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
24/03/2026 - Present	Committee Member	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
15/08/2026 - 28/08/2026	Committee Member	Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
25/06/2026 - 25/06/2026	Committee Chair	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Executive Office and the Committee for Justice
23/09/2025 - 24/03/2026	Committee Chair	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
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
25/06/2026 - Present	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
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
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
03/12/2024 - 29/09/2026	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Further and Higher Education
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:

162 Questions, Page 1 of 17

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQW 56686/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she intends to introduce a scheme similar to the Share the journey, not the noise scheme, which operates in other parts of the UK. [Priority Written]

12/11/2026

To be answered by 18/11/2026

AQW 56685/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any funding that is available from his Department to support the new build of Castle Community Trust on the former Grove baths site.

12/11/2026

To be answered by 27/11/2026

AQW 56684/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail when an announcement is expected to be made on new Urban Villages areas.

12/11/2026

To be answered by 27/11/2026

AQW 56683/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any streets in Belfast her Department has identified as suitable for full pedestrianisation.

12/11/2026

To be answered by 27/11/2026

AQW 56682/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the sale of land owned by Ulster Transport Holdings at the Abbey centre, Newtownabbey,

12/11/2026

To be answered by 27/11/2026

AQW 56570/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any action her Department will take to address the obstruction of the urban clearway by parked vehicles on the Antrim Road, Glengormley, in the vicinity of BT36 7QZ. [Priority Written]

11/11/2026

To be answered by 16/11/2026

AQW 56569/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment his Department has undertaken regarding the economic impact of marching bands in Northern Ireland.

11/11/2026

To be answered by 26/11/2026

AQW 56568/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail when letters of offer for the latest instrument funding from the Arts Council are expected to be issued.

11/11/2026

To be answered by 26/11/2026

AQW 56567/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett [R]
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the Belfast Royal Academy School Enhancement Project. [R]

11/11/2026

To be answered by 26/11/2026

AQW 56566/22-27

Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the grass roots element of the Football Fund.

11/11/2026

To be answered by 26/11/2026

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Plenary Business

Plenary Item Title	Item	Tabled As	Tabled Date	Plenary Date
Petition of Concern Presented: Final Stage: Irish-medium Education (Workforce Plan) Bill (NIA Bill 28/22-27)	Petition Of Concern Presented	MLA - North Belfast	09/11/2026
Extension of Committee Stage: Credit Unions (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 47/22-27)	Motion	Committee Chair	04/11/2026	23/11/2026
Exclusion of the Minister for Infrastructure from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998	Motion	MLA - North Belfast	06/10/2026	12/10/2026
Exclusion of the Minister of Finance from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998	Motion	MLA - North Belfast	06/10/2026	12/10/2026
Exclusion of the Minister for the Economy from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998	Motion	MLA - North Belfast	06/10/2026	12/10/2026
Exclusion of the First Minister from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998	Motion	MLA - North Belfast	06/10/2026	12/10/2026
First Minister — Pledge of Office	Urgent Oral Question	MLA - North Belfast	29/09/2026	05/10/2026
First Minister - Pledge of Office	Urgent Oral Question	MLA - North Belfast	28/09/2026	28/09/2026
Extension of Committee Stage: Renewable Electricity Generation Bill (NIA Bill 42/22-27)	Motion	Committee Chair	09/09/2026	22/09/2026
Extension of Committee Stage: Regional Balance Bill (NIA Bill 35/22-27)	Motion	Committee Chair	09/09/2026	22/09/2026
No Confidence in the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs	Motion	MLA - North Belfast	08/09/2026	06/10/2026

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