospectively—I emphasise the word again—apply changes to existing investment returns. This will lead to uncertainty and a loss of confidence in the UK economy. The result will be fewer British businesses getting the investment they need, less housing being built, lower economic growth, and lower tax revenues to fund things...

Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Pharmacy: ICT (27 Mar 2024)

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath: ...Government, following Pharmacy First claims recently appearing incorrectly in the NHS Business Services Authority’s 'Manage Your Service' portal, what assessment they have made of (1) the loss of confidence of community pharmacies in the Pharmacy First claims system, and (2) the impact on them of needing to set up a manual double-checking system to ensure that they do not lose out on funding.

Scottish Parliament: Prestwick Airport (27 Mar 2024)

Màiri McAllan: ...to take the airport into public ownership. Thanks to the hard work of the board, management and employees at the site, the airport is now consistently profitable and can look to its future with confidence.

Scottish Parliament: Food Waste Reduction Target (27 Mar 2024)

Annie Wells: ..., such as to have a maximum of 5 per cent of waste to landfill and a minimum of 70 per cent recycling of waste by 2025. Given last week’s devastating report by the Climate Change Committee, what confidence does the Government have that it will meet all six of its targets by 2025?

Scottish Parliament: Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 (27 Mar 2024)

Beatrice Wishart: ...carries a weight of responsibility. Getting it right is key to securing the future of the agricultural sector and providing not just existing farmers and crofters, but also new entrants, with the confidence that they need. Scotland’s agricultural sector is important not just to our rural areas, but to our entire country. The bill must reflect that importance.

Women’s State Pension Age - Statement (26 Mar 2024)

Lord Dodds of Duncairn: ...Government, through the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the weekend, to the maintenance of the triple lock. It is extremely important that that assurance is given. I remember when we negotiated the confidence and supply agreement with the then Conservative Government, this was one of our central demands and the Government committed to that. I am glad that it remains in place. On this issue...

Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill - Second Reading (26 Mar 2024)

Lord Callanan: ...Party, but we must retain those skilled jobs in the industry, and our firm belief is that this Bill will help us to achieve exactly that. To conclude, the Bill will give industry the certainty and confidence it needs to continue to invest in the North Sea, strengthening our energy security and supporting the energy transition as we move towards our goal of net zero, through the...


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