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Trevor Clarke

South Antrim · Democratic Unionist Party · Northern Ireland

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

For recruitment to the current Youth Assembly and on the basis of research on the youth demographic in Northern Ireland, a minimum of 10 young people with disabilities were sought in order to be representative of the data. Of the 90 young people appointed to the Youth Assembly, 18 have a disability.

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<BR /> <BR />The Youth Assembly regularly uses social media to promote its work, and, when preparing for a new mandate, targeted multimedia recruitment campaigns are used to engage young people and encourage participation.

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<BR /> <BR />The Assembly Commission also has an apprenticeship and placement framework that provides the opportunity for people with a disability to avail themselves of short-term supported placements.

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In 2025, 770 tours were delivered and the number of events hosted in Parliament Buildings almost doubled to 583. <BR /> <BR />Our Education Service promotes its programmes to schools and colleges through an annual September mail-out, outlining provision for the relevant Key Stages, including a focus on inclusive engagement for children wi…

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Mr Speaker, I may require an extra minute to answer the question. <BR /> <BR />I thank the Member for her question. The Assembly Commission's school work experience programme is facilitated through a partnership between our internal education services team and an organisation called Futures For All, a social mobility charity.

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Mr Deputy Speaker, with your permission, I may need an extra minute to answer the question, and I thank the Member for it. <BR /> <BR />The Assembly Commission's public engagement strategy 2025-27 aims to increase awareness, improve understanding and enable participation in the work of the Assembly.

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  1. Unlike those from the other side of the House, I welcome today's debate. In the last 12 months, tens of thousands of pounds have been spent, and time, money and energy have been wasted when there are much more valuable things that we could be doing in the Assembly. Some of the people opposite should focus their minds on some of those tasks as opposed to wasting valuable time today on whether it was the GGF or Turkington's. It is interesting that a representative from the Craigavon area can sully the good name of that company, which is a large employer in that part of the Province. She and others in the Chamber are quite willing to damage the reputation of the company. The company came forward and made a suggestion, and Fra McCann, in his recent comments —

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