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:

650 Questions, Page 1 of 65

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQW 46238/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on a start date for lining work at Sandyknowes Roundabout, Newtownabbey.

14/05/2026

To be answered by 01/06/2026

AQW 46237/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the dates for any road condition improvements at the Hightown Road Junction, Newtownabbey.

14/05/2026

To be answered by 01/06/2026

AQW 46236/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the 2026-27 resurfacing plans for North Belfast.

14/05/2026

To be answered by 01/06/2026

AQW 46235/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount awarded to organisations and individuals based in North Belfast, under the Musical Instrument Programme, since he took office.

14/05/2026

To be answered by 01/06/2026

AQW 46234/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 40659/22-27, in light of the issues raised, to detail any action he will take.

14/05/2026

To be answered by 01/06/2026

AQW 46145/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any proposals for a pedestrian crossing at Prince Charles Way, near to Ashgrove Primary School, Newtownabbey. [Priority Written]

13/05/2026

To be answered by 18/05/2026

AQW 46144/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Justice whether she is reviewing the use of character references in court, for individuals charged with sexual offences.

13/05/2026

To be answered by 29/05/2026

AQW 46143/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to detail any initiatives his Department operate to support nature friendly farming; and (ii) whether his Department is developing any more schemes of this kind.

13/05/2026

To be answered by 29/05/2026

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.

+ Display Answer

30/04/2026

Answered on 12/05/2026

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