One of the biggest complaints I receive in my constituency office is about dilapidated buildings in Carrickfergus. Minister Andrew Muir  is taking urgent action to tackle dilapidation in our towns and high streets. Carrickfergus deserves better, and I welcome the new legislation being introduced by the Minister.

This week is Less Survivable Cancer Awareness Week. I am calling on the Health Minister to invest more money into the research and treatment of these six cancers, in order to address long-standing inequalities in research investment, improve early diagnosis, support the development of new treatments and ultimately save lives.

It's always a privilege to work for all my constituents across East Antrim.

A high profile trade mission led by a Northern Ireland Executive Minister risks showing Northern Ireland as indifferent to human rights abuses. This is not the message Northern Ireland should be sending out. Turning a blind eye to abuses in one country while condemning them in another weakens our credibility and undermines the very values we claim to uphold. I look forward to clarity from the Economy Minister on her plans.

Asking the Justice Minister to outline the benefits of restorative justice

Today on World AIDS Day if you think you have been at risk of getting HIV, it is important to get tested as soon as possible. Testing is the only way to know for sure if you have HIV. With early diagnosis and effective treatment, most people with HIV will not go on to develop AIDS. Find out more atwww.pha.site/WorldAIDSday25 and visit www.SexualHealthNI.info

Minister's answer As stated in the three-year Health and Social Care Plan, it is intended that by April 2027, subject to additional funding, to have a targeted lung screening programme in Northern Ireland. The aim of this new targeted screening programme is to improve earlier diagnosis. If the individual has a higher risk of developing cancer, they will be offered a low dose Computerised Tomography (CT) of their lungs.

Minister's answer Reducing health inequalities is one of my key areas of focus and shortening the period of life spent in ill-health will help to reduce pressures on our health services and improve the quality of life for many of our population Smoking is one of the key drivers of health inequalities in NI – with the smoking death rate in the most deprived communities twice as high as in the least deprived communities. Similarly, the NI Cancer Registry published statistics in

Minister's answer As stated in the three-year Health and Social Care Plan, it is intended that by April 2027, subject to additional funding, to have a targeted lung screening programme in Northern Ireland.   We are at the early stages of scoping out what the requirements of the new programme for Northern Ireland will be. This requires a significant amount of work on the supporting pathways (including call/recall, additional diagnostics, workforce, pathways for incidental find