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.
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether animal welfare convictions secured in Great Britain are recognised or taken into account by his Department when assessing an individual’s suitability to work with animals or operate as a licensed breeder.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39677/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39677/22-27
Thank you, Minister. Even for parents and pupils who participate in the system for understandable reasons, the process is unacceptably opaque, especially for those who wish to resit the exam but cannot. You have said that you are happy enough for this exam to continue, but will you explore the potential for children…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Academic Selection Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Academic Selection
I welcome the opportunity to speak in support of today's legislative consent motion. From the outset, I want to be clear that we broadly welcome the extension of the provisions in the Crime and Policing Bill to Northern Ireland. The measures will strengthen our criminal justice framework, improve public protection and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Crime and Policing Bill: Legislative Consent Motion Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Crime and Policing Bill: Legislative Consent Motion
Ms Hunter asked the Minister of Education, after stating that thousands of children across Northern Ireland have experienced the stress of the transfer test, which benefits some children but punishes many others, particularly working-class pupils, whether he agrees with virtually all academics that our selective…
Assessment details for Topical question AQT 1991/22-27 Official Assembly record for Topical question AQT 1991/22-27
School Taxi Services To ask the Minister of Education how the Education Authority’s procurement and contract-management arrangements for school taxi services allowed costs to rise to almost £40 million a year and what action is now being taken to strengthen oversight and prevent further escalation during the current…
Assessment details for Urgent oral question: School Taxi Services Official Assembly record for Urgent oral question: School Taxi Services
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any meetings she has held, since 2020, relating to the protection of asylum seekers and minority communities from intimidation or protest activity, including (i) the dates of those meetings; (ii) the organisations or agencies represented; (iii) the issues discussed; and (iv)…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39565/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39565/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how the costs for the Education Authority’s procurement and contract-management arrangements for school taxi services rose to almost £40 million a year; and (ii) any action being taken to (a) ensure effective oversight; and (b) prevent further escalation.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39566/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39566/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education, in light of the rising number of suspensions, the disproportionate representation of pupils in receipt of free school meals, and the concentration of suspensions in non-selective schools, to detail any steps he will take to review current suspension practices to ensure they…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39564/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39564/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any contractual provisions in place to prevent taxi operators, providing home-to-school transport for pupils with special educational needs, from withdrawing from individual routes at short notice, while continuing to operate others; (ii) any assessment made of the impact…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39562/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39562/22-27
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of off-road scrambler bikes and e-scooters, seized by the PSNI, in each of the last five years; (ii) the number of those seizures involving riders, under the age of 16, operating such vehicles in public places; (iii) any assessment that has been carried…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39563/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39563/22-27
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any public shelter and civil defence provision, including (i) the (a) number; and (b) location, of shelters, or bunkers, suitable for use during a military or airborne attack; (ii) their estimated capacity, and operational condition; (iii) the proportion…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39474/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39474/22-27
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any preparations the PSNI make when demonstrations or rallies are advertised by groups linked to hate-based rhetoric or individuals with violent criminal convictions; (ii) how risk levels are assessed; and (iii) any existing powers to restrict or condition such events.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39473/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39473/22-27
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will introduce a health and social care youth advisory board, comparable to the NHS Youth Forum and associated youth advisory structures operating within NHS England, in the 2022-27 Assembly mandate.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39476/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39476/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any immediate steps his Department is taking to (i) ensure that the youth services in Limavady, currently supporting over 400 children and young people, continues to receive funding after their application for the 2026-2027 financial year was deemed ineligible due to a…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39475/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39475/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education when he will answer AQW 38074/22-27.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39472/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39472/22-27
Ending Academic Selection - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘environment;’ and insert: ‘expresses concern that the Minister of Education’s programme of educational reform will be unsuccessful in addressing educational disadvantage without an end to academic selection; acknowledges the progress made in the Republic of…
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: Ending Academic Selection - Amendment 1 Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: Ending Academic Selection - Amendment 1
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of PSNI officers and staff, who have been charged with a domestic violence offence, in the last five years, including (i) the number of those who had access to a firearm; and (ii) the number of those who retained access to a firearm, after being found guilty.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39372/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39372/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to his recent written statement on the Armed Forces Bill, to detail any steps his Department will take to support children living with parents who have post-traumatic stress disorder.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39376/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39376/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether specific provision exists within the Northern Ireland Curriculum for teaching about the Holocaust and other genocides; and (ii) his assessment of whether this provision is sufficient to ensure pupils understand their historical causes, scale and contemporary…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39375/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39375/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any engagement with (i) SEAG; and (ii) relevant stakeholders, to ensure that access arrangements, including extra time for pupils with dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties, are fair, evidence-based and sufficient to provide an equitable assessment for those…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39374/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39374/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education when he will answer AQW 38070/22-27.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39373/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39373/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education whether modern languages will be made compulsory, to the age of 16, as part of the reformed curriculum.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39267/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39267/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department will undertake any equality screening or equality impact assessment of suspension and expulsion patterns since 2019, including analysis by school sector, special educational needs status and socioeconomic deprivation.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39265/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39265/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any evaluation his Department has undertaken of the effectiveness of current curriculum provision, and CCEA digital wellbeing resources, in equipping pupils to identify online misinformation, including deepfakes.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39264/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39264/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any measures in place to ensure that publicly funded enterprise support initiatives, such as Enterprise Causeway, do not operate in direct competition with existing small businesses.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39266/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39266/22-27
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