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Official Report (Hansard) Official Report (Hansard) Monday 15 March 2021 Volume 137, No 1 Session 2020-2021 Contents Matter of the Day Death of Sarah Everard ..................................................................................................................... 1 Assembly Business Committee Membership .................................................................................................................... 5 Ministerial Statement Public Expenditure: Additional Business Support Schemes ............................................................. 6 Private Members' Business Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage ............................................... 14 Oral Answers to Questions Education ........................................................................................................................................... 23 Finance .............................................................................................................................................. 32 Question for Urgent Oral Answer Health ................................................................................................................................................ 42 Assembly Business Extension of Sitting ............................................................................................................................ 46 Private Members' Business Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage (Continued) ........................... 47 Assembly Members Aiken, Steve (South Antrim) Irwin, William (Newry and Armagh) Allen, Andy (East Belfast) Kearney, Declan (South Antrim) Allister, Jim (North Antrim) Kelly, Mrs Dolores (Upper Bann) Anderson, Ms Martina (Foyle) Kelly, Gerry (North Belfast) Archibald, Dr Caoimhe (East Londonderry) Kimmins, Ms Liz (Newry and Armagh) Armstrong, Ms Kellie (Strangford) Long, Mrs Naomi (East Belfast) Bailey, Ms Clare (South Belfast) Lunn, Trevor (Lagan Valley) Barton, Mrs Rosemary (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Lynch, Seán (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Beattie, Doug (Upper Bann) Lyons, Gordon (East Antrim) Beggs, Roy (East Antrim) Lyttle, Chris (East Belfast) Blair, John (South Antrim) McAleer, Declan (West Tyrone) Boylan, Cathal (Newry and Armagh) McCann, Fra (West Belfast) Bradley, Maurice (East Londonderry) McCrossan, Daniel (West Tyrone) Bradley, Ms Paula (North Belfast) McGlone, Patsy (Mid Ulster) Bradley, Ms Sinéad (South Down) McGrath, Colin (South Down) Bradshaw, Ms Paula (South Belfast) McGuigan, Philip (North Antrim) Brogan, Ms Nicola (West Tyrone) McHugh, Maolíosa (West Tyrone) Buchanan, Keith (Mid Ulster) McIlveen, Miss Michelle (Strangford) Buchanan, Thomas (West Tyrone) McLaughlin, Ms Sinead (Foyle) Buckley, Jonathan (Upper Bann) McNulty, Justin (Newry and Armagh) Bunting, Ms Joanne (East Belfast) Mallon, Ms Nichola (North Belfast) Butler, Robbie (Lagan Valley) Maskey, Alex (Speaker) Cameron, Mrs Pam (South Antrim) Middleton, Gary (Foyle) Carroll, Gerry (West Belfast) Muir, Andrew (North Down) Catney, Pat (Lagan Valley) Mullan, Ms Karen (Foyle) Chambers, Alan (North Down) Murphy, Conor (Newry and Armagh) Clarke, Trevor (South Antrim) Nesbitt, Mike (Strangford) Dickson, Stewart (East Antrim) Newton, Robin (East Belfast) Dillon, Ms Linda (Mid Ulster) Ní Chuilín, Ms Carál (North Belfast) Dodds, Mrs Diane (Upper Bann) O'Dowd, John (Upper Bann) Dolan, Ms Jemma (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) O'Neill, Mrs Michelle (Mid Ulster) Dunne, Gordon (North Down) O'Toole, Matthew (South Belfast) Durkan, Mark (Foyle) Poots, Edwin (Lagan Valley) Easton, Alex (North Down) Robinson, George (East Londonderry) Ennis, Ms Sinéad (South Down) Rogan, Ms Emma (South Down) Flynn, Ms Órlaithí (West Belfast) Sheehan, Pat (West Belfast) Foster, Mrs Arlene (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Sheerin, Ms Emma (Mid Ulster) Frew, Paul (North Antrim) Stalford, Christopher (South Belfast) Gildernew, Colm (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Stewart, John (East Antrim) Givan, Paul (Lagan Valley) Storey, Mervyn (North Antrim) Hargey, Ms Deirdre (South Belfast) Sugden, Ms Claire (East Londonderry) Harvey, Harry (Strangford) Swann, Robin (North Antrim) Hilditch, David (East Antrim) Weir, Peter (Strangford) Humphrey, William (North Belfast) Wells, Jim (South Down) Hunter, Ms Cara (East Londonderry) Woods, Miss Rachel (North Down) Northern Ireland Assembly Monday 15 March 2021 The Assembly met at 12.00 noon (Mr Speaker in the Chair). Members observed two minutes' silence. subjected to physical or sexual violence in their Matter of the Day lifetime. How many of us have been told not to walk home alone at night? I certainly have. My Death of Sarah Everard grandmother used to offer to pick me up from finishing my shift in the bar at 