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:00:28. > :00:33.Welcome to Stormont Today, featuring the best of bidets events

:00:33. > :00:38.at the Assembly. We start with a little quiz, who is

:00:38. > :00:44.the First Minister talking about? He takes on a roll of a wrecker in

:00:44. > :00:54.this Assembly. We should not pay too much heed to his words or

:00:54. > :00:55.

:00:55. > :01:00.tactics. And why some MLAs have their doubts. I believe it was the

:01:00. > :01:04.right decision, and I still believe it is the right decision. I do not

:01:04. > :01:12.believe you require a review to make a decision. Stay tuned for

:01:12. > :01:18.more on that later. I am joined by Terry Maguire. He is

:01:18. > :01:23.a pharmacist. Concerns about losing rural

:01:23. > :01:29.pharmacies were raised today. Changes to the way that chemists

:01:29. > :01:35.are paid, mean many that -- many are under financial pressure. Is

:01:35. > :01:41.there a crisis? There is a crisis. I was disappointed to see that the

:01:41. > :01:45.ministry did not appreciate that. 30% of our funding, �30 million has

:01:45. > :01:54.been taken out of our funding. The first payment to receive was in

:01:54. > :01:59.June. Four months later, we are incident problems. How does that

:01:59. > :02:04.manifest itself? Are people having to close their pharmacies? It is

:02:04. > :02:11.affecting all pharmacies, the most pressing issue is staff. Every

:02:11. > :02:15.pharmacy are looking at their staff complement. They need a trained

:02:15. > :02:20.technicians and counter staff. They are looking at how they can survive.

:02:20. > :02:24.It means that people have been paid off. 125 people have lost their

:02:24. > :02:29.jobs in the last three months. That will increase over the next few

:02:29. > :02:39.months. It is a major crisis in that respect. Pharmacies in

:02:39. > :02:39.

:02:39. > :02:45.deprived areas, and rural areas, they are extremely important.

:02:45. > :02:51.Losing their pharmacy will be a big blow. Thank you very much.

:02:51. > :02:56.Responding to the Sinn Fein motion, the minister said he would like to

:02:56. > :03:05.act, but a legal action means his hands are tied. I do not think it

:03:05. > :03:15.is necessary to see judicial review in the first instance. I have not

:03:15. > :03:21.

:03:21. > :03:29.had the opportunity to engage with the CP NI, I do not think that this

:03:29. > :03:36.matter can be resolved without being dragged to rout the courts.

:03:37. > :03:42.Mesa -- it some pharmacies to go to the war, it would be better if we

:03:42. > :03:46.had been able to go -- get around the table, have a meaningful

:03:47. > :03:55.discussion. Particularly if you take into account the needs of

:03:55. > :04:00.rural pharmacies, in areas of deprivation as well. I recognise it

:04:00. > :04:06.is a public medium. I am constrained in what I can do that

:04:06. > :04:10.this time because of judicial review. The minister recognises

:04:11. > :04:14.that you are having a struggle. There was an opportunity before the

:04:14. > :04:21.judicial review cake tin. He could have taught a was at that time. He

:04:21. > :04:29.didn't. He is now, in a way, hiding behind the review. Will have to

:04:29. > :04:36.wait and see what happens. That will happen in next few days. We

:04:36. > :04:41.need to resolve this, it is a crisis. It is a red herring, there

:04:41. > :04:45.is the number of pharmacies that was thrown in. He has said that

:04:45. > :04:49.there are more pharmacies per head in the population than the rest of

:04:49. > :04:53.the UK. That has only raised his head since this discussion has gone

:04:53. > :04:59.on. The implication of the payment scheme happened back in April, the

:04:59. > :05:03.first we heard of the issue of the number of pharmacies, was when the

:05:03. > :05:06.minister made a statement. They are completely separate issues. If the

:05:07. > :05:14.Minister thinks we have too many pharmacies, he needs to sit down

:05:14. > :05:24.and discuss that. To take a simple figure of say 3%, does not make

:05:24. > :05:32.

:05:32. > :05:40.sense. We art and extremely dispersed population. -- we are. We

:05:40. > :05:45.are not arguable or Manchester. Liverpool.

:05:45. > :05:55.Sammy Wilson was in fine form today, he displayed his Euro-sceptic

:05:55. > :05:55.

:05:56. > :06:01.covers -- colours. We start with questions to the education minister.

