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Mr Gordon Dunne

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Dunne
Official First Name: Gordon
Usual First Name: Gordon
Date of Birth: 04/04/1959
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: North Down

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

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
12/05/2011	North Down	Unionist, First Elected
12/05/2016	North Down	Unionist, Re-elected
13/03/2017	North Down	Unionist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
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
20/01/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for the Economy
20/01/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for Justice
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Public Accounts Committee
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for the Economy
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
05/10/2015 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee on Standards and Privileges
24/09/2014 - 30/03/2016	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure
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
11/02/2013 - 28/02/2013	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
11/10/2012 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee for Committee for Enterprise Trade and Investment and Committee for Finance and Personnel
23/05/2011 - 01/12/2014	Committee Member	Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
23/05/2011 - 30/03/2016	Committee Member	Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
07/12/2020 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Micro and Small Business
08/06/2020 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling
21/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Funerals and Bereavement
13/09/2012 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Renewable Energy
08/05/2012 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Heart Disease & Stroke
04/07/2011 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Cancer

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

105 Questions, Page 1 of 11

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQW 15301/17-22

Mr Gordon Dunne
(DUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the First Independent Review of the Personal Independence Payment Assessment Process which was carried out by Walter Rader in 2018.

24/02/2021

To be answered by 11/03/2021

AQW 15300/17-22

Mr Gordon Dunne
(DUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the implementation of the recommendations contained with the Second Independent Review of the Personal Independence Payment Assessment Process.

24/02/2021

To be answered by 11/03/2021

AQW 15299/17-22

Mr Gordon Dunne
(DUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail her Department's plans to restore full MOT testing provision to address the significant backlog and reduce the risk of unserviceable vehicles on roads.

24/02/2021

To be answered by 11/03/2021

AQW 15112/17-22

Mr Gordon Dunne
(DUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the rationale for postponing the JobStart Scheme; and (ii) any plans to reinstate the scheme.

22/02/2021

To be answered by 09/03/2021

AQO 1631/17-22

Mr Gordon Dunne
(DUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister of Health to outline how the private sector has performed in addressing the backlog of 4,280 red flag cancer procedure cancellations between 18 March 2020 and 21 January 2021 across the Health and Social Care Trusts.

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11/02/2021

Answered on 22/02/2021

AQW 15019/17-22

Mr Gordon Dunne
(DUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure following the closure of the consultation window in September 2020, for an update on the review of the Special Events on Roads - Road (Miscellaneous Provision) Act (NI) 2010.

19/02/2021

To be answered by 08/03/2021

AQW 15018/17-22

Mr Gordon Dunne
(DUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the effectiveness of the High Hedges Act (Northern Ireland) 2011; and (ii) to outline any plans to review it.

19/02/2021

To be answered by 08/03/2021

AQO 1663/17-22

Mr Gordon Dunne
(DUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister of Justice to outline her plans to address the criminal case backlog in the court system.

18/02/2021

To be answered on 01/03/2021

AQW 14936/17-22

Mr Gordon Dunne
(DUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the new build programme at Bangor Central Integrated Primary School.

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18/02/2021

Answered on 24/02/2021

AQW 14935/17-22

Mr Gordon Dunne
(DUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the roll-out of the High Street Voucher Scheme.

18/02/2021

To be answered by 05/03/2021

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