Mr John Blair

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Blair
Official First Name: John
Usual First Name: John
Party: Alliance Party
Constituency: South Antrim

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Alliance Party	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present
Alliance Party	Party Member	02/07/2018 - 27/03/2022

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
02/07/2018	South Antrim	Other, Replaced Mr D Ford
13/05/2022	South Antrim	Other, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
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 - Present	Committee Member	Audit Committee
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
03/02/2024 - Present	Deputy Speaker	Northern Ireland Assembly
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 - 12/02/2024	Committee Member	Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
20/01/2020 - 27/03/2022	Committee Member	Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
16/10/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Climate Action
10/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Cancer
12/04/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Access to Justice
27/06/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Arts
20/09/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on LGBTQIA+ Equality
24/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Animal Welfare
15/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Lung Health
31/05/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Social Enterprise
15/05/2023 - 20/05/2024	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Disability
01/07/2022 - 11/09/2024	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Fairtrade
22/06/2022 - 16/10/2024	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Climate Action
23/11/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Animal Welfare
30/09/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Lung Health
01/07/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All Party Group on Fair Banking and Finance
05/02/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Climate Action
11/11/2018 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Fairtrade

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

76 Questions, Page 1 of 8

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQW 19452/22-27

Mr John Blair
(APNI - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure how his Department is addressing issues related to road safety for animals, particularly in areas with large wildlife populations.

06/12/2024

To be answered by 23/12/2024

AQW 19451/22-27

Mr John Blair
(APNI - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the public engagement initiatives undertaken by the Rivers Agency in the last three years.

06/12/2024

To be answered by 23/12/2024

AQW 19450/22-27

Mr John Blair
(APNI - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any discussions he has had with the tourism sector to promote the use of public transport options for tourists.

06/12/2024

To be answered by 23/12/2024

AQW 19449/22-27

Mr John Blair
(APNI - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister for the Economy how his Department is promoting initiatives that encourage ethical treatment of animals within the tourism sector.

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06/12/2024

Answered on 10/12/2024

AQW 19448/22-27

Mr John Blair
(APNI - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any engagement he has had with the Northern Ireland tourism sector on achieving a net zero future.

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06/12/2024

Answered on 17/12/2024

AQW 19028/22-27

Mr John Blair
(APNI - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any measures he is taking to improve animal welfare in the remainder of the 2022-2027 mandate, with particular reference to (i) regulating the rescue and rehoming sector; (ii) reviewing microchipping regulations; and (iii) regulating cat breeding.

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29/11/2024

Answered on 10/12/2024

AQW 19027/22-27

Mr John Blair
(APNI - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister of Health to detail which vaccines for travel are provided by the NHS, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

29/11/2024

To be answered by 16/12/2024

AQW 18550/22-27

Mr John Blair
(APNI - South Antrim)

To ask the Minister of Health for an update on how his Department is supporting the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on the Clean Air Strategy.

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21/11/2024

Answered on 05/12/2024

AQW 18480/22-27

Mr John Blair
(APNI - South Antrim)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether their Department is implementing any measures to increase recycling rates in buildings used by their Department or its arm's-length bodies.

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20/11/2024

Answered on 28/11/2024

AQW 18479/22-27

Mr John Blair
(APNI - South Antrim)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether their Department is implementing any measures to reduce general waste in buildings used by their Department or its arm's-length bodies.

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20/11/2024

Answered on 28/11/2024

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