:06:01. > :06:11.Can I ask the Minister what his assessment is of pastoral care

:06:11. > :06:14.

:06:14. > :06:19.afforded to children of ethnic minorities. Teachers and staff have

:06:19. > :06:25.problems with the children. I wonder what his feeling on the

:06:25. > :06:30.pastoral support and care is? have a very high level of pastoral

:06:30. > :06:38.care. It does come down to individual skills, it comes down to

:06:38. > :06:43.be muttering of the school. I believe that we have a very high

:06:43. > :06:53.level of care for all pupils in the state. With regards racial equality

:06:53. > :06:58.issues, I am of the view that there are lessons to be learnt. I'm

:06:58. > :07:02.studying the report into the experiences of ethnic minorities in

:07:02. > :07:07.our schools. I will report back on that in due course. We have a very

:07:07. > :07:14.good care system in our schools. That is driven by schools, and the

:07:14. > :07:21.staff involved. Would you consider a more holistic approach,

:07:21. > :07:28.particularly in respect of the Roman families? They have no right

:07:28. > :07:35.to seek employment, they have no right to welfare entitlement. There

:07:35. > :07:45.is a statutory obligation to send their children to school. When they

:07:45. > :07:46.

:07:46. > :07:55.don't have, I have asked the question already, when they don't

:07:55. > :08:00.have access to transport, or school meals for. There was unfortunate

:08:00. > :08:07.incident last year regarding their community. We have produced a poor

:08:07. > :08:15.boy that community. We have made substantial amounts of money

:08:15. > :08:24.available, particularly in the Belfast board airier -- border area.

:08:24. > :08:30.There was a tough response to this question on business rates. Does

:08:30. > :08:40.the Minister believe that Tesco's reaction is accurate to their

:08:40. > :08:41.

:08:41. > :08:48.business plans? I believe that her Tesco's response to this has been,

:08:48. > :08:57.quite deliberate, absolutely pathetic. Heres was a major company,

:08:57. > :09:07.I know they used to bullying their way a wound -- around, they are not

:09:07. > :09:07.

:09:07. > :09:14.going to use bully-boy tactics here. Anyone who tells me that a �100

:09:14. > :09:24.million investment project, they are going to look for return over

:09:24. > :09:31.

:09:31. > :09:41.the next 20-25 years for, will be derailed by a temporary tax of

:09:41. > :09:41.

:09:41. > :09:48.�840,000 spread over the 20th term of a �100 million and that the

:09:48. > :09:53.project. Anyone who tells me of that will put it in danger, they

:09:53. > :10:03.have not done their sums very well, or must think we are a bunch of

:10:03. > :10:06.

:10:06. > :10:14.idiots. That amounts to, 0.42 % India. Over a 20 year period. --

:10:14. > :10:21.over the year. If that makes their project vicarious, I do not pick it

:10:21. > :10:25.is a by his investment decisions -- I do not think it is a wise

:10:25. > :10:32.investment. They are bullying, they're not gonna get away with it.

:10:32. > :10:39.Here is the Finance Minister outlining his role in the great EU

:10:39. > :10:47.referendum vote in Westminster. am very proud of my party's record,

:10:47. > :10:53.we were the only party who attended, and had 100% vote in favour of a

:10:53. > :11:00.referendum in the House of Commons last night, and we did not have to

:11:00. > :11:06.be whipped to get there. I hope that we have proved that when it

:11:06. > :11:13.comes to the issue of Europe, which of course, don't forget, the impact

:11:13. > :11:19.of Europe, and European regulation on business is in Northern Ireland,

:11:19. > :11:23.and the United Kingdom, the amount of red tape, the loss of

:11:23. > :11:33.sovereignty, the regulations which apply in Northern Ireland, do not

:11:33. > :11:33.

:11:33. > :11:40.get debated in this chamber. There are those, and bureaucrats in

:11:40. > :11:47.Brussels who oppose it. Some good will have not had based -- some

:11:47. > :11:52.people have not had a safe rapidity years.

:11:52. > :12:02.During questions, the Education Minister was asked about The Colony,

:12:02. > :12:03.

:12:03. > :12:10.and why he had rescinded it? -- Circular 1979/10. Its future is now

:12:10. > :12:13.in question, here is what the minister told members. I want to

:12:13. > :12:18.assure that service delivery support young people is efficient.

