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, Mr Deputy Speaker. I welcome the fact that the Infrastructure Minister has given her time to us, the representatives of East Derry, and other Members, representing North Antrim, East Belfast and other constituencies, to discuss traffic delays in our constituency and the wider area. Minister, today is not an…
I beg to move Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the Members who have joined us for an important debate, and I look forward to their contributions. We speak often in the Chamber about ending violence against women and girls, and I am confident that every Member of the House wishes to do that and supports that…
I thank the Minister and welcome the range of issues touched on at that important meeting. As AI is mentioned in an ethical context in the statement, I declare an interest, as I sit on an AI ethics board outside my role as an MLA. With the topic and the week that is in it, digital safeguarding is so important. We have…
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of whether (i) patients discharged from the Causeway Hospital are receiving equitable care compared with those in urban Health and Social Care Trusts (HSCT), given that (a) the Northern HSCT does not track domiciliary care by individual service user; (b) HSCT-funded…
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has held discussions with CCEA regarding any risks posed, and opportunities offered, by ChatGPT, and similar artificial intelligence tools.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any (i) research commissioned; (ii) pilot programmes initiated; or (iii) guidance issued, by his Department regarding the educational impact of ChatGPT and other large language models on (a) teaching; (b) assessment; and (c) curriculum, delivery.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant of AQW 37678/22-27, to detail any steps her Department plans to take to strengthen local public engagement for future active travel schemes, including the (i) consultation timelines; (ii) methods for gathering community input; and (iii) mechanisms to ensure stakeholder…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any measures he is taking to ensure the long-term future of non-teaching staff positions at North Coast Integrated College, Dunluce School and Coleraine College, including Human Resources, Finance, Payroll, canteen and catering staff, and classroom assistants; (ii)…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment he has made of the impact of the new non-domestic valuation list on (i) town-centre regeneration; (ii) employment in local communities; and (iii) community wellbeing.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 36913/22-27, to detail the 75 teachers selected for the Curriculum Taskforce working groups, including (i) the school sector they represent; (ii) the subject specialism they were selected for; and (iii) where their school is based, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any evaluation his Department has conducted of the effectiveness of Local IMPACT Teams in ensuring children with suspected autism receive appropriate support; and, (ii) any data on the number of children with suspected autism (a) who received needs-led support, broken…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of requests for a statutory assessment for a Statement of Special Educational Needs received by the Education Authority, broken down by children in (a) Reception, or Key Stage One; (b) Key Stage Two, and (ii) whether the request was made by (a) a parent; or (b)…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the (i) average; and (ii) median, time taken by the Education Authority to complete the statutory process for issuing Statements of Special Educational Needs; and (iii) number of current cases exceeding 22 weeks; and (a) the number of weeks by which those cases exceed that…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of requests for a statutory assessment for a Statement of Special Educational Needs received by the Education Authority, broken down (a) requests made by parents; (b) requests made by schools; and (ii) the number of requests that were denied before a statutory…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of pupils (i) suspended; or (ii) expelled, from schools, in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) school type; and (b) constituency.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will consider expanding the definition of educational disadvantage under point 8 of the TransformED strategy, to include (i) children of parents with addiction issues; (ii) looked-after children; and (iii) children with caring responsibilities.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how research on adverse childhood experiences has informed education policy, during the 2022-2027 Assembly mandate.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he intends to take to ensure suicide prevention education is provided to every post-primary student, by the end of the 2022-27 Assembly mandate.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I welcome the discussion, although I am sad that we have to continue to have it. Across the House, we have different political beliefs and come from different backgrounds, but housing is the one issue that unites us. We recognise the suffering in our communities and the significant…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the reason no requirement was included to ensure representation from all school sectors in the selection of Curriculum Taskforce working group members; and (ii) any steps he will take to assure parents, teachers and governing bodies that the reformed curriculum will…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any funding allocated to in-school alternatives to suspension and exclusion, including nurture units and behaviour support provision; and (ii) how this funding is distributed across school sectors; and (iii) whether current provision is sufficient to meet demand.
To ask the Minister of Education whether an equality impact assessment has been conducted on suspension patterns by school sector, particularly in relation to special educational needs pupils, and those from socioeconomically deprived backgrounds.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how widely restorative practice is implemented across schools, and (ii) any funding that supports its delivery.