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Ms Claire Sugden: Assembly records

All of Ms Claire Sugden’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.

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  1. Debate contribution: Age Discrimination (Goods, Facilities and Services) Bill: Second Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    Thank you, Deputy Speaker. I had prepared to speak for another half an hour, but you will be delighted to hear that I will not take that time. I really appreciate the contributions of all Members who have taken part in the debate and given their thoughts on areas of the Bill that we need to investigate further,…

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  2. Debate contribution: Age Discrimination (Goods, Facilities and Services) Bill: Second Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    I appreciate the Member's raising that point. That will be covered under clause 12, which is titled "Positive Action". The Member, however, raised a point that I had not considered — perhaps it is worth exploring at Committee — about an almost promotional-type arrangement for a particular age group. The Bill is more…

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  3. Debate contribution: Age Discrimination (Goods, Facilities and Services) Bill: Second Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    I thank the Member for giving way. I discussed the protections for 16- and 17-year-olds earlier. The provision departs from what exists in GB and even in the Republic of Ireland, where age protections begin from 18 years. I did not come up with it: when the proposals were developed by the Office of the First Minister…

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  4. Debate contribution: Age Discrimination (Goods, Facilities and Services) Bill: Second Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    I thank the Member for allowing me an intervention. That is a valid point. It will be up to the Committee at the Bill's next stage to decide whether the 12-month period is sufficient. As the Member rightly notes, the commencement date for the Equality Commission provisions is much sooner. Essentially, that is because…

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  5. Debate contribution: Age Discrimination (Goods, Facilities and Services) Bill: Second Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    That is where the Bill differentiates a little bit from the Equality Act 2010, insofar as it does not create the blanket exemption that you see across in GB. There could be opportunities to address that issue. However, it is important to point out that that would be on the basis of asking insurance companies that are…

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  7. Debate contribution: Age Discrimination (Goods, Facilities and Services) Bill: Second Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    I appreciate the Member raising that point. I had an example of what she is describing in my constituency. I raised the issue of osteoporosis care and the level of service that is provided in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. I put it to the former Health Minister that, potentially, we were discriminating on…

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  9. Debate contribution: Age Discrimination (Goods, Facilities and Services) Bill: Second Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    I thank the Member for making that point. I appreciate the concern. It was a deliberate drafting choice to depart from the Equality Act in order to make our legislation stronger here so that financial services do not necessarily have a blanket exception, not least because the protections that a lot of older people ask…

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  11. Debate contribution: Age Discrimination (Goods, Facilities and Services) Bill: Second Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    I have not considered that example, but I suppose that it fits into the argument about indirect discrimination in the use of digital services. A policy of auto-renewal is arguably such an example, in that a group might disproportionately affected by that. That could constitute age discrimination under the Bill. In…

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  12. Debate contribution: Age Discrimination (Goods, Facilities and Services) Bill: Second Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    I thank the Member for that intervention. That is a perfect example of potential indirect age discrimination, and it is operating within a scheme that is currently active in Northern Ireland. The Department might argue that it provides a reasonable alternative through the telephone line, but, from my experience in my…

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  13. Debate contribution: Age Discrimination (Goods, Facilities and Services) Bill: Second Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    I beg to move Thank you, Mr Speaker. I am pleased to bring the Bill before the Assembly today. It is legislation that I have wanted to introduce for a very long time. Indeed, in many respects, the journey towards the Bill began almost 12 years ago when I was first elected to the House. In 2014, as a new MLA, I went…

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  14. Written question AQW 55142/22-27

    • Department of Health

    To ask the Minister of Health, within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust's gynaecology service, to detail (i) the number of funded consultant gynaecology posts; (ii) the number of posts currently filled; and (iii) the number of consultant vacancies, including the length of time each vacancy has remained…

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  15. Written question AQW 55141/22-27

    • Department of Health

    To ask the Minister of Health to detail any arrangements in place across each Health and Social Care Trust to ensure that patients awaiting gynaecology appointments are (i) clinically reassessed where their symptoms deteriorate while on a waiting list; (ii) reprioritised where clinically necessary; and (iii) provided…

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  16. Written question AQW 55140/22-27

    • Department of Health

    To ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration given to implementing the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ recommendations that patients awaiting gynaecology care should receive (i) regular communication; (ii) support to manage their symptoms; and (iii) prioritisation which takes account of…

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  19. Written question AQW 55024/22-27

    • Department of Education

    To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how feedback from practising teachers will inform the final history curriculum; (ii) any assessment that has been undertaken of the impact on teacher workload; and (iii) any training and resources that will be provided to support implementation.

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  20. Written question AQW 55023/22-27

    • Department of Education

    To ask the Minister of Education to detail any ways in which the proposed revised history curriculum will develop pupils' ability to (i) critically evaluate historical evidence; (ii) understand differing historical perspectives; and (iii) analyse the causes and consequences of historical events.

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  22. Written question AQW 55021/22-27

    • Department of Education

    To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any evidence supporting the proposed chronological approach to teaching history; (ii) any consideration given to pupils' age and developmental stages; and (iii) how any differences in historical knowledge between primary and post-primary pupils will be addressed.

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  23. Written question AQW 55020/22-27

    • Department of Education

    To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of practising history teachers involved in developing the proposed revised history curriculum; (ii) any role they have in drafting the proposals; and (iii) any changes made to the recommendations of the subject advisory group prior to consultation.

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  24. Written question AQW 54905/22-27

    • Department of Health

    To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of children diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, in each of the last five years, who required respiratory support or feeding assistance at the time of diagnosis; and (ii) any assessment his Department has made of the extent to which earlier diagnosis and…

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