All of Ms Cara Hunter’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Thank you, Minister. Minister, you said that you want the new curriculum to be rich and filled with powerful knowledge. I am really concerned about the fact that the mandatory period for learning languages is only three years in Northern Ireland. I have a profound fear that the failure to make modern languages a…
Ms Hunter asked the Minister of Education, having agreed on the need for reform of his curriculum, which has not been reformed since 2007, and having stated that, as the Minister will be aware, following the announcement of the reform, many parents, teachers and experts voiced concerns that the reform process may be…
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has conducted any research into the lasting intergenerational health impacts of the Irish Famine on metabolic health today.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the rationale as to why music and art are identified as central to the development of creativity, communication, wellbeing and civic participation within the TransformED Capabilities document, but are not afforded any strengthened curricular entitlement within the draft…
To ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department has undertaken any review of the criminal justice response to racially motivated violence and intimidation in Northern Ireland since August 2024, including incidents in Belfast, Ballymena and Coleraine.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (ii) any actions her Department has taken, since the expiry of the Racial Equality Strategy 2015–2025, to address (a) racist hate crime; and (b) racially motivated violence; and (ii) any engagement her Department has had with The Executive Office, regarding the development of…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the rationale as to why the proposed Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028 has been developed and consulted upon, prior to the completion of the bespoke curriculum strands for Irish-medium education; and (ii) whether he will publish those strands before final decisions are…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any evidence that the proposed Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028 will improve transition between primary and post-primary education; and (ii) whether any assessment has been made on whether curriculum reform alone, is sufficient to address existing challenges in…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment that has been made of the potential impact of moving away from broad Areas of Learning, towards a more subject-based curriculum on opportunities for interdisciplinary learning and the development of transferable skills.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 45353/22-27, to detail (i) how his Department defines powerful knowledge for the purposes of TransformED; and (ii) any criteria that will be used to determine what knowledge is included within the revised curriculum.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of classroom teachers who participated in (i) teacher surveys; (ii) focus groups; (iii) written submissions; and (iv) evidence sessions, undertaken as part of TransformED, broken down by school (a) sector; and (b) phase.
To ask the Minister of Education whether a specific assessment was undertaken during the development of TransformED regarding the impact of proposed reforms on arts, music, drama and creative subjects.
To ask the Minister of Education, in advance of the planned consultation on vocational qualifications under TransformED, to detail any (i) specific proposals being developed to strengthen vocational and technical pathways in schools; and (ii) engagement that has taken place with employers and industry representatives…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any tangible changes to enforcement, inspection or compliance activity that have been made since the publication in May 2026 of the Review of Dog Breeding Regulations; and (ii) any measurable outcomes to date.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any mechanisms used to provide assurance that school library provision and access to reading materials are sufficient to support his Department’s literacy objectives, including: (i) whether any formal audit, inspection, or sampling of school library provision is undertaken;…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail whether (i) any assessment has been made of whether pupils experience unequal access to reading materials arising from variation in school library provision across (a) school sectors; (b) geographic locations; and (c) levels of socio-economic deprivation; and (ii) in the…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether any assessment has been made of outcomes for pupils recorded as experiencing Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance since the introduction of the specific attendance code, including (a) attendance recovery rates; and (b) progression into full-time education; and…
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the (i) availability; (ii) geographical distribution; and (iii) adequacy, of (a) artists' studios; (b) music rehearsal spaces; and (c) other creative workspace facilities.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will do my best this evening to be brief. First, I thank Members for the passion that they have demonstrated over the past number of days. It is quite remarkable to see the level of stamina that exists in the House and the depth and detail of some of the amendments. Even in the late…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any specific offences that currently exist in Northern Ireland law, relating to the non-consensual creation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfake images of adults; (ii) any gaps that have been identified in existing legislation, in relation to such material; and (iii)…