:12:18. > :12:25.It is not defensible to consider -- to continue with an outdated

:12:25. > :12:32.structure. It results in organisations receiving �1,000 per

:12:32. > :12:37.annum without conditions. Other organisations must apply for scarce

:12:37. > :12:41.resources, they must demonstrate efficiency and value for money. It

:12:41. > :12:50.would be impractical to allow one organisation to remain outside

:12:50. > :12:55.these conditions. Currently Circular 1979/10 provided for one

:12:55. > :12:59.body, that is that community and regional level. There is direct

:12:59. > :13:09.engagement with the minister. Can I ask him whether any new policy will

:13:09. > :13:10.

:13:10. > :13:18.maintain this level in policy development? The youth forum

:13:18. > :13:24.continues to have active development in policy. I'm

:13:24. > :13:30.currently reviewing youth provision, I want to ensure the limited forms

:13:30. > :13:34.we have are probably used. I want to ensure that youth worker is

:13:35. > :13:40.connected, very closely, and indeed is in one would be a provision, and

:13:40. > :13:50.that it meets the needs, and is delivering a modern education

:13:50. > :13:53.

:13:53. > :13:57.service. I will continue to look at Does the minister share my concern

:13:57. > :14:00.that official was drew the circular without consulting with the stake

:14:00. > :14:04.holder community? And does the minister not accept in light of his

:14:04. > :14:09.review of youth services, it would have been better to wait for the

:14:09. > :14:13.outcome of that review before with drawing any circular without

:14:13. > :14:18.consultation? The removal of the circular was an administrative

:14:18. > :14:21.model which did not require consultation. I signed off as on

:14:21. > :14:24.the agreement to remost circular. I believe it was the right decision.

:14:24. > :14:29.I still believe it is the right decision. Not surprisingly the

:14:29. > :14:32.Youth Forum is less than impressed. One member told me why: We agree

:14:33. > :14:36.that the system in place that means we exist in a bubble and we get

:14:36. > :14:40.funding automatically is wrong and should be changed. But that's no

:14:40. > :14:46.reason to withdraw an entire policy on how young people engage with the

:14:46. > :14:50.minister. If you want to add to the policy amend it. Don't throw away a

:14:50. > :14:54.good policy that sets up fundamental rights for young people.

:14:54. > :14:59.So the minister, though, would say that the circular was out of date.

:14:59. > :15:05.We're not satisfied that the ledge sligs and the policy that the

:15:05. > :15:12.minister misquoted makes the 1979 /10 circular de fufrpbgt. The way

:15:12. > :15:16.the youth service operates is rights based. It's very much in, it

:15:16. > :15:18.takes due regard on UN convention on the rights of the chide and

:15:18. > :15:21.international legislation. We're saying that without this policy,

:15:21. > :15:24.without anything to replace it, which there's just a vacuum at the

:15:24. > :15:28.moment and the department have said that incoming policy, there's no

:15:28. > :15:31.date on when it kill woman in and it hasn't been finished written, so

:15:31. > :15:36.it's a premature decision. We're saying the current policy sets up

:15:36. > :15:40.the framework for those other pieces of legislation to be obeyed.

:15:40. > :15:42.Without this document there is no way written down for young people

:15:42. > :15:47.to directly engage with the minister for education and the

:15:47. > :15:51.department in a way which suits them. By taking it a way you're

:15:51. > :15:55.boredering on infringing international statutes. What does

:15:55. > :15:59.it mean for the forum? Can you function effectively? It changes

:15:59. > :16:02.the way we will function. It grants us funding, that's nice. We have

:16:03. > :16:11.said to the department, cut our funding do, what you want with the

:16:11. > :16:13.funding, but make sure the direct link between a youth-led

:16:13. > :16:16.organisation, we are the only youth led organisation in Northern

:16:16. > :16:20.Ireland. We have a committee which decides on everything to do with

:16:20. > :16:24.the organisation, so we're saying keep that direct link, do whatever

:16:24. > :16:28.you want to policies, update them, don't throw them away and leave

:16:28. > :16:31.nothing in its place. Young people will be the only people who lose

:16:31. > :16:36.out. We were talking about the cost involved in running pharmacies. Of

:16:36. > :16:41.course, we spend a lot more on drugs, prescription drugs than

:16:41. > :16:47.anywhere else in the UK. Yeah, it's been a problem identified a number

:16:47. > :16:53.of years ago N total in community we spend about �450 million a year.