2.00 am to leave Mr Speaker: Miss Rachel Woods has been me literally up the road, and my mother used to given leave to make a statement regarding the do the same when I started in the bakery at death of Sarah Everard, which fulfils the criteria 6.00 am. set out in Standing Order 24. If other Members wish to be called, they should rise in their place How many of us have been groped, touched, and continue to do so. All Members who are told that we were asking for it, assaulted or called will have up to three minutes to speak on verbally abused? How many of us have been the subject. Before we begin, I remind Members given a rape alarm? How many of us have been that there are possible sub judice issues related followed home? How many of us have been to the matter. I do not want to inhibit comments, told, "Don't run at night. Stay in well-lit places. but, in accordance with my responsibilities Don't get into the front seat of a car"? How under Standing Order 73, I caution Members to many of us have texted our friends when we got be particularly careful that they say nothing that home after a night out or made sure that our may prejudice the outcome of criminal friends were safe? How many of us have been proceedings. As ever, no points of order will be victim-blamed or heard that it was our fault that taken during this item until it is concluded. something happened to us? We are not the reason we get attacked. Miss Woods: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The death of Sarah Everard has brought violence We are the only part of the UK that has does against women and girls into sharp focus. This not have a violence against women and girls is not a single death, a single incident or a strategy to take male violence seriously. single tragedy. It is not a rare event. We know Despite my attempts in the Domestic Abuse Bill that domestic abuse has worsened since the and the lobbying for many years by the start of the pandemic. Many women cannot stay women's sector, this is still the case. It is not for at home and stay safe because of domestic just one Department; this must be a whole- abuse, and we know that women and girls are government approach. As I said last week, on not safe on our streets. That will not stop when International Women's Day, there is a worrying restrictions are lifted. The problem will remain. trend in government policies to neutralise Where are women safe? gender and the realities that we live in. If we fail to recognise the gendered nature of specific The death of Sarah has sent shock waves societal issues, we will fail to deal with them, throughout society. Public debate has ensued and it is my firm belief that the blind pursuit of throughout the UK, and women and girls in policies that neutralise gendered issues is a Northern Ireland have spoken out to say that failure of government. Gender is not neutral. they do not feel safe and have had experience Societal problems like domestic abuse and of violence and threat visited upon them. It is sexual violence are gendered issues, and, if we our turn to listen. Last Monday, many MLAs fail to recognise this in our government, we fail spoke of their experiences as elected to effectively tackle such issues. We cannot politicians. The harassment, misogyny and, at bury our heads in the sand any more. We need times, abuse are something that we mostly evidence-based strategies to deal with these shared, but this is not about us. This is about issues head-on. every woman and girl who has experienced violence or fear of violence against them. My thoughts are with Sarah's family and friends According to the WHO, one in three women and with every single person who has been a globally, which is around 736 million, have been victim. 1 Monday 15 March 2021 Mr Speaker: The Member's time is up. friends and family of Sarah should be allowed to do so without being treated in that way. Miss Woods: These are our streets, too, and we will reclaim them. Mrs D Kelly: I, too, want to be associated with the condolences to Sarah's family. I have five Mrs Cameron: The death of Sarah Everard sisters and three daughters, two of whom are was an appalling and tragic act. It has, roughly the same age as Sarah. I cannot even understandably, reignited the debate about how begin to imagine the heartbreak of her mother we tackle violence against women and girls and today. ensure that they are safe on our streets, in their homes and in society. The dignified acts of Miss Woods is right about the strategy. individual remembrance for Sarah in Women's Aid warned the previous Executive Portstewart and Londonderry, among other that the strategy was not good enough, that it places, over the weekend highlighted the extent was gender-neutral and that it did not recognise of the outpouring of grief for this young woman. that women and girls were more likely to be
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