Mrs Deborah Erskine

Title: Mrs
Official Last Name: Erskine
Official First Name: Deborah
Usual First Name: Deborah
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: Fermanagh and South Tyrone


PartyRolePeriod
Democratic Unionist PartyParty Member05/05/2022 - Present
Democratic Unionist PartyParty Member11/10/2021 - 27/03/2022


DateConstituencyDesignation
11/10/2021Fermanagh and South TyroneUnionist, Replaced Mrs Arlene Foster
13/05/2022Fermanagh and South TyroneUnionist, Re-elected


PeriodPositionOffice/Committee
08/04/2025 - PresentCommittee ChairChairpersons' Liaison Group
06/11/2024 - PresentCommittee MemberConcurrent Committee for the Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and the Committee for Infrastructure
06/02/2024 - PresentCommittee ChairCommittee for Infrastructure
19/03/2024 - 08/04/2025Committee Deputy ChairChairpersons' Liaison Group
06/02/2024 - 19/03/2024Committee MemberChairpersons' Liaison Group
18/02/2022 - 25/02/2022Committee MemberConcurrent Committee of the Committee for Health and the Committee for Justice
03/02/2022 - 10/02/2022Committee MemberConcurrent Committee of the Committee for Health and Committee for Education
01/11/2021 - 28/03/2022Committee MemberCommittee for Health


PeriodPositionAll Party Group
02/06/2025 - PresentAssembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Dementia
30/04/2025 - PresentAssembly Party Group TreasurerAll-Party Group on Rare Disease
05/03/2025 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on International Development
11/12/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group TreasurerAll-Party Group on Youth Participation
10/06/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Cancer
04/06/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Mental Health
04/06/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Community Pharmacy
23/04/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Tourette's
02/04/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group TreasurerAll-Party Group on Lung Health
13/02/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Autism
10/10/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Ethnic Minority Community
06/07/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Further and Higher Education
23/06/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Voluntary and Community Sector
13/06/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence
24/10/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Stroke
28/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on MS and Neurology
20/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Diabetes
16/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Early Education and Childcare
31/05/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Social Enterprise
16/05/2024 - 05/03/2025Assembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on International Development
07/05/2024 - 02/06/2025Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Dementia
27/06/2023 - 04/06/2024Assembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Mental Health
29/06/2022 - 27/06/2023Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Mental Health
23/06/2022 - 01/07/2025Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Community Pharmacy
22/06/2022 - 06/12/2024Assembly Party Group TreasurerAll-Party Group on Rare Disease
17/06/2022 - 13/02/2024Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Autism
15/06/2022 - 10/06/2024Assembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Cancer
15/06/2022 - 02/04/2024Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Lung Health
14/06/2022 - 13/06/2023Assembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence
08/06/2022 - 24/04/2024Assembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Carers
18/02/2022 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group TreasurerAll-Party Group on Rare Disease

Room: Room 351
Address: Parliament Buildings
Townland: Ballymiscaw
Ward: Stormont
Town: Belfast
Post Code: BT4 3XX
Email: deborah.erskine@mla.niassembly.gov.uk


Address 1: 1 QUAY LANE
Address 2:
Address 3:
Townland: TONYSTICK
Ward:
Town: ENNISKILLEN
Post Code: BT74 6AG
Phone: 02866 320722
Fax:
Email: deborah.erskine@mla.niassembly.gov.uk

1. Employment and Earnings

None


2. Donations and other support

None


3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality

None


4. Visits

15-24 March 2023: I, alongside other MLAs, visited Washington DC and Alabama to participate in the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) exchange programme. The US State Department contributed approximately £3,557 towards accommodation and hospitality costs, with the Northern Ireland Assembly meeting the remainder (approximately £1,330) of the total costs of approximately £4,887. (Registered 16 May 2023)


5. Shareholdings

None


6. Land and Property

None


7. Miscellaneous

None


8. Unremunerated interests

None


9. Family members who benefit from Office Cost Expenditure

None

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest
Ref NoMemberQuestionTabledStatus
AQW 29906/22-27 Mrs Deborah Erskine
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone) 		To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment that has taken place within her Department in relation to the stop-drive instruction from Citreon manufacturer, Stellantis UK, in respect of Citreon C3 and Citreon DS3 vehicles, including the impact it will have on (i) garages in Northern Ireland; (ii) vehicle owners; and (iii) potential increased volume on public transport.

+ Display Answer 		04/07/2025 Answered on 10/07/2025
AQW 29905/22-27 Mrs Deborah Erskine
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone) 		To ask the Minister of Health to detail his engagement in relation to Emergency General Surgery Services within the Western Trust since he took up office.

04/07/2025 To be answered by 23/07/2025
AQW 29904/22-27 Mrs Deborah Erskine
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone) 		To ask the Minister of Health to detail the timescale for (i) the consultation process; and (ii) his subsequent decision, in relation to the permanent change to Emergency General Surgery Services at the South West Acute Hospital.

04/07/2025 To be answered by 23/07/2025
AQW 29903/22-27 Mrs Deborah Erskine
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone) 		To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the Review of General Surgery, published by his Department in June 2022.