:16:53. > :16:58.It boils down to about �228 per head of population. Whu compare

:16:58. > :17:02.that to say for example, England it's �161 per head of population N

:17:02. > :17:11.Scotland where the demographics are similar, the age profile and social

:17:11. > :17:14.deprivation rates are the same, they spent spds171 -- �171 per head

:17:14. > :17:17.of population. So why is Northern Ireland so far ahead? The minister

:17:17. > :17:22.pointed this out today. As a profession, we have always agreed

:17:22. > :17:29.with that. Where we need to invest in terms of pharmacy services is to

:17:29. > :17:34.address this bigger prob -- problem. There's huge savings to be made in

:17:34. > :17:38.terms of more generic prescribing and using cheaper medicines

:17:38. > :17:43.generally. There's a huge amount of work could go done. That would

:17:43. > :17:47.address a lot of concerns the minister had about the cost of

:17:47. > :17:50.pharmaceutical services generally. Talk of the past, in particular a

:17:50. > :17:55.conflict transformation centre on the former site of the Maze Prison

:17:55. > :17:59.is one topic sure to get the pulses of our MLAs racing. The Ulster

:17:59. > :18:03.Unionists have concerns about such a centre. The DUP have come round

:18:03. > :18:09.to the idea. They backed an SDLP amendment which called for any such

:18:09. > :18:12.centre to consider the needs of victims and survivors. One of our

:18:12. > :18:18.concerns in the Ulster Unionist Party is actually around the

:18:18. > :18:23.current proposal of the conflict centre, the conflict resolution

:18:23. > :18:27.centre, conflict transformation centre, whatever the name is put on

:18:27. > :18:33.it. I know some time ago I had asked to see the application form

:18:33. > :18:40.for the funding for that and I think if there was less seekerycy

:18:40. > :18:45.about the proposal, -- secrecy about the proposal maybe we could

:18:45. > :18:50.look at it in a more difintive manner. I didn't get the

:18:50. > :18:53.application. I'm not sure what the proposals are. The conflict

:18:53. > :18:58.transformation centre should be tasked with giving the necessary

:18:58. > :19:02.expertise to ensure the forth coming debate and reflection on our

:19:02. > :19:08.history should be approached in a mature and responsible fashion. Mr

:19:08. > :19:14.Speaker, given the recession, I hope it's not too late and it is

:19:14. > :19:19.true that the Maze site has the potential not only to have a major

:19:19. > :19:24.impact on the area's economic future but for a mature discussion

:19:24. > :19:27.on our past, hopefully helping to bring reconciliation closer.

:19:27. > :19:31.History is about everybody telling their story. That's everybody.

:19:31. > :19:36.That's the people who were in the prison. The people who staffed the

:19:36. > :19:39.prison. The British soldiers who were on the watch towers. It's also

:19:40. > :19:43.accepted the people who visited the prison, the quakers and all those

:19:43. > :19:47.representative groups should be invited to tell their story. Indeed,

:19:47. > :19:52.people who were victims, as a result of the conflict in the north,

:19:52. > :19:55.should also be allowed to tell their story. That's what

:19:55. > :20:00.republicans want, nothing more and nothing less. That's what people

:20:00. > :20:04.should be addressing here today instead of making up or pretending

:20:04. > :20:09.that republicans want something else when it's not there to be seen

:20:09. > :20:17.or examined. The issue I wish to start with is the fact that the

:20:17. > :20:22.huge transformation that we have seen in the DUP position is, of

:20:22. > :20:30.course, driven by a philosophy that we must keep Sinn Fein happy if

:20:30. > :20:39.we're to keep our jobs. That is why whereas a few years ago, the

:20:39. > :20:45.stadium proposition was utterly rejected, because it was tainted by

:20:46. > :20:51.the presence at the Maze and the ugly buildings at the Maze and the

:20:51. > :20:55.fear they would become a shrine and that would brand and would taint

:20:55. > :21:02.the entire proposition. I look across the chamber, the picture

:21:02. > :21:06.that comes into my mind is of a certain Japanese man. That's not a

:21:06. > :21:10.racist comment Mr Speaker, not is a reference to the appearance for the

:21:10. > :21:18.member of north Antrim, it is a particular Japanese man, I think

:21:18. > :21:24.his name was Onudo. He was sent to the Philippine island during the

:21:24. > :21:32.course of the last war, sent with a job to carry out certain acts to

:21:32. > :21:37.disrupt the role of the Allies. He stayed in that jungle even after

:21:37. > :21:42.the war was over, even though they went round the island with loud

:21:42. > :21:45.speakers to tell them that the war as over, he wouldn't believe it.

