Mr William Humphrey

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Humphrey
Official First Name: William
Usual First Name: William
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: North Belfast

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	02/03/2017 - Present
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2011 - 30/03/2016
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	14/09/2010 - 25/03/2011

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
14/09/2010	North Belfast	Unionist, Replaced Rt Hon Nigel Dodds
12/05/2011	North Belfast	Unionist, Elected following substitution
12/05/2016	North Belfast	Unionist, Re-elected
13/03/2017	North Belfast	Unionist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
21/06/2021 - Present	Committee Member	Committee on Procedures
01/04/2021 - Present	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
31/03/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
03/03/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Education and the Committee for the Economy
14/01/2020 - Present	Committee Chair	Public Accounts Committee
31/03/2020 - 31/03/2021	Committee Chair	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
20/01/2020 - 31/03/2020	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
20/01/2020 - 21/06/2021	Committee Member	Committee for Education
25/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Chair	Committee for Infrastructure
25/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
01/03/2016 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment and the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
06/10/2014 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment
20/03/2014 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment and the Committee for Justice
16/09/2013 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
01/10/2012 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure
01/10/2012 - 06/10/2014	Committee Member	Committee for Justice
09/06/2011 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Private Secretary	Department for Social Development
23/05/2011 - 01/10/2012	Committee Member	Committee for Finance and Personnel
23/05/2011 - 01/10/2012	Committee Member	Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
05/10/2010 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
05/10/2010 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
28/01/2020 - Present	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All Party Group on Football
21/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Tackling Educational Underachievement And Promoting Educational Excellence For All
20/05/2015 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Animal Welfare

Contacts

Register of Interests

1. Employment and Earnings

None. (Registered 7 April 2017)

2. Donations and other support

None. (Registered 7 April 2017)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality

None. (Registered 7 April 2017)

4. Visits

None. (Registered 7 April 2017)

27 - 31 May 2018: I visited Israel and the Palestinian Authority on a political and trade delegation. The cost of the visit was met by the Northern Ireland Friends of Israel and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Registered 19 July 2018)

17 - 18 May 2018: I visited Gibraltar as part of a UK political delegation. The cost of the visit was met by Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar. (Registered 23 July 2018)

9 - 11 September 2018: I visited Gibraltar on a political and trade delegation. The cost of the visit was met by Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar. (Registered 13 September 2018)

6 - 11 September 2019: I visited Gibraltar as part of a political delegation for their National Day Celebrations. During the visit I held discussions with Government Ministers and Officials on a range of issues, including Brexit. The cost of the visit was met by Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar (£1115.00). (Registered 18 September 2019)

5. Shareholdings

None. (Registered 7 April 2017)

6. Land and Property

Residential property, Belfast. (Registered 7 April 2017)

7. Miscellaneous

Tennants Consolidated Pension Scheme. (Registered 7 April 2017)

8. Unremunerated interests

Member, Orange Institution. (Registered 7 April 2017)

Member, Royal Black Institution. (Registered 7 April 2017)

Member, St Matthew's Community Association. (Registered 7 April 2017)

President, West Belfast District Scout Council. (Registered 7 April 2017)

Chairman and Trustee, West Belfast Orange Hall. (Registered 7 April 2017)

Hon. Vice-Chair, Army Benevolent Fund, City of Belfast Branch. (Registered 7 April 2017)

Board Member, Streetbeat Youth Project. (Registered 7 April 2017)

Governor, Edenbrooke Primary School. (Registered 7 April 2017)

Governor, Belfast Model School for Girls (appointed 30 June 2018). (Registered 25 July 2018)

Hon. Vice-President, Woodvale Cricket Club (appointed 1 June 2019). (Registered 5 July 2019)

Hon. President, Royal Irish Rangers, Old Comrades Association, 1st Belfast Branch (appointed 2 July 2019). (Registered 5 July 2019)

9. Family members who benefit from Office Cost Expenditure

None. (Registered 7 April 2017)

Assembly Questions

Session:

