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 Health to detail the work he plans to undertake with the Minister of Education in relation to addressing self-harm among young people.
To ask the Minister of Health, in order to reduce the fees paid by his Department for private taxis taking patients to and from appointments, to detail the cross-departmental work he plans with the Department for Infrastructure to ensure better support for community transport services.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on the implementation of new relationships and sexuality education laws in Northern Ireland’s schools; and (ii) to detail the list of stakeholders his Department will engage with in relation to this.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any discussions he has had with the Earl of Shaftesbury in relation to the potential transfer of ownership of the bed of Lough Neagh; and (ii) his plans to find or develop a body to whom this ownership can be passed.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for an update on his facilitation to install more electric vehicle charge points; and (ii) to detail the stakeholders he has, and will, engage with in relation to this issue.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any plans she has to (i) strengthen legislation; and (ii) undertake a sentencing review, for perpetrators of animal cruelty.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he has undertaken, or plans to undertake, an impact assessment of the impact on those older people who are moved into a nursing home or a care home due to a domiciliary care package being unavailable.
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the maintenance loan provided to students who are unable to study their chosen course in Northern Ireland and therefore study in GB where (a) fees are higher; and (b) their peers in GB receive loans closer to the cost of studying; and (ii) what…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any consideration he has given to better financially support students who achieve places at highly ranked universities in Great Britain but for whom the fees are prohibitively expensive.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans to increase the amount spent per-capita on mental health in Northern Ireland in order to bring it closer in line to that spent in other parts of the UK.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he plans to develop a programme similar to England’s Education Health and Care plan to help the future education or training of young people with special educational needs.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on work that (i) has been carried out; and (ii) is planned with (a) the PSNI; (b) government departments; and (c) other organisations to assist in the prevention of livestock theft.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on any further work planned to connect the Ulster Canal with Lough Neagh, and therefore the lower Bann, in order to open up this area to boating tourism.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department holds information on the countries that have successfully eradicated bovine TB through the use of the same Single Intradermal Comparative Cervical Tuberculin skin test as is used in Northern Ireland.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) how the effectiveness of differing approaches to bovine TB eradication in neighbouring jurisdictions informs his Department's work; and (ii) whether he will pursue a similar strategy as Wales, which does not use badger culls, due to its…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the recent bovine TB review, to detail (i) the terms of reference he has asked the Chief Veterinary Officer to complete in relation to developing a bovine TB strategy, including anticipated timelines; and (ii) with whom he will be…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of (i) the rate at which bovine TB skin tests provide false negative results; (ii) the impact this has on the spread of bovine TB; and (iii) how this will influence a change in his Department’s bovine TB eradication programme.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what plans he has to ensure the cost of farming essentials, such as seed, fertiliser and other goods and equipment, do not become prohibitively expensive for farmers, particularly family farmers.
To ask the Minister of Justice how she is working with (i) the PSNI; (ii) the British and Irish government; and (iii) overseas counterparts, to prevent and prosecute international scammers targeting older people.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any impact assessment carried out prior to the raising of the free-school meals threshold from £14,000 a year to £15,000 a year; and (ii) the number of families eligible for free school meals in each of the last five years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of Northern Ireland’s current food security; and (ii) how he will work to ensure this within future policy.