:21:45. > :21:51.Though they dropped leaflets from the skies on him, he wouldn't

:21:51. > :21:56.believe it. 29 years later, Mr Speaker, he came out. 29 years

:21:56. > :22:00.after the war was over. It seems to me that the member for north Antrim

:22:00. > :22:05.still hasn't come to terms with the fact that we have left the era

:22:05. > :22:11.about which he seems to be content to mire himself in. We have left it

:22:11. > :22:19.behind. We're in a new era. We're trying to move forward. I know that

:22:19. > :22:24.the member tries to style himself as a official opposition in this

:22:24. > :22:28.Assembly. He is not an opposition at all in this Assembly. He is the

:22:28. > :22:32.opposition to this Assembly. And it is a very distinct difference. He

:22:32. > :22:37.is opposed to these structures. He wants to bring them down. He takes

:22:37. > :22:41.on the role of wrecker in this Assembly and we would be very

:22:41. > :22:46.foolish in this Assembly if we were to pay too much heed to his words

:22:46. > :22:49.or to his tactics. How do prescription charges play into all

:22:49. > :22:53.this snfrplgts they are a red herring from the start, because

:22:53. > :22:58.they're in the a solution to the problem in any way. Prescription

:22:58. > :23:00.charges were introduced by the 1960s as a means to reduce the

:23:01. > :23:03.numbers of prescriptions dispensed at that time. The Government

:23:03. > :23:08.realised if things were free of charge as the health service was

:23:08. > :23:15.set up to be, it would be a problem. Of course, our minister in common

:23:15. > :23:21.with Scotland and Wales decided back in 2010, 2009 to do away with

:23:21. > :23:25.prescription charge, first to �3 and then to zero. There is an

:23:25. > :23:29.indication that perhaps the numbers of prescriptions dispensed has gone

:23:29. > :23:34.up considerably more than expected because of that. Indeed, there is

:23:34. > :23:37.some concern that the lack of a prescription charge has actually

:23:37. > :23:42.encouraged misuse of the health service for want of a better word.

:23:42. > :23:46.I don't have experience of that. I know the patient client consul who

:23:46. > :23:48.is an advocate for patients has looked at this issue and asked

:23:48. > :23:52.patients what the most important things in their opinion are about

:23:52. > :23:56.the health service. Interestingly they like to see a reintroduction

:23:56. > :23:59.of the prescription charge because they value the health service so

:23:59. > :24:04.much, they say the lack of a charge is detrimental to health. I think

:24:04. > :24:09.we need to look at that. I know the minister is currently looking at it

:24:09. > :24:16.in a number of ways. Seeing it reintroduced at �7.20, as it is in

:24:16. > :24:21.England, would not be positive. was talking about 50p or a pound,

:24:21. > :24:25.�3 Seems to be sensible. Where you have exemptions that's when the

:24:25. > :24:30.complications kick in. We as pharmacists are expected to be

:24:30. > :24:33.policemen. That's grossly unfair. I'm not supposed to say to someone

:24:33. > :24:38."Which medicine do you want?" We need to look at this in the round.

:24:38. > :24:43.I would suggest we go in for a lesser cost, with less exemptions,

:24:43. > :24:46.which are fair and aappropriate so we can address the issue of

:24:46. > :24:49.prescriptions generally. Having said that, there are -- they're

:24:49. > :24:53.only a contribution. They're a tax. They're not a way of Government to

:24:53. > :24:58.earn money. I think we have to be careful. Minister was suggesting at

:24:58. > :25:01.one time it would be some way of paying for expensive drugs. It

:25:01. > :25:06.can't be. Certainly an interesting debate. Now, coming to Stormont

:25:06. > :25:09.might not be any child's idea of a top day out, but a new website aims

:25:09. > :25:13.to help school children understand how the Assembly works. It was

:25:13. > :25:16.launched here today. I went along to take a look.

:25:16. > :25:20.We're committed to working with young people in the Assembly and to

:25:20. > :25:24.do that we've developed a new website. The website, the internet

:25:24. > :25:28.is a resource that's been increasingly used in the classroom.

