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Mr Christopher Stalford

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Stalford
Official First Name: Christopher
Usual First Name: Christopher
Date of Birth: 17/01/1983
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: South 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

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
12/05/2016	South Belfast	Unionist, First Elected
13/03/2017	South Belfast	Unionist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
31/03/2020 - Present	Committee Deputy Chair	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
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
03/03/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights
20/01/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for The Executive Office
20/01/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for the Economy
14/01/2020 - Present	Principal Deputy Speaker	Northern Ireland Assembly
11/01/2020 - 14/01/2020	Deputy Speaker	Northern Ireland Assembly
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for The Executive Office
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for Communities
25/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Chair	Assembly and Executive Review Committee
25/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
03/03/2020 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Ethnic Minority Community
30/04/2018 - Present	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All Party Group on ADHD
16/04/2018 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Learning Disability
24/03/2017 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Housing
09/05/2017 - 17/04/2018	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Housing
11/04/2017 - 12/04/2018	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Social Enterprise
28/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Human Life
28/06/2016 - 24/03/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Housing
27/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence
21/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Tackling Educational Underachievement And Promoting Educational Excellence For All

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

30 Questions, Page 1 of 3

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQW 5705/17-22

Mr Christopher Stalford
(DUP - South Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department intends to provide catch up funding to schools similar to that being delivered in England, and, if so, what the timeframe and level of such funding will be.

10/07/2020

To be answered by 29/07/2020

AQW 5704/17-22

Mr Christopher Stalford
(DUP - South Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education to provide an update on Restart Funding for schools as set out in his letter to principals on 7 July 2020, specifically what flexibilities his Department will allow in relation to supervisory and teaching staff and budgets for the same.

10/07/2020

To be answered by 29/07/2020

AQW 5703/17-22

Mr Christopher Stalford
(DUP - South Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education whether specific funding will be available to allow all children who qualify for free school meals to return to school on 1 September and to avail of their free school meal entitlement.

10/07/2020

To be answered by 29/07/2020

AQW 5702/17-22

Mr Christopher Stalford
(DUP - South Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education when detailed guidance will be issued for home to school transport with appropriate clarity on conforming to public health regulations currently in force.

10/07/2020

To be answered by 29/07/2020

AQW 3904/17-22

Mr Christopher Stalford
(DUP - South Belfast)

To ask the Minister for the Economy whether people employed by churches qualify for support under the Job Retention Scheme. [Priority Written]

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31/03/2020

Answered on 27/04/2020

AQO 49/17-22

Mr Christopher Stalford
(DUP - South Belfast)

To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline the number of small savers yet to receive payment from the Scheme of Arrangement, following the collapse of the Presbyterian Mutual Society.

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23/01/2020

Answered on 30/03/2020

AQO 258/17-22

Mr Christopher Stalford
(DUP - South Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Justice what assurances she can give that the 50:50 recruitment policy will not be reintroduced for the PSNI.

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20/02/2020

Answered on 04/03/2020

AQW 3112/17-22

Mr Christopher Stalford
(DUP - South Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the criteria used by her Department for selecting Belfast City Council representatives to serve on the board of Belfast Harbour Commissioners. [Priority Written]

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03/03/2020

Answered on 07/03/2020

AQW 2935/17-22

Mr Christopher Stalford
(DUP - South Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, with specific reference to ease of access to the North Stand for emergency services, whether her Department will undertake a safety assessment of the alleyway between Olympia Drive and the National Stadium.

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28/02/2020

Answered on 16/03/2020

AQW 2934/17-22

Mr Christopher Stalford
(DUP - South Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department will undertake the ongoing maintenance of the unadopted alleyway between Olympia Drive and the National Stadium.

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28/02/2020

Answered on 16/03/2020

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