Mr Phillip Brett

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Brett
Official First Name: Phillip
Usual First Name: Phillip
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: North Belfast

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
13/05/2022	North Belfast	Unionist, First Elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
23/09/2025 - Present	Committee Chair	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
23/09/2025 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for The Executive Office
08/05/2025 - Present	Committee Deputy Chair	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and the Committee for Education
18/02/2025 - Present	Committee Chair	Ad Hoc Committee on the Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill
24/05/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and Committee for Education
06/02/2024 - Present	Committee Chair	Committee for the Economy
27/02/2025 - 29/05/2025	Committee Chair	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
17/02/2025 - 19/02/2025	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill
12/02/2024 - 23/09/2025	Committee Member	Committee for Finance
06/02/2024 - 22/09/2025	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
17/06/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
26/03/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Food to Go
03/12/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Further and Higher Education
02/07/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Fuel Poverty
25/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Football
30/05/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Aerospace and Space
23/06/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Voluntary and Community Sector
24/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Animal Welfare
20/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party group on Sports and Physical Recreation
16/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Early Education and Childcare
06/07/2023 - 03/12/2024	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Further and Higher Education
13/09/2022 - 06/01/2025	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Universal Basic Income
28/06/2022 - 02/07/2024	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Fuel Poverty

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

642 Questions, Page 1 of 65

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQW 46047/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail whether a person, who fails a driving test on a Northern Ireland provisional driving licence, is able to continue driving in Northern Ireland on an international driving licence.

12/05/2026

To be answered by 28/05/2026

AQO 3550/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Justice to outline any engagement she has had with HM Government in relation to additional funding for the PSNI due to recent acts of terrorism.

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30/04/2026

Answered on 12/05/2026

AQW 45957/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on her Department's work on grid development.

11/05/2026

To be answered by 27/05/2026

AQW 45956/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 44191/22/27, whether the legislation requires two samples to be provided within the same, singular, one hour period by an individual considered to have committed an offence under Articles 14, 15 or 16 of that Order.

11/05/2026

To be answered by 27/05/2026

AQW 45831/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any consideration that has been given to issuing the Black Box, Belfast, with a venue specific permit, to allow artists to access Hill Street for loading purposes. [Priority Written]

08/05/2026

To be answered by 13/05/2026

AQW 45830/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 45342/22-27, to detail when the review by his Department will be completed.

08/05/2026

To be answered by 26/05/2026

AQW 45829/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQO 3508/22-27, to detail any increase in funding this year for (i) the Northern Ireland Adult's Hospice; and (ii) the Northern Ireland Children's Hospice, compared to the previous year.

08/05/2026

To be answered by 26/05/2026

AQW 45828/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail when the online portal for booking access permits for loading and offloading for Hill Street, Belfast, will be active.

08/05/2026

To be answered by 26/05/2026

AQW 45827/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 44744/22-27, to detail when this process will be completed.

08/05/2026

To be answered by 26/05/2026

AQW 45700/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 44068/22-27, when this work will be complete.

07/05/2026

To be answered by 22/05/2026

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