9 Questions, Page 1 of 1

Display All Answers

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

Ref No	Member	Question	Tabled	Status
AQO 2660/17-22	Mr William Humphrey (DUP - North Belfast)	To ask the Minister of Justice what progress is being made to reduce Case Processing Time at Courts in Northern Ireland, following an increase during the COVID-19 pandemic.	14/10/2021	To be answered on 02/11/2021
AQW 24123/17-22	Mr William Humphrey (DUP - North Belfast)	To ask the Minister for Communities what assistance she is giving to the Housing Executive to address the stalling of Housing Executive contracts arrested by the closure of JMC Mechanical and Construction. [Priority Written]	12/10/2021	To be answered by 20/10/2021
AQW 24122/17-22	Mr William Humphrey (DUP - North Belfast)	To ask the Minister of Health what is the average number of days a week worked by GPs in Northern Ireland.	12/10/2021	To be answered by 27/10/2021
AQO 2519/17-22	Mr William Humphrey (DUP - North Belfast)	To ask the Minister of Justice, in light of the recent court ruling, whether she will meet with a delegation from the Tigers Bay community regarding the future of the Adam Street site. + Display Answer	23/09/2021	Answered on 05/10/2021
AQO 2507/17-22	Mr William Humphrey (DUP - North Belfast)	To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on her plans to address the backlog of driving tests. + Display Answer	23/09/2021	Answered on 04/10/2021
AQO 2562/17-22	Mr William Humphrey (DUP - North Belfast)	To ask the Minister for Communities how her Department intends to resolve the issues with the Finlock guttering system in Ballysillan.	30/09/2021	To be answered on 19/10/2021
AQW 23398/17-22	Mr William Humphrey (DUP - North Belfast)	To ask the Minister of Health why his Department made the decision to appoint The Community Foundation NI to administrator the recent mental health funding; and whether he is aware that this organisation cannot fund faith based groups due to an issue with their governing documents.	29/09/2021	To be answered by 14/10/2021
AQW 23296/17-22	Mr William Humphrey (DUP - North Belfast)	To ask the Minister of Health when his Department, along with the Department of Education, will review the guidance issued to schools in 2008 in respect of Supporting Pupils with Medication Needs. [Priority Written] + Display Answer	28/09/2021	Answered on 06/10/2021
AQO 2383/17-22	Mr William Humphrey (DUP - North Belfast)	To ask the Minister of Justice, following the launch of the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme, what plans she has in place to give additional support, both financial and practical, to victims groups which will have an increased workload. View Official Report for AQO 2383/17-22	06/09/2021	Answered on 13/09/2021

Plenary Business

Plenary Item Title	Item	Tabled As	Tabled Date	Plenary Date
Committee Membership	Motion	MLA - North Belfast	29/06/2021	05/07/2021
Appointment to the Assembly Commission	Motion	MLA - North Belfast	15/06/2021	21/06/2021
Breaches of Executive COVID-19 Messaging by Ministers	Motion	MLA - North Belfast	31/03/2021	01/04/2021
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Antisemitism (revised wording)	Motion	MLA - North Belfast	23/03/2021	27/04/2021
Education Authority Appointment	Motion	MLA - North Belfast	05/02/2021
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Amendment 1	Motion Amendment	MLA - North Belfast	18/09/2020
Centenary of the Foundation of Northern Ireland	Motion	MLA - North Belfast	15/09/2020

Votes On Division

Vote Subject	Division Date	Member Voted
Second Stage: Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill (NIA Bill 35/17-22) [Ms Clare Bailey]	12/10/2021	NO
Labour Shortages [Dr Caoimhe Archibald]	11/10/2021	NO
Bespoke Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards Agreement [Dr Caoimhe Archibald]	04/10/2021	NO
-#1 Bespoke Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards Agreement - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Dr St	04/10/2021	NO
-#1 Failure to investigate allegations of Irish state collusion - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [M	28/09/2021	NO
Second Stage: Political Appointments Bill (NIA Bill 34/17-22) [Mr Jim Allister]	21/09/2021	AYE
Second Stage: Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill (NIA Bill 30/17-22) [Minister of Healt	20/09/2021	AYE
Guidance to Schools on COVID-19 [Mrs Michelle O'Neill]	09/09/2021	NO

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