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 for Communities, pursuant to AQW 31507/22-27, to detail any interim measures in place to reduce the number of families with children in unsuitable, or hotel-style, temporary accommodation, while the planned 600 units are being acquired over a four-year period.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any current (i) targets; (ii) timescales; and (iii) funding commitments, to increase the supply of social and genuinely affordable homes throughout East Londonderry.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any guidance issued to the Housing Executive on ensuring that temporary accommodation placements for households with children are, as far as practicable, close to schools, childcare, employment and family support networks.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the average length of time households spend in temporary accommodation in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) the Causeway Coast and Glens area.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment his Department has made of the extent to which landlord sales of private rented properties are contributing to homelessness presentations.
Extension of Sitting on Monday 19 January 2026 under Standing Order 10(3A) That in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 19 January 2026 be extended to no later than 8.15pm.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of private ambulance providers that are contracted by the health and social care system; and (ii) the amount that private ambulance provision has cost, in each of the last three years.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will introduce a 24/7 urgent care triage service, similar to NHS 111, across all Health and Social Care Trusts to reduce pressure on ambulances and Emergency Departments.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) whether measures such as (a) Hospital Ambulance Liaison Officers; (b) rapid handover protocols; and (c) cohorting areas, are being used consistently in Emergency Departments; and (ii) any plans in place to ensure their effective implementation.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of ambulance staff vacancies; and (ii) the number of ambulance operational hours that were lost due to hospital handover delays, in the last 12 months;, and (iii) any plans in place to reduce this figure.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions he is taking to reduce ambulance handover delays at Emergency Departments, to ensure ambulances return to service promptly.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) how claimants with a learning disability are identified, when moving from Employment and Support Allowance to Universal Credit; and (ii) any safeguards in place for those without family, or informal support.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department has taken to ensure that Universal Credit communications issued during the move from Employment and Support Allowance are accessible for adults with a learning disability, including the use of clear language, and formats designed to reduce…
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has considered automatically enrolling adults with a learning disability onto Universal Credit, when they are required to move from Employment and Support Allowance.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any specific support currently in place to assist adults with a learning disability, who are required to move from an Employment and Support Allowance award to Universal Credit, particularly at the point of initial application.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken to ensure that (i) individuals do not lose their domiciliary care package following hospital admission; and (ii) care can be reinstated promptly on discharge.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department takes to ensure that interim placements, including for respite care made due to a lack of domiciliary care, are located as close as possible to a person’s home.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures being taken to improve recruitment and retention of domiciliary care workers, including in rural areas, given that travel time and coverage can present additional challenges.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the average distance from the home of individuals placed in respite or interim care due to a lack of domiciliary care; and (ii) the number of such placements, (a) over 20 miles; and (b) over 40 miles, from home, in the last year, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of patients who had a delayed discharge due to the unavailability of domiciliary care; and (ii) the average length of such delays, in each of the last 12 months, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Extension of Sitting on Monday 12 January 2026 under Standing Order 10(3A) That in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 12 January 2026 be extended to no later than 9.00pm.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any short-term actions that have been delivered under the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls framework, since its launch.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment her Department has made of the impact of increased reporting of domestic and sexual violence, on the criminal justice system capacity.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any specific delivery milestones, set for 2025 under the Domestic and Sexual Abuse Strategy, (i) that have been achieved; (ii) where shortfalls remain.