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, in addition to the current schemes available, to outline her plans to ensure social and private homes are properly insulated to reduce energy costs.
To ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) how many GP surgeries are at risk of closing across Northern Ireland; (ii) the reasons why GP surgeries are at risk of closure; and (iii) the impact for patients if a GP surgery closes.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether all Multi-Disciplinary Teams across Northern Ireland include a social worker; and (ii) to outline reasons why some Multi-Disciplinary Teams do not have a social worker.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) to outline reasons why pathology result wait times have, on average, increased; (ii) for his assessment of the impact of longer wait times; and (iii) what action he is taking to reduce these times.
To ask the Minister of Finance what consideration he has given to making it mandatory for all new-build houses to include renewable energy sources, such as solar panels.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail what conversations he has had with the Westminster government regarding the potential for future windfall taxes on companies that have recorded an increase in profits as a result of rising food and energy prices.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail what powers he has to seek the granting of greater repayment flexibility for businesses that availed of Covid Bounce Back loans, but are currently in arrears.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of people who called the Make the Call Service helpline, broken down by month, in the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the potential repercussions for teachers’ pay if they take (a) strike action; and (b) industrial action short of a strike; and (ii) the reasons for these repercussions.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline the options available to her to avoid budget deficits in her Department in the absence of an agreed Executive budget.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of (i) his Department’s final survey on the effectiveness of the Spend Local Scheme; and (ii) the overall success of the scheme.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what initiatives he is progressing to build on Coleraine High Street’s joint success in Retail NI’s High Street Heroes awards.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in addition to the construction of more properties, to detail what other initiatives she is planning in order to house the approximate 44,000 households currently on the social housing waiting list.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline what steps he is taking to ease production costs for agri-food business owners.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to detail any positive outcomes resulting from conversations with the UK Government regarding the easing of immigration regulations for agri-food workers; and (ii) for an update on his assessment of labour supply in this sector.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any plans he has to introduce work policies for women experiencing symptoms of menopause or fertility treatment which may impact their ability to work.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the steps he is taking to relay to the Westminster government and EU the views of Northern Irish business groups and owners regarding the best way to resolve the issues around the NI Protocol.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline what steps he is taking to make conducting business more affordable for business owners amid the cost of living crisis, in order to limit the number of business closures.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) whether each child between the age of three and four years is entitled to a funded preschool place; (ii) why preschools have a limit on the number of funded places they can offer; (iii) why preschools may have to cut the number of funded places they offer; and (iv) how preschools…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) why the maximum maintenance loan available to Northern Irish students studying in Great Britain is lower than that for a student from a similar economic background studying at the same university but domiciled in Great Britain; (ii) whether raising the loan limit would…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) why the total funding available via maintenance loans and means-tested non-repayable maintenance grants to Northern Irish students studying in Great Britain is much lower than that for a student from a similar economic background studying at the same university but…