Mr Jonathan Buckley

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Buckley
Official First Name: Jonathan
Usual First Name: Jonathan
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: Upper Bann


PartyRolePeriod
Democratic Unionist PartyParty Member05/05/2022 - Present
Democratic Unionist PartyParty Member02/03/2017 - 27/03/2022


DateConstituencyDesignation
13/03/2017Upper BannUnionist, First elected
13/05/2022Upper BannUnionist, Re-elected


PeriodPositionOffice/Committee
08/05/2025 - PresentCommittee MemberConcurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and the Committee for Education
16/09/2024 - PresentCommittee MemberWindsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
24/05/2024 - PresentCommittee MemberConcurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and Committee for Education
12/02/2024 - PresentCommittee MemberCommittee for the Economy
06/02/2024 - PresentCommittee ChairAssembly and Executive Review Committee
06/02/2024 - PresentCommittee MemberChairpersons' Liaison Group
27/02/2025 - 29/05/2025Committee MemberConcurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
12/02/2024 - 03/06/2024Committee MemberWindsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
25/06/2021 - 02/07/2021Committee MemberConcurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health
14/06/2021 - 28/03/2022Committee ChairCommittee for Infrastructure
14/06/2021 - 28/03/2022Committee MemberChairpersons' Liaison Group
02/11/2020 - 01/11/2021Committee MemberCommittee for Health
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022Committee MemberAd Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
20/01/2020 - 02/11/2020Committee MemberCommittee for Communities
20/01/2020 - 05/07/2021Committee MemberAssembly and Executive Review Committee


PeriodPositionAll Party Group
14/04/2025 - PresentAssembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Funerals and Bereavement
27/06/2022 - 08/01/2025Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Built Environment
18/02/2021 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Community Pharmacy
06/06/2019 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
09/05/2017 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll Party Group on Country Sports

Room: Room 356
Address: Parliament Buildings
Townland: Ballymiscaw
Ward: Stormont
Town: Belfast
Post Code: BT4 3XX
Email: jonathan.buckley@mla.niassembly.gov.uk


Address 1: 6 WEST STREET
Address 2:
Address 3:
Townland: TAVANAGH
Ward:
Town: PORTADOWN
Post Code: BT62 3PD
Phone: 02838 894477
Fax:
Email: jonathan.buckley@mla.niassembly.gov.uk

The Member's interests are currently being updated.

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest
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AQO 2026/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to outline the total legal costs incurred by his Department in the last five years.

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08/05/2025 Answered on 20/05/2025
AQO 2136/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on opportunities for North American investment in Northern Ireland since she assumed office.

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29/05/2025 Answered on 10/06/2025
AQW 27812/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any (i) clinical (ii) logistical; and (iii) financial, barriers that are preventing wider availability of self-injecting medications for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

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28/05/2025 Answered on 25/06/2025
AQW 27811/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to outline the availability of self-injecting biologic medications for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

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28/05/2025 Answered on 25/06/2025
AQW 27810/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount spent on (i) management consultants; and (ii) external advisory services, in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

28/05/2025 To be answered by 12/06/2025
AQW 27809/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the annual cost of language translation services including (i) face-to-face translation; and (ii) telephone interpreting, across all Health and Social Care Trusts.

28/05/2025 To be answered by 12/06/2025
AQW 27808/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the progress made in integrating digital and technological solutions to reduce cost burdens and increase efficiency across the health service.

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28/05/2025 Answered on 12/06/2025
AQW 27676/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of reported potholes currently awaiting action on the NI Direct system. [Priority Written]

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23/05/2025 Answered on 11/06/2025
AQW 27536/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Education whether in-house electricians within (i) his Department; and (ii) arm's-length bodies are required to be registered on license to practice schemes.

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21/05/2025 Answered on 05/06/2025
AQW 27535/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether in-house electricians within (i) her Department; and (ii) its arm's-length bodies are required to be registered on license to practice schemes.

21/05/2025 To be answered by 06/06/2025
  
Plenary Item TitleItemTabled AsTabled DatePlenary Date
Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern IrelandMotionMLA - Upper Bann13/05/202520/05/2025
Creating a Level Playing Field in Pre-School AdmissionsMotionMLA - Upper Bann06/05/2025 
UK Supreme Court Ruling on the Legal Definition of a WomanMatters of the DayMLA - Upper Bann28/04/202528/04/2025
Hydrogen Innovation StrategyMotionMLA - Upper Bann11/03/202525/03/2025
Job Creation and Cross-Border Co-operation in the North West - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - Upper Bann28/02/202504/03/2025
Avian InfluenzaUrgent Oral QuestionMLA - Upper Bann17/02/202517/02/2025
Death of Ken ReidMatters of the DayMLA - Upper Bann21/11/202425/11/2024
Release of Police Ombudsman’s Report into the Kingsmill MassacreMotionMLA - Upper Bann15/10/202404/11/2024
Quality of Water SupplyUrgent Oral QuestionMLA - Upper Bann16/09/2024 
  
Vote SubjectDivision Date Member Voted
End Israeli Impunity in Gaza [Mrs Sinéad Ennis]24/06/2025NO
-#1 End Israeli Impunity in Gaza - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Doug Beattie MC]24/06/2025AYE
Opposing Plans for the Nutrients Action Programme 2026-2029 [Miss Michelle McIlveen]10/06/2025AYE
Additional Funding for North South Bodies [Ms Emma Sheerin]27/05/2025NO
-#1 Additional Funding for North South Bodies - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Matthew O'Toole]27/05/2025NO
-#1 Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment20/05/2025NO
Decolonisation of Museum Collections and Repatriation of Artefacts [Miss Nicola Brogan]20/05/2025NO
-#1 Decolonisation of Museum Collections and Repatriation of Artefacts - Amendment 1: Motion Amendme20/05/2025AYE
Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland20/05/2025NO
Budget 2025-26 [Minister of Finance - Department of Finance]19/05/2025AYE
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia [Ms Kellie Armstrong]12/05/2025NO
-#1 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment12/05/2025AYE
Increasing Fiscal Devolution [Mr Matthew O'Toole]29/04/2025NO
The draft Northern Ireland Climate Commissioner Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 [First Minister 08/04/2025NO
-#2 Social Security Reform and Economic Inactivity - Amendment 2: Motion Amendment 2 [Mr Maurice Bra01/04/2025AYE
Housebuilding on Public Land [Mr Mark Durkan]31/03/2025NO
-#1 Tackling the Financial and Societal Impacts of Division - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Ms Di25/03/2025AYE
-#1 The Green Energy Transition - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Gary Middleton]24/03/2025AYE
-#1 Job Creation and Cross-Border Co-operation in the North West - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [04/03/2025AYE
Programme for Government 2024-2027 [First Minister and deputy First Minister - The Executive Office]03/03/2025AYE
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