Mr Alan Chambers

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Chambers
Official First Name: Alan
Usual First Name: Alan
Party: Ulster Unionist Party
Constituency: North Down

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Ulster Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present
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	North Down	Unionist, First Elected
13/03/2017	North Down	Unionist, Re-elected
13/05/2022	North Down	Unionist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
17/10/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for Health
06/02/2024 - Present	Committee Chair	Audit Committee
06/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
02/02/2024 - 03/02/2024	Acting Speaker	Northern Ireland Assembly
17/01/2024 - 18/01/2024	Acting Speaker	Northern Ireland Assembly
14/02/2023 - 15/02/2023	Acting Speaker	Northern Ireland Assembly
07/12/2022 - 08/12/2022	Acting Speaker	Northern Ireland Assembly
03/08/2022 - 04/08/2022	Acting Speaker	Northern Ireland Assembly
30/05/2022 - 31/05/2022	Acting Speaker	Northern Ireland Assembly
18/02/2022 - 25/02/2022	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Health and the Committee for Justice
03/02/2022 - 10/02/2022	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Health and Committee for Education
28/06/2021 - 18/02/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights
25/06/2021 - 02/07/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health
25/06/2021 - 28/06/2021	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
10/02/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Committee for Health
20/01/2020 - 10/02/2020	Committee Member	Committee for the Economy
20/01/2020 - 27/03/2022	Committee Member	Audit Committee
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for the Economy

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
18/02/2022 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Rare Disease
07/12/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Micro and Small Business
26/09/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All Party Group on Hospitality and Tourism

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 3007/22-27

Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister for the Economy whether she has issued any instructions to her officials regarding interaction with companies that have a trading connection with Israel.

15/01/2026

To be answered on 27/01/2026

AQO 2936/22-27

Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether the Proposed Draft Budget 2026-29/30 will enable the full delivery of the Programme for Government 2024-2027.

08/01/2026

To be answered on 19/01/2026

AQO 2899/22-27

Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister of Finance to outline any processes he will put in place to ensure that the Department of Health remains a priority over a three year multi-year budget.

View Official Report for AQO 2899/22-27

05/01/2026

Answered on 12/01/2026

AQO 2846/22-27

Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of any impact the Autumn Budget 2025 will have on the Programme for Government 2024-2027.

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27/11/2025

Answered on 16/12/2025

AQO 2873/22-27

Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has committed extra resources for gully cleaning in locations that consistently flood during periods of heavy rainfall.

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27/11/2025

Answered on 09/12/2025

AQW 36981/22-27

Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will consider (i) reducing the speed limit on the A2 Groomsport Bypass to 30mph; and (ii) installing a controlled pedestrian crossing to facilitate safe pedestrian access into Groomsport, for residents on the Springwell Road, Groomsport. [Priority Written]

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08/12/2025

Answered on 17/12/2025

AQW 36980/22-27

Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 33972/22-27, to detail whether any school properties in North Down fall within the category of disrepair referenced in the Public Accounts Committee report.

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08/12/2025

Answered on 29/12/2025

AQW 36979/22-27

Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister of Education when he will answer AQW 36014/22-27.

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08/12/2025

Answered on 23/12/2025

AQW 36375/22-27

Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any recent advice his Department has given to local football clubs, who were successful in advancing to the next round of the Northern Ireland Football Fund. [Priority Written]

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27/11/2025

Answered on 04/12/2025

AQW 36107/22-27

Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)

To ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department (i) had any involvement in the legal journey that ended with the Supreme Court judgment in the matter of an application by JR87 and another for Judicial Review (Appellant); and (ii) provided any level of legal aid in relation to this case.

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24/11/2025

Answered on 27/11/2025

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