:25:28. > :25:33.We need to develop a resource that relates to young people. We have

:25:33. > :25:37.developed a new website that's interactive, it's intuitive. It's

:25:37. > :25:40.linked to the curriculum. It's full of interactive ideas that are

:25:40. > :25:44.designed to support teaching about the Northern Ireland Assembly and

:25:45. > :25:48.to bring it to life. It's quite a dry subject. How do you engage

:25:48. > :25:53.young pm and make them interested in the functions of government?

:25:53. > :25:55.need to look at it from a child's perspective or young person's

:25:55. > :25:59.perspective and build the activities from the ground up. We

:25:59. > :26:04.know that multimedia is the way forward. That's the way young

:26:04. > :26:07.people are engaging. We've worked very hard to use resource that's

:26:07. > :26:12.are interactive and intuitive and bring this place to life. Young

:26:12. > :26:15.people can come here and visit. How do they react to the place?

:26:15. > :26:18.Different students have different expectations. So, when you're

:26:18. > :26:22.talking about the primary school audience, you're talking about

:26:22. > :26:25.really it's just an opportunity to put this place on their radar and

:26:25. > :26:30.say whenever they see the news at night, oh, I recognise this place

:26:30. > :26:34.and I kind of understand what it's about. Post-primary, anybody

:26:34. > :26:36.studying AS Government and politics will have completely different

:26:36. > :26:40.expectations. They'll want to engage with the politicians. We

:26:40. > :26:44.give that opportunity. I suppose it is just an extension of the fact

:26:44. > :26:49.that we now have local government and we have our politicians much

:26:49. > :26:52.closer than all of the generations before. Absolutely. That's

:26:52. > :26:56.something that we've tried embrace within the website as well. We've

:26:56. > :27:00.interactive polls and we will have the opportunity for live chat

:27:00. > :27:04.between MLAs and students from the classroom. Margaret Ritchie's

:27:04. > :27:06.departure from Stormont, the latest on the Irish presidential race and

:27:06. > :27:10.a spoil sport minister. Our political correspondent Martina

:27:10. > :27:15.Purdy had plenty to talk about when I caught up with her earlier,

:27:15. > :27:18.starting with Ms Ritchie. As you'll recall, when she said she wouldn't

:27:18. > :27:23.be seeking re-election, she said she wanted to focus on Westminster.

:27:23. > :27:27.That meant she would give up your MLAs job. I'm told the selection

:27:27. > :27:32.process is under way and prot ses will take place on December 4, when

:27:32. > :27:42.they have a convention. Around four or five people are interested in

:27:42. > :27:42.

:27:42. > :27:49.replacing Margaret Ritchie. Former MLA, Eamonn O'Neill, possibly Colin

:27:49. > :27:56.McGrath. Obviously, there's also a lot of focus on the SDLP leadership

:27:56. > :28:01.campaign, which is in its last lap. There will be hustings on Thursday

:28:01. > :28:06.night. The voting will be on November 5. Of course, the other

:28:06. > :28:09.big leadership race this week? Martin McGuinness is one of seven

:28:09. > :28:14.viing for the job of Irish President. If you believe the

:28:14. > :28:17.bookies, he's not owe favourite to win. He'll be back as deputy First

:28:17. > :28:24.Minister fairly soon. We don't want to pre-empt the outcome of the

:28:24. > :28:29.election this Friday. But he, if he comes back, he'll be coming back

:28:29. > :28:34.after a break, there's Hallowe'en recess next week. I was speaking to

:28:34. > :28:40.the office of deputy First Minister who said it would be good to have a

:28:40. > :28:45.fulltime minister back. John O'dowd is handling education now. What

:28:45. > :28:48.about the reports that Sammy Wilson has scuppered a big party. There

:28:48. > :28:51.has been a newspaper report that said the Finance Minister turned

:28:51. > :28:56.down a request from the organisers of the European music awards to

:28:56. > :29:03.have a big party at Stormont with a marquee. But when we pursued that

:29:03. > :29:07.story today, it turned out the DUP said Wilson bill -- Sammy Wilson

:29:07. > :29:10.got no such request. That's all from Stormont for now. Thanks to my

:29:10. > :29:15.guest, Terry Maguire. We're back in two weeks, as the Assembly is

:29:15. > :29:18.taking a half-term break. Join me on Sunday for the Politics Show,