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 to detail her long-term plan to support more lower-income households who are facing price increases for food, goods and services.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the care and support made available to pregnant and pre-conception women who have suffered (a) one; (b) two; and (c) three or more miscarriages; and (ii) what steps he is taking to introduce a specialist care pathway for high risk women wishing to conceive.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on the progress of the single post-primary transfer test, due to be in place for 2024; and (ii) what details she can provide to schools, parents and pupils regarding preparation for the test.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what work he has done to investigate and optimise tourist opportunities arising from the north coast’s links with the Spanish Armada, including wrecks such as La Girona.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what consideration he has given to developing up to date infrastructure plans for areas that experience high numbers of tourists in the summer months.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for her assessment of the Neighbourhood Renewal funding system; and (ii) to detail any plans she has to review this system.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients who have sought Health Service medical care as a result of privately administered Botox and lip-filler cosmetic treatments in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of current regulations surrounding non-surgical cosmetic treatments, including the minimum age a person can avail of these treatments; and (ii) to detail the qualifications and training required to administer Botox and lip filler treatments.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the required processes and costs associated with the removal and disposal of asbestos in privately owned buildings; and (ii) any plans he has for reducing these costs.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the work his Department has undertaken, and is planning to undertake, to reduce disruption and distress to locals caused by car cruise events in Portrush and Portstewart.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the current assessed need for social housing by number of bedrooms, in (a) Coleraine; (b) Limavady; (c) Portstewart; and (d) Portrush; and (ii) what funding is in place to take forward developments in these areas.
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 1072/22-27, whether he has prepared future changes to the rating of empty homes exclusions to include houses that have been vacated by an unwell or infirm person being cared for in the home of a relative or friend.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) what consideration she has given to changing the threshold limits for the school uniform grant, so that parents who are struggling to afford uniforms, but who are just outside the eligibility threshold, can get support; and (ii) to detail any alternative support outside of this…
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the amalgamation of Coleraine College, Dunluce School and North Coast Integrated College, including (i) the financial, developmental and operational role of Ulster University; (ii) progress on funding; (iii) what further liaison there has been with parents and the…
To ask the Minister of Education (i) to outline the progress that has been made towards the formation of an integrated education strategy within six months of 26 April 2022, in line with the requirements of the Integrated Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2022; (ii) for her assessment of the challenges of doing so;…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 170/22-27, to detail the reasons that make the creation of a banned offenders register untenable and what evidence he used to come to this conclusion.
To ask the Minister of Health, in the absence of an Executive, what steps he is able to take to facilitate the full implementation of the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 and the provision of free period products.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) to outline how increased visitor numbers to the north coast during summer months impacts on the demand for services at Causeway Hospital; and (ii) to detail any seasonal or yearly boost in funding or resources the hospital receives, in order to meet demand.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline what work she has undertaken, or plans to undertake, with other Executive departments, to assess what correlation there is between the number of second homes in an area and the demand for school places.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) what work he has undertaken to assess the seasonal economic boost to towns on the north coast; (ii) the findings of any assessments; and (iii) what work he has undertaken, and plans to undertake, to improve the economic benefits.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) action she has taken to investigate the potential for social or private housing on a 4.9-acre site on the Ballywillan Road in Portrush, that is adjacent to the future site of the new Mill Strand Integrated Primary School; and (ii) other potential sites she has…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) his Department’s policy on providing puberty blocking medication for people under 18 years old who are transgender; (ii) the current availability of these drugs; and (iii) the process by which people under 18 years old, or their parents, can avail of them.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the changes in the workforce of General Practitioners over the last ten years; (ii) to detail the impact that these changes have in meeting the demand within primary care; and (iii) to detail his Department’s workforce planning to take into account changes over…
To ask the Minister of Education to outline the steps she is taking to increase spend on education, per pupil, to bring it closer in line with other parts of the UK.