Mr David Honeyford

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Honeyford
Official First Name: David
Usual First Name: David
Party: Alliance Party
Constituency: Lagan Valley

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Alliance Party	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
13/05/2022	Lagan Valley	Other, First Elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
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
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for the Economy
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Public Accounts Committee
27/02/2025 - 29/05/2025	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
02/07/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Aerospace and Space
01/07/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Football
04/10/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Road Safety
02/07/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Social Enterprise
21/05/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party group on Sports and Physical Recreation
12/04/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Access to Justice
22/06/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Built Environment
01/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Micro and Small Business
29/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Active Travel
27/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling
25/06/2024 - 01/07/2025	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Football
30/05/2024 - 02/07/2025	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Aerospace and Space
15/05/2023 - 20/05/2024	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Disability
27/06/2022 - 22/06/2023	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Built Environment
20/06/2022 - 21/05/2024	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party group on Sports and Physical Recreation

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

58 Questions, Page 1 of 6

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQW 38054/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any (i) work undertaken; and (ii) progress made by her Department, since September 2025, towards the development of a skills support service in Northern Ireland, comparable to Skillnet Ireland.

13/01/2026

To be answered by 28/01/2026

AQW 38053/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 5726/22-27, to detail a timescale for the completion of the A1 Junctions Phase 2, between Hillsborough and Loughbrickland.

13/01/2026

To be answered by 28/01/2026

AQW 38052/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on any plans Invest NI has to acquire additional economic land, in the Lagan Valley constituency.

13/01/2026

To be answered by 28/01/2026

AQW 38051/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail when she expects the first auction under the Renewable Electricity Price Guarantee scheme, to take place.

13/01/2026

To be answered by 28/01/2026

AQW 38050/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount of Invest NI's economic land, currently available within the Lagan Valley constituency.

13/01/2026

To be answered by 28/01/2026

AQW 37951/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the rational as to why a multi-year funding programme for Sport NI has not yet been implemented, despite commitments made to the sporting sector during consultation.

12/01/2026

To be answered by 27/01/2026

AQW 37950/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail whether (i) he has met, in the last six months; or (ii) plans to meet, representatives from the sporting sector to address concerns regarding funding uncertainty and governance.

12/01/2026

To be answered by 27/01/2026

AQW 37949/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any roads-related issues that have been raised with her Department, as a result of PSNI investigations into road traffic collisions at the Soldierstown Road A26 junction , including any consideration that has been given to each issue.

12/01/2026

To be answered by 27/01/2026

AQW 37948/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any progress made in delivering the multi-year funding programme for sport, that was indicated during the consultation on Sport NI funding arrangements.

12/01/2026

To be answered by 27/01/2026

AQW 37947/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail whether his Department has approved a funding programme for Sport NI for the 2026–2027 financial year.

12/01/2026

To be answered by 27/01/2026

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