04/07/2025 To be answered by 23/07/2025
AQW 29814/22-27 Mrs Deborah Erskine
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone) 		To ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) when he was presented with the proposals to permanently cease Emergency General Surgery at the South West Acute Hospital; and (ii) when he signed off on the proposals going out to public consultation.

03/07/2025 To be answered by 22/07/2025
AQW 29813/22-27 Mrs Deborah Erskine
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone) 		To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether agricultural land that has been vested and had construction works carried out on it along the route of the A5 Western Transport Corridor, will now be classified as developmental land for any future vesting orders.

03/07/2025 To be answered by 22/07/2025
AQW 29812/22-27 Mrs Deborah Erskine
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone) 		To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline (i) when she will make publicly available the settlement paid to Worldwide Environmental Products, following recent court action; and (ii) where will the settlement be published.

+ Display Answer 		03/07/2025 Answered on 10/07/2025
AQW 29503/22-27 Mrs Deborah Erskine
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone) 		To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on discussions his Department has held with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the introduction of a deposit return scheme.

+ Display Answer 		30/06/2025 Answered on 18/07/2025
AQW 29502/22-27 Mrs Deborah Erskine
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone) 		To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline how revenue derived from extended producer responsibility fees will be ring-fenced to support local councils to enhance their recycling infrastructure.

+ Display Answer 		30/06/2025 Answered on 17/07/2025
AQW 29501/22-27 Mrs Deborah Erskine
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone) 		To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on discussions his Department has held with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the introduction of extended producer responsibility following the release of the confirmed baseline fees.

+ Display Answer 		30/06/2025 Answered on 18/07/2025
  
Plenary Item TitleItemTabled AsTabled DatePlenary Date
A5 Western Transport Corridor: High Court RulingUrgent Oral QuestionMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone23/06/202524/06/2025
Delivering a New Road Maintenance StrategyMotionMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone17/06/2025 
DVA Driving LicencesUrgent Oral QuestionMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone19/05/2025 
Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern IrelandMotionMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone13/05/202520/05/2025
The Green Energy Transition - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone20/03/202524/03/2025
NIE Goodwill PaymentsUrgent Oral QuestionMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone11/03/2025 
North West Transport - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone28/02/202504/03/2025
Lack of dentists and out of hours dental service in Fermanagh and South TyroneAdjournment DebateMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone11/02/202525/02/2025
Storm Éowyn: Mobile and Broadband ConnectionsUrgent Oral QuestionMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone03/02/202503/02/2025
Storm ÉowynUrgent Oral QuestionMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone26/01/2025 
Boyne BridgeUrgent Oral QuestionMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone17/01/2025 
All-Island Rail Fares - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone28/11/202403/12/2024
Tackling the high number of unadopted housing developments and roads MotionMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone22/10/202411/11/2024
MOT Test CentreUrgent Oral QuestionMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone21/10/2024 
Addressing the Lack of Respite Provision for Adults with Learning Difficulties, Complex Needs and Challenging Behaviour - Amendment 2Motion AmendmentMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone17/10/202421/10/2024
A4 Enniskillen Southern BypassUrgent Oral QuestionMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone16/09/2024 
Removing the Barriers to Green Growth - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone13/09/202417/09/2024
High-quality Mobile Coverage in Rural AreasMotionMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone12/09/202424/09/2024
Pollution in Lough ErneAdjournment DebateMLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone03/09/202417/09/2024
  
Vote SubjectDivision Date Member Voted
End Israeli Impunity in Gaza [Mrs Sinéad Ennis]24/06/2025NO
-#1 End Israeli Impunity in Gaza - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Doug Beattie MC]24/06/2025AYE
-#1 Housing and the Programme for Government - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Andy Allen MBE]17/06/2025AYE
Opposing Plans for the Nutrients Action Programme 2026-2029 [Miss Michelle McIlveen]10/06/2025AYE
A European Future for Northern Ireland [Mr Matthew O'Toole]02/06/2025NO
-#1 A European Future for Northern Ireland - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr David Honeyford]02/06/2025NO
Additional Funding for North South Bodies [Ms Emma Sheerin]27/05/2025NO
-#1 Additional Funding for North South Bodies - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Matthew O'Toole]27/05/2025NO
-#1 Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment20/05/2025NO
Decolonisation of Museum Collections and Repatriation of Artefacts [Miss Nicola Brogan]20/05/2025NO
-#1 Decolonisation of Museum Collections and Repatriation of Artefacts - Amendment 1: Motion Amendme20/05/2025AYE
Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland20/05/2025NO
Budget 2025-26 [Minister of Finance - Department of Finance]19/05/2025AYE
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia [Ms Kellie Armstrong]12/05/2025NO
-#1 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment12/05/2025AYE
Voting Rights for the Election of the President of Ireland [Mrs Sinéad Ennis]06/05/2025NO
Increasing Fiscal Devolution [Mr Matthew O'Toole]29/04/2025NO
The draft Northern Ireland Climate Commissioner Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 [First Minister 08/04/2025NO
-#2 Social Security Reform and Economic Inactivity - Amendment 2: Motion Amendment 2 [Mr Maurice Bra01/04/2025AYE
-#1 Tackling the Financial and Societal Impacts of Division - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Ms Di25/03/2025AYE
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