Mr Doug Beattie MC

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Beattie
Official First Name: Douglas
Usual First Name: Doug
Party: Independent
Constituency: Upper Bann

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Independent	Party Member	08/06/2026 - Present
Ulster Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2022 - 08/06/2026
Ulster Unionist Party	Party Member	02/03/2017 - 27/03/2022
Ulster Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017

MLA History

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

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
30/06/2026 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Executive Office and the Committee for Justice
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for Justice
17/10/2024 - 08/11/2024	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health
17/06/2024 - 09/09/2024	Committee Member	Committee for the Economy
18/02/2022 - 25/02/2022	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Health and the Committee for Justice
25/06/2021 - 02/07/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health
29/05/2021 - 22/06/2021	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights
04/05/2020 - 01/06/2021	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for The Executive Office
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
20/01/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Committee for Justice
20/01/2020 - 06/07/2020	Committee Member	Committee on Standards and Privileges
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee on Standards and Privileges
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for Justice

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
13/05/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Access to Justice
14/04/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Funerals and Bereavement
09/12/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Stroke
30/05/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Aerospace and Space
28/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on MS and Neurology
27/06/2024 - 19/03/2025	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Press Freedom and Media Sustainability
13/09/2022 - 06/01/2025	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Universal Basic Income
30/06/2022 - 10/10/2025	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Preventing Loneliness
06/02/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Preventing Loneliness
09/05/2017 - 13/10/2021	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Congenital Heart Disease
28/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Community and Voluntary Sector
20/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Congenital Heart Disease

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

136 Questions, Page 1 of 14

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AQW 48181/22-27

Mr Doug Beattie MC
(IND - Upper Bann)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any steps his Department plans to take to address agricultural runoff and wastewater management more effectively; and (ii) whether there are any plans to strengthen enforcement against environmental breaches.

09/06/2026

To be answered by 24/06/2026

AQW 48180/22-27

Mr Doug Beattie MC
(IND - Upper Bann)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps his Department is taking to address rising input costs, including fertiliser, feed and fuel, for farmers.

09/06/2026

To be answered by 24/06/2026

AQW 48179/22-27

Mr Doug Beattie MC
(IND - Upper Bann)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any support that is available for small and family-run farms transitioning to greener practices.

09/06/2026

To be answered by 24/06/2026

AQW 48178/22-27

Mr Doug Beattie MC
(IND - Upper Bann)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail how any future farm support schemes will balance food security, sustainability, and farm profitability.

09/06/2026

To be answered by 24/06/2026

AQW 48177/22-27

Mr Doug Beattie MC
(IND - Upper Bann)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail how his Department is supporting peatland restoration and carbon sequestration projects.

09/06/2026

To be answered by 24/06/2026

AQW 46644/22-27