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Ms Claire Sugden: Assembly records
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 (i) whether community pharmacies regularly pay more for medicines than they are reimbursed for by his Department; and (ii) what plans he has to make changes to the drug tariff to enable community pharmacies to dispense medicines more affordably and without cost to themselves.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 3962/22-27, (i) to detail the earliest potential date when decisions to change the eligibility criteria for free school meals and the school uniform grant will come into effect; and (ii) whether she has plans to expedite this process in light of the cost of living…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail what conversations she has had with the Chief Constable regarding potential cost-efficiency measures in the PSNI, including the scaling back of services, pay and staff.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the challenges currently facing the restaurant, pub and bar industry; and (ii) to detail what support schemes in place for these businesses.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the processes involved to ensure patients, being discharged from hospital, are not returning to homes which are under-heated and have inadequate provision of food.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) for her assessment of the interim report of the Independent Review of Education; and (ii) whether the interim report contains recommendations that are actionable now.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) when an applicant is informed of their Personal Independence Payment entitlement amount, is it described as an offer or entitlement; and (ii) for her assessment of whether describing it as an offer could be misleading to applicants.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 3628-22/27, to detail what steps are being taken to bring the 16 Actionable voids in East Londonderry back into use.
To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of (i) the increase in the number of sexual offences committed in the past five years; and (ii) the length of time taken by the justice system to clear sexual offences.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) why, in the Northern Trust area, an educational psychologist’s statement of educational need and recommendation of support for a child awaiting an official autism assessment is not sufficient to enable the child’s family to access the Autism Advisory Service; and (ii) to outline the…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail what work that is being undertaken to prepare for the potential scrapping of EU environmental laws, including the creation of similar legislation for Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) what support exists for schools that are unable to afford to keep their classrooms at a temperature suitable for teaching children; and (ii) what direction has been given to schools for which this is the case.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the Strategic Investment Board’s report into the need for a veterinary school in Northern Ireland, including its anticipated publication date.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the increase in the number of students dropping out of university courses, in particular his assessment of whether the cost of living crisis may have contributed to this trend.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what efforts are being made to connect houses added retrospectively to Project Stratum at the same time as nearby houses that were included in the initial plan.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 3060/22-27, whether he plans to bring forward legislation to protect the rights of working women experiencing symptoms of menopause or fertility treatment which may impact their ability to work.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the level of co-operation that exists between her Department and the Home Office in the sourcing and securing of temporary accommodation for both local homeless people and those arriving via refugee programmes.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of social housing units that exist in the (a) Macosquin; and (b) Castlerock areas; and (ii) what planned social housing projects are being developed for these areas.
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 3630/22-27, (i) whether these timeframes align with her expectations and targets; (ii) to outline any excess costs associated when cases go beyond a reasonable timeframe; and (iii) to detail what plans she has to review the process with a view to expediting these kind of…
To ask the Minister of Education what advice has been given to schools’ catering departments regarding making school dinners affordable but nutritious in the face of rising food and energy costs.