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 First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the work that has been carried out on addressing intergenerational loneliness; (ii) the work that is planned; (iii) the policies from other parts of the United Kingdom, in particular Wales and Scotland, that could be adopted in developing a loneliness…
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 31197/17-22, (i) when the outline business case for HMP Magilligan was submitted; (ii) to provide details on the outcome of this, including actions that will result and the associated timeframe; and (iii) whether funding is available and in place for the planned work.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail his plans for integrating education on understanding and addressing intergenerational loneliness in the schools curriculum.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of whether concerns about the spread of zebra mussels, and their relationship with trout-stocking, could be mitigated by restocking in colder months when the water temperature drops below the 12 degree Celsius breeding level…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the reason behind the cessation of trout stocking from the Movanagher hatchery; (ii) the impact this has on trout numbers in the Lower Bann; (iii) the impact this has on private fisheries such as the Loughinsholin Fish Farm; and (iv) what…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how they will (i) acknowledge the ageing population by including proposals to meet their needs in the Programme for Government, with specific regard to (a) healthcare; (b) loneliness; (c) poverty; (d) healthy ageing; and (e) public transport; and (ii) include older…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps he is taking to (i) ensure older people can access GP services in a timely way; and (ii) allay fears that they may not be able to do so.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on steps being taken to assist older people to access (i) local banks in person; and (ii) online banking, following cross-departmentally facilitated and funded classes on internet banking.
To ask the Minister for the Economy how he will ensure workplaces (i) adopt age-inclusive policies; (ii) identify the factors that support older people in the workplace; and (iii) work to comprehensively establish these.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the opportunities for older people living in rural areas, in particular in East Londonderry, to access help and support to improve online skills such as (a) cyber security; and (b) online banking; and (ii) how he is ensuring that older people are not disadvantaged in…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she is taking to prevent the use of good character references in relation to those accused of sexual offences.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the complaints procedure and analysis of complaints within a care home; and (ii) to detail any plans he has to create an independent advocacy service to oversee a resident’s complaints to ensure the complaints procedure is not solely overseen, assessed and acted…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) how he will ensure residents of care homes do not have their residency terminated for registering a complaint regarding the care they are receiving; and (ii) the obligations on Health and Social Care Trusts to advocate for and challenge care homes where residencies are…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the steps he is taking to strengthen the security of tenure for residents of private sector care homes and their human rights protections, within the Regional Care Home Contract, particularly in relation to the termination of residency; and (ii) any changes planned for the…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) how he is engaging with and facilitating older people who want to work, remain in work or re-enter employment; (ii) how workplaces have been advised to better facilitate the needs and requirements of older workers; and (iii) his assessment of how, and in what ways,…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of people (i) charged; and (ii) convicted in relation to drug crime in the Limavady area, in each of the last five years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the volume of sewage spills into waterways in each of the past five years, broken down by location; (ii) the reasons behind these spills; (iii) the work ongoing and needed in future to avoid these spills; and (iv) the impact such spills…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the options available to his Department for reducing speeding in Drumsurn, County Londonderry; and (ii) the cross-departmental work he is planning to address this issue.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any work that has been undertaken on assessing (i) pollution; and (ii) congestion levels in Ballykelly, to discern the views of locals and commuters in relation to the need and benefits of the proposed Ballykelly bypass.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the work his Department has undertaken with Causeway Neurodiversity in identifying, diagnosing and supporting adults with suspected special educational needs (SEN); and (ii) to detail how his Department can better work with charity groups such as this to facilitate a better…
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of how Safe Access Zones around hospitals can be better enforced in order to avoid suffering of families who have lost babies and potential conflict with protestors.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the plans to extend Sandelford School, Coleraine, including (i) the extra number of pupils it will be able to accommodate; and (ii) the funding available for (a) construction; and (b) the recruitment and retention of staff.
To ask the Minister for the Economy what steps he is considering to assist hospitality businesses that are struggling due to the significant number of such businesses, particularly on the north coast.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any support it provides to adults with suspected but undiagnosed special educational needs, particularly with issues such as reading and writing and when preparing for or seeking employment.