Mr Brian Kingston

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Kingston
Official First Name: Brian
Usual First Name: Brian
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 Member	Committee for Finance
23/09/2025 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for Justice
08/04/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Committee on Standards and Privileges
12/02/2024 - 23/09/2025	Committee Member	Committee for Communities
12/02/2024 - 23/09/2025	Committee Member	Committee for The Executive Office

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
01/07/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Fuel Poverty
30/06/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Arts
25/06/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Disability
17/06/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
03/06/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Homelessness
20/02/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Ethnic Minority Community
25/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Football
21/05/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party group on Sports and Physical Recreation
27/06/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Mental Health
23/06/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Voluntary and Community Sector
11/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Further and Higher Education
27/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling
11/06/2024 - 17/06/2025	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
28/05/2024 - 03/06/2025	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Homelessness
20/05/2024 - 25/06/2025	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Disability
10/10/2023 - 20/02/2025	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Ethnic Minority Community
01/07/2022 - 11/09/2024	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Fairtrade
28/06/2022 - 01/07/2025	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Fuel Poverty
16/06/2022 - 24/05/2023	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Early Education and Childcare
06/06/2022 - 15/05/2023	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Disability

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

14 Questions, Page 1 of 2

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQO 2673/22-27

Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the supply of veterinary medicines from Great Britain after the end of the grace period on 31 December 2025.

23/10/2025

To be answered on 11/11/2025

AQW 33892/22-27

Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the progress made in securing funding towards the PSNI workforce recovery costs in 2025-26, further to the Executive agreeing in the June monitoring round that the Department for Justice would be given first call up on £7 million for this purpose, in future monitoring rounds.

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20/10/2025

Answered on 24/10/2025

AQW 33891/22-27

Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the public facility that will exist for pick-up and drop-off by car drivers at Belfast Grand Central Station; and (ii) where will this be located.

20/10/2025

To be answered by 04/11/2025

AQO 2586/22-27

Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the development plan for Seaview Primary School, North Belfast.

09/10/2025

To be answered on 21/10/2025

AQW 32940/22-27

Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on when Durham Street, Belfast is expected to reopen for traffic.

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07/10/2025

Answered on 13/10/2025

AQW 32939/22-27

Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of the extreme traffic congestion on Royal Avenue, Belfast, to outline the measures her Department is taking to prevent private buses parking for a prolonged period in the bus lane, outside the Europa Hotel.

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07/10/2025

Answered on 23/10/2025

AQO 2425/22-27

Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the Dilapidation Bill (NIA Bill 21/22-27) will strengthen statutory powers to deal with long-term derelict, privately-owned houses in residential areas.

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18/09/2025

Answered on 30/09/2025

AQW 31968/22-27

Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities to provide an update on the commencement of the Shankill Gateway Public Realm Scheme in Belfast. [Priority Written]

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24/09/2025

Answered on 30/09/2025

AQW 31967/22-27

Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Health to detail the current protocols for Social Services communicating collaboratively with school teachers and principals when (i) updating them when circumstances change; (ii) a serious incident has occurred in a child's life; and (iii) when Social Services have closed a case.

24/09/2025

To be answered by 09/10/2025

AQW 31966/22-27

Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities whether he changed, or in any way affected, the merit-ranked order of applications from Performance Clubs for stadia funding from The Northern Ireland Football Fund after they were scored by officials and checked by an independent moderator.

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24/09/2025

Answered on 08/10/2025

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