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
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
25/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Football
30/05/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space
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 Construction
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
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 Construction
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:

65 Questions, Page 1 of 7

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQO 2150/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the Review of Free School Meals and Uniform Grant Eligibility Criteria.

05/06/2025

To be answered on 16/06/2025

AQO 2071/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the key learnings from the transformation of Hydebank Wood Secure College and Women’s Prison during the last ten years.

22/05/2025

To be answered by 02/06/2025

AQO 2018/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister of Finance for an update on the planned Strategic Rating Reviews for 2025-26.

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08/05/2025

Answered on 19/05/2025

AQO 2001/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on what sporting facilities stand to benefit from the Shared Island Fund in the next five years.

08/05/2025

To be answered by 19/05/2025

AQO 1967/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister of Education for his Department's assessment of repurposing the former Dromore Central Primary School site.

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01/05/2025

Answered on 13/05/2025

AQW 26479/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 5724/22-27, for an update on the Knockmore Line feasibility study.

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01/05/2025

Answered on 14/05/2025

AQW 26370/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of the likelihood of Northern Ireland achieving the 80 per cent renewable energy consumption target by 2030.

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30/04/2025

Answered on 14/05/2025

AQW 26369/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on her Department’s progress on the development of a policy framework for long-duration energy storage.

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30/04/2025

Answered on 12/05/2025

AQW 26161/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any engagement his Department has had with the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT) following its decision to cancel its summer schemes in Lisburn and Downpatrick; and (ii) any financial support his Department can offer to the SEHSCT to enable these summer schemes to be reinstated. [Priority Written]

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28/04/2025

Answered on 12/05/2025

AQW 26160/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any budget Sport NI has in place for the hosting of training camps for Northern Ireland athletes prior to next year's Commonwealth Games.

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28/04/2025

Answered on 05/06/2025

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