Mr David Brooks

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Brooks
Official First Name: David
Usual First Name: David
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: East Belfast

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
13/05/2022	East Belfast	Unionist, First Elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
01/07/2025 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for Education
08/05/2025 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and the Committee for Education
24/05/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and Committee for Education
06/02/2024 - Present	Committee Deputy Chair	Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
03/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Business Committee
12/02/2024 - 09/06/2025	Committee Member	Committee for Education

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
02/07/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Aerospace and Space
02/06/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Online Safety for Children and Young People
25/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Football
17/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence
02/05/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Voluntary and Community Sector
13/02/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Autism
06/07/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Further and Higher Education
27/06/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Mental Health
16/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Early Education and Childcare
30/05/2024 - 02/07/2025	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Aerospace and Space
13/06/2023 - 17/06/2024	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence
12/06/2023 - 06/12/2024	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Rare Disease

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

44 Questions, Page 1 of 5

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQO 2217/22-27

Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the status and progression of the PSNI’s Workforce Recovery business case.

View Official Report for AQO 2217/22-27

12/06/2025

Answered on 24/06/2025

AQO 2090/22-27

Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any assessment his Department has made of how the potential disruption to supplies of veterinary medicines from Great Britain, under the Windsor Framework, will impact on the welfare of pets and companion animals in Northern Ireland.

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22/05/2025

Answered on 04/06/2025

AQO 2070/22-27

Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Justice to outline her plans to tackle the illegal use of off-road motorcycles on public streets and parks.

View Official Report for AQO 2070/22-27

22/05/2025

Answered on 02/06/2025

AQO 1985/22-27

Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on any measures she is taking to secure the future for workers and the facilities at Spirit AeroSystems that will not transfer to Airbus, following the deal announced on 28 April 2025.

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01/05/2025

Answered on 13/05/2025

AQO 1791/22-27

Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, further to the recent visit to Washington DC, whether there were any discussions with the United States of America’s nominee for Ambassador to the UK.

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20/03/2025

Answered on 12/05/2025

AQW 26748/22-27

Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any work his Department is currently undertaking to review Sunday trading hours. [Priority Written]

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08/05/2025

Answered on 12/05/2025

AQW 26747/22-27

Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail what steps he is taking to ensure the actions being proposed by Belfast City Council to change Sunday trading hours align with the current legislative position of his department

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08/05/2025

Answered on 24/06/2025

AQW 26746/22-27

Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities if he can confirm if his Department has had any recent interaction with Belfast City Council regarding proposals to change Sunday trading hours in Belfast city centre.

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08/05/2025

Answered on 24/06/2025

AQW 26745/22-27

Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans his Department has for participation in any pilot scheme which deviates from the current legislative position on Sunday trading hours.

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08/05/2025

Answered on 24/06/2025

AQW 26744/22-27

Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities if he has received any representations from a business requesting that his Department change Sunday trading hours.

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08/05/2025

Answered on 24/06/2025

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