All of Ms Claire Sugden’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether he has engaged with HM Treasury on the case for a regionally differentiated or reduced VAT rate for hospitality in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department has made any formal representations to HM Treasury, in the last year, advocating for a reduced VAT rate for the hospitality sector.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any specific actions her Department is taking to mitigate competitive disadvantage, faced by Northern Ireland hospitality businesses, arising from the lower VAT rate in the Republic of Ireland, from July 2026.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment that has been made of the financial risks to the Police Service of Northern Ireland, if holiday pay liabilities are not resolved in a timely manner.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures that are in place to prevent a gap in support for autistic young people at the point of transition from children’s to adult services.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail at what age transition planning for autistic young people is typically initiated, in each Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the proportion of young people previously supported under children’s services who are not deemed eligible for adult learning disability services following reassessment; and (ii) whether any alternative support is provided to those individuals.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has made any assessment of the effectiveness of the transition arrangements for autistic young people moving from children’s to adult services.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any engagement that has taken place with her Department and the Department of Finance, regarding funding options for the Police Service of Northern Ireland holiday pay liabilities; and (ii) any options that are currently under consideration.
To ask the Minister of Health whether patients are routinely offered a choice in how they receive appointment notifications, including how this is facilitated across Health and Social Care Trusts.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration he has given to regulating individuals or organisations that provide paid assistance with Personal Independence Payment applications.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department takes when it becomes aware that a third party has provided false or misleading information in a Personal Independence Payment application, without the claimant’s knowledge.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of rising commercial rents on access to grassroots sport, including for people with disabilities; and (ii) any steps he is taking to ensure that inclusive sporting opportunities are protected.
There is not likely to be evidence if the Department is not collecting it, and it is difficult to address an issue if we do not have that data. From your experience, what method would you recommend and suggest to the Minister to collect the information that is anecdotally known about but needs to be backed up with…
This is an issue that has been raised consistently in the House over a number of years, across various mandates and throughout the tenure of successive Ministers. I agree with Deborah Erskine that the situation on the ground continues to get worse. For a growing number of people across Northern Ireland, NHS dentistry…
I wish to highlight ongoing concerns around antisocial behaviour in Coleraine, Limavady and, indeed, the wider Causeway area. It is having an impact on people's sense of safety in their communities, particularly for women and girls. In recent months, I have been contacted by residents dealing with persistent…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any arrangements in place to ensure that patients who rely solely on postal communication are not disadvantaged by delays in appointment notifications.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any guidance is in place to prevent the use of delayed or economy postal services for time-sensitive appointment letters.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps that are being taken to ensure that vulnerable patients, including older people, receive appointment information in a timely and accessible manner.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of patients who have missed appointments where postal delays were identified as a contributing factor, in each of the last 12 months; and (ii) any steps that are being taken to address this.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any engagement her Department has had with other Executive Departments to develop a coordinated, long-term approach to addressing wastewater infrastructure constraints, impacting housing and economic development.
First Minister, will you give a commitment that, before the end of the mandate, we will look into strategic planning for our ageing population? You referred to older people and how we have to be effective for them. Absolutely: they are as much part of society as any other age group. However, all public services will…
Rightly, all of us find these events deeply concerning. That was the second such attack in a matter of months, and that alone should give us all pause for thought. They are not isolated incidents; they suggest something more deliberate and sinister that we, as elected Members, cannot afford to ignore. For many people…