Mr Keith Buchanan

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Buchanan
Official First Name: Keith
Usual First Name: Keith
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: Mid Ulster

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	02/03/2017 - 27/03/2022
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
12/05/2016	Mid Ulster	Unionist, First Elected
13/03/2017	Mid Ulster	Unionist, Re-elected
13/05/2022	Mid Ulster	Unionist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
02/03/2026 - Present	Committee Member	Committee on Standards and Privileges
06/11/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee for the Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and the Committee for Infrastructure
12/02/2024 - 23/09/2025	Committee Member	Committee for Infrastructure
06/02/2024 - 21/03/2024	Committee Deputy Chair	Audit Committee
11/10/2021 - 20/10/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Education and the Committee for the Economy
21/06/2021 - 27/03/2022	Committee Member	Committee for the Economy
14/06/2021 - 28/03/2022	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Finance
14/06/2021 - 16/06/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Executive Office, Committee for Finance and Committee for the Economy
10/03/2021 - 25/03/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy, Committee for Infrastructure and Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
27/01/2020 - 16/06/2021	Committee Member	Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
20/01/2020 - 07/06/2021	Committee Member	Business Committee
20/01/2020 - 21/06/2021	Committee Member	Committee for Infrastructure

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
22/06/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Built Environment
11/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Further and Higher Education
30/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on ADHD
24/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Animal Welfare
27/06/2022 - 22/06/2023	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Built Environment
13/01/2022 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Funerals and Bereavement
30/04/2018 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on ADHD
25/07/2017 - 30/04/2018	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on ADHD
09/05/2017 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Built Environment
27/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on ADHD

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

52 Questions, Page 1 of 6

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AQW 47899/22-27

Mr Keith Buchanan
(DUP - Mid Ulster)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any plans his Department has to re-establish native tree planting in Drum Manor Forest Park, in line with the principles for biodiversity and increased forest resilience.

04/06/2026

To be answered by 19/06/2026

AQW 47898/22-27

Mr Keith Buchanan
(DUP - Mid Ulster)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any plans his Department has to reinstate access to all the public footpaths in Drum Manor Forest Park following Storm Éowyn in January 2025.

04/06/2026

To be answered by 19/06/2026

AQW 47780/22-27

Mr Keith Buchanan
(DUP - Mid Ulster)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether records are kept for damage to vehicles, caused by specific potholes or road defects.

03/06/2026

To be answered by 18/06/2026

AQO 3659/22-27

Mr Keith Buchanan
(DUP - Mid Ulster)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of the current level of funding for victims and survivors groups.

28/05/2026

To be answered on 08/06/2026

AQO 3540/22-27

Mr Keith Buchanan
(DUP - Mid Ulster)

To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of delays for a firearms appeal.

View Official Report for AQO 3540/22-27

30/04/2026

Answered on 12/05/2026

AQW 44763/22-27

Mr Keith Buchanan
(DUP - Mid Ulster)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any plans he has to release a tranche for the Rural Micro Capital Grants Scheme during this financial year 2026-27.

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24/04/2026

Answered on 30/04/2026

AQO 3377/22-27

Mr Keith Buchanan
(DUP - Mid Ulster)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline any commitments that can be given that their Department will carry out work to improve the application process for the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme.

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19/03/2026

Answered on 16/04/2026

AQO 3387/22-27

Mr Keith Buchanan
(DUP - Mid Ulster)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on capital works for strengthening Ardtrea Bridge, Moneymore.

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19/03/2026

Answered on 13/04/2026

AQW 43456/22-27

Mr Keith Buchanan
(DUP - Mid Ulster)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of times (I) his Chief Veterinary Officer has been contacted directly by his counterpart in Scotland; and (ii) he has been made aware of not for slaughter sheep imports to Northern Ireland, in the last 12 months.

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27/03/2026

Answered on 09/04/2026

AQO 3342/22-27

Mr Keith Buchanan
(DUP - Mid Ulster)

To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on how the £81 million funding to be provided by HM Treasury for support with energy bills will be used in Northern Ireland.

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12/03/2026

Answered on 23/03/2026

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