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.
Minister, businesses in our constituency, and, I expect, across Northern Ireland, are concerned, rightly, about the additional pressures that they will experience following HM Treasury's autumn Budget. They suggest that more rate relief would be a great help. In response to a previous question, you mentioned that you…
Minister, the legal aid crisis is an access to justice issue. The legal profession is telling us that it can no longer afford to take legal cases, which means that it simply will not, so those who are in need of legal representation will find it harder to get. I am also concerned about sole practitioners in rural…
Ms Sugden asked the Minister for Communities, given that he has talked about enabling the Housing Executive to borrow against its rents, which would raise income for building new houses, what is the Executive's role in enabling it to do that?
Sexually Motivated Attacks in the North-west To ask the Minister of Justice how she is reassuring women and girls given the recent number of sexually motivated attacks in the North West.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) how he is improving early detection of lung cancer; (ii) whether he plans to expand screening programs to facilitate earlier diagnosis and treatment; and (iii) how his Department is increasing public awareness of lung cancer symptoms, particularly among high-risk groups, to further…
To ask the Minister of Finance, further to the UK Government’s commitment to fund Growth Deals for Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and Mid South West Region, to detail how she is supporting the projects to progress.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether she plans to align business rates relief with the changes announced for GB business rates in the HM Treasury Autumn Budget 2024, to offset the National Insurance increase for employers.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he has any plans to introduce a scheme to repair roads, used by the public, which have fallen into disrepair and pose a threat to safety, where an owner cannot be ascertained and where closing the road would create a negative impact on the surrounding infrastructure.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether he has had any discussions with the Minister of Health in relation to the transition of those with special educational needs, post-18 years old; and (ii) the setting in which they can continue to be supported in education and skills.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he has consulted with further and higher education institutions in relation to his decision to make education compulsory to 18 years old.
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the impact on further and higher education in relation to the Independent Review of Education; and (ii) whether any regional colleges and universities have raised concerns in relation to the Minister for Education's statement and the impact to its course…
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether he is aware of any issues in the recruitment of further education college lecturers, particularly in courses related to skills shortages.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any discussions he had with the Minister of Education before the Minister’s Statement on 22 October 2024 on the Independent Review of Education.
I support the motion to establish a register of animal welfare offenders. We must strengthen our efforts to protect animals and prevent repeat offences. If people are capable of that behaviour once, they are capable of it again. It would be remiss of us not to use that information to protect animals, particularly when…
Minister, you have acknowledged postnatal care and postnatal mental health, however there is not much detail on that. Currently, that is provided via a GP, a health visitor or MDTs in GP surgeries, but it is not consistent across the board. Some people have good experiences, and some people do not. Minister, I also…
Ms Sugden asked the Minister of Justice, while welcoming her plans to introduce the sentencing Bill this year, whether, given Peter Dolan's criticism last week of the delay, the extended Committee Stage will cause further delay and risk the Bill not passing all the stages in this mandate.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they will engage with the Equality Commission when drafting Department Bills, as per their statutory responsibilities.
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether she is aware of any concerns in relation to legal representation of victims in court proceedings that involve coercive control; and (ii) how her Department is working with the Law Society to ensure expertise in this area.
To ask the Minister of Health, further to his oral statement on Maternity and Neonatal Services on 22 October 2024, to provide further detail relating to post-natal support, including post-natal mental health.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) for a further update on the agreed amalgamation of Coleraine College, Dunluce School and North Coast Integrated College; and (ii) to confirm the site for the new school.