Mr Brian Kingston

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Kingston
Official First Name: Brian
Usual First Name: Brian
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: North Belfast


PartyRolePeriod
Democratic Unionist PartyParty Member05/05/2022 - Present


DateConstituencyDesignation
13/05/2022North BelfastUnionist, First Elected


PeriodPositionOffice/Committee
08/04/2024 - PresentCommittee MemberCommittee on Standards and Privileges
12/02/2024 - PresentCommittee MemberCommittee for Communities
12/02/2024 - PresentCommittee MemberCommittee for The Executive Office


PeriodPositionAll Party Group
25/06/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Football
11/06/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
28/05/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group TreasurerAll-Party Group on Homelessness
21/05/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group TreasurerAll-Party group on Sports and Physical Recreation
20/05/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Disability
10/10/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Ethnic Minority Community
27/06/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Mental Health
23/06/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Voluntary and Community Sector
11/07/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Further and Higher Education
28/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Fuel Poverty
27/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling
01/07/2022 - 11/09/2024Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Fairtrade
16/06/2022 - 24/05/2023Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Early Education and Childcare
06/06/2022 - 15/05/2023Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Disability

Room: Room 359G
Address: Parliament Buildings
Townland: Ballymiscaw
Ward: Stormont
Town: Belfast
Post Code: BT4 3XX
Email: brian.kingston@mla.niassembly.gov.uk


Address 1: 236A Ballysillan Road
Address 2:
Address 3:
Townland: Old Park
Ward:
Town: Belfast
Post Code: BT14 6QZ
Phone: 02890744008
Fax:
Email: brian.kingston@co.niassembly.gov.uk

1. Employment and Earnings

None


2. Donations and other support

None


3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality

None


4. Visits

None


5. Shareholdings

None


6. Land and Property

None


7. Miscellaneous

None


8. Unremunerated interests

Director and Company Secretary, Argyle Business Centre. (Registered 10 June 2022)

Director, Greater Shankill Partnership. (Registered 10 June 2022)

Director, North Belfast Working Men's Club. (Registered 10 June 2022)

Governor, Belfast Boys' Model School. (Registered 10 June 2022)

Governor, Malvern Primary School. (Registered 10 June 2022)

Member, Glencairn Loyal Orange Lodge, No 1242. (Registered 10 June 2022)

Member, Sons of Ulster Royal Black Preceptory, No 375. (Registered 10 June 2022)

Registrar, Belfast No 6 Royal Black District Chapter. (Registered 10 June 2022)

Member, City of Belfast Grand Black Chapter. (Registered 10 June 2022)

Member, Albertville Harriers and Athletics Club. (Registered 10 June 2022)

Member, West Belfast Orange Hall Management and Finance Committee. (Registered 10 June 2022)

Secretary, North Belfast Democratic Unionist Party Constituency Association. (Registered 10 June 2022)

Member, Joanmount Methodist Church. (Registered 10 June 2022)


9. Family members who benefit from Office Cost Expenditure

None

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest
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AQO 1385/22-27 Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline which sectors offer the greatest growth potential for the Northern Ireland economy in 2025.

09/01/2025 To be answered on 20/01/2025
AQO 834/22-27 Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline any support his Department provides toward the development of local community-based tourist attractions.

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12/09/2024 Answered on 23/09/2024
AQO 1256/22-27 Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Finance for an update on her Department's funding via the Belfast Region City Deal for North Belfast.

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21/11/2024 Answered on 03/12/2024
AQO 1286/22-27 Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on funding via the Urban Villages Initiative for the new Westland Community Centre in North Belfast.

28/11/2024 To be answered on 09/12/2024
AQO 1162/22-27 Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Justice what progress is being made, in association with Lidl, to ensure that the security gate between Hillview Retail Park and Flax Street, Belfast, can be closed remotely by the PSNI.

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07/11/2024 Answered on 19/11/2024
AQO 1151/22-27 Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether the resurfacing work at Townsend Street will cover all of the street up to Peter’s Hill on the Shankill Road, Belfast.

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07/11/2024 Answered on 19/11/2024
AQW 17499/22-27 Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department plans to run an Act FAST awareness campaign highlighting signs of stroke, similar to that launched by NHS England on 4 November 2024. [Priority Written]

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04/11/2024 Answered on 12/11/2024
AQO 987/22-27 Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Health what measures can be taken to reduce waiting times for urgent face-to-face appointments with a gynaecology consultant.

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03/10/2024 Answered on 15/10/2024
AQO 928/22-27 Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline what progress is being made to secure an extension to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to include community-based employability support programmes.

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26/09/2024 Answered on 07/10/2024
AQO 725/22-27 Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on securing funding from the Urban Villages Initiative for the proposed Westland Community Centre, North Belfast.

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02/09/2024 Answered on 09/09/2024
  
Plenary Item TitleItemTabled AsTabled DatePlenary Date
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Revised Wording) - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - North Belfast21/11/202425/11/2024
Belfast City Centre Dereliction - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - North Belfast14/11/202418/11/2024
Homelessness Awareness Week 2024MotionMLA - North Belfast05/11/202402/12/2024
Declaration of a Housing Emergency - Amendment 2Motion AmendmentMLA - North Belfast10/10/2024 
Tackling Paramilitarism - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - North Belfast10/10/2024 
Draft Programme for Government - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - North Belfast03/10/202407/10/2024
Funding for the Northern Ireland Children’s HospiceMotionMLA - North Belfast24/09/202414/10/2024
  
Vote SubjectDivision Date Member Voted
Protection of Rights and Safety in Custodial Facilities [Mr Doug Beattie MC]20/01/2025AYE
-#1 Protection of Rights and Safety in Custodial Facilities - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Ti20/01/2025AYE
-#1 Gender-Responsive Budgeting - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Ms Diane Forsythe]14/01/2025AYE
-#2 Relationships and Sexuality Education and Healthy Young Adult Relationships - Amendment 2: Motio14/01/2025NO
-#1 Relationships and Sexuality Education and Healthy Young Adult Relationships - Amendment 1: Motio14/01/2025AYE
-#1 Ending Violence Against Women and Girls - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Ms Joanne Bunting]14/01/2025AYE
Democratic Consent Resolution [Mr Philip McGuigan]10/12/2024NO
The draft Climate Change (2040 Emissions Target) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 [Minister of Ag10/12/2024NO
The draft Climate Change (Carbon Budgets 2023-2037) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 [Minister of10/12/2024NO
Delays to Flagship Maternity and Children’s Hospital Project [Mrs Diane Dodds]26/11/2024AYE
-#1 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Revised Wording) - Amendme25/11/2024AYE
-#1 Belfast City Centre Dereliction - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Ms Diane Forsythe]18/11/2024AYE
-#1 Future EU Relationship - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Eóin Tennyson]18/11/2024NO
Breaches of the Ministerial Code of Conduct [Mr Matthew O'Toole]18/11/2024NO
Future EU Relationship 18/11/2024NO
-#1 Holiday Hunger and the High Cost of School Uniforms - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr David 12/11/2024AYE
Failure of RAISE Programme in Tackling Educational Underachievement05/11/2024NO
-#1 Failure to Produce a River Basin Management Plan - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Miss Michel15/10/2024AYE
Prayer of Annulment: The Hops Certification (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 [Committ14/10/2024AYE
-#1 Farmers' Basic Payment Scheme (Revised Wording) - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Patsy McGl07/10/2024NO
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