Speeches by Robinson.

“The Secretary of State will know that the facility would not be there had it not been for Government investment and support. Guarantees were given not just to the people of Belfast, but to the staff directly employed at Spirit AeroSystems. The Government have also engaged in discussions about Harland and Wolff and Nava…”

“It is welcome that the Secretary of State has visited the Spirit AeroSystems site a number of times. He will know of its importance to advanced manufacturing, and of its aeronautical history in Northern Ireland—it originated in 1908 as Short Brothers—and he will also know that at this stage there is a purchaser for abo…”

“1. What steps he is taking to support the aerospace sector in Northern Ireland.”

“Good morning to you all. Ann, I want to ask you this question and it is around assessed levels of need. You will know that, as with all things in life, not least public services, there is a big difference between want and need. Over the last three or four years, it has taken quite some time and a lot of effort, in this…”

“Good morning, all. You will find that, over the next series of questions, each of us is going to direct our questions to one individual, so I am not ignoring you, Alan or Graham. Pamela, you had mentioned the impact of lack of resource for policing. You had suggested that you are having to take drastic decisions around…”

“You fairly outlined some of the budgetary challenges earlier, and you suggested that over a significant period of time your budget has increased by 3%. The Health Department’s budget in the last 10 years has more than doubled. It has increased by almost 150%. The education budget has more than doubled; it went from £1.…”

“No other part of the justice family has had to do that. Are you getting the support you require from the Justice Minister? There was an issue a few months back with correspondence, and it was quite unseemly from the Department. Are you getting the support you require, or does there need to be a greater way in which you…”

“Is there enough political awareness about some of the issues that you are going to face down the line on the McCloud judgment, holiday pay and legacy liability? Do you have a global sum that needs to be publicly aired as to what that may mean to future policing budgets?”

“That is another half a billion pounds.”

“Finally, you mentioned legacy, and as a society we all suffered through the Troubles, but police and police family particularly suffered considerably through the legacy of the Troubles. In a session like this, when we are talking about the inability to pay holiday pay, to recognise service of officers in Northern Irela…”

“It is just on the morale of officers, legacy and money.”

“Good morning to you all. Ann, I want to ask you this question and it is around assessed levels of need. You will know that, as with all things in life, not least public services, there is a big difference between want and need. Over the last three or four years, it has taken quite some time and a lot of effort, in this…”

“Good morning, all. You will find that, over the next series of questions, each of us is going to direct our questions to one individual, so I am not ignoring you, Alan or Graham. Pamela, you had mentioned the impact of lack of resource for policing. You had suggested that you are having to take drastic decisions around…”

“No other part of the justice family has had to do that. Are you getting the support you require from the Justice Minister? There was an issue a few months back with correspondence, and it was quite unseemly from the Department. Are you getting the support you require, or does there need to be a greater way in which you…”

“Is there enough political awareness about some of the issues that you are going to face down the line on the McCloud judgment, holiday pay and legacy liability? Do you have a global sum that needs to be publicly aired as to what that may mean to future policing budgets?”

“That is another half a billion pounds.”

“Finally, you mentioned legacy, and as a society we all suffered through the Troubles, but police and police family particularly suffered considerably through the legacy of the Troubles. In a session like this, when we are talking about the inability to pay holiday pay, to recognise service of officers in Northern Irela…”

“It is just on the morale of officers, legacy and money.”

“You started off your answer by saying that you have never had a Department indicate to you that they would not wish to have more money. Fair enough—that is understandable. Have you ever had a Department indicate to you a level of defensiveness that suggests they do not have room for improvement and that they do not acc…”

“Thank you—that is a useful example. Sir Robert, you chair the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council, but you have experience and professionalism born out of knowledge in London and Whitehall and the structures here. In an earlier answer, Dorinnia said that there are deficits not only in funding, but in skills and in capacity…”