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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 whether any assessment has been made of the relationship between domestic abuse and suicidal ideation, self-harm and suicide among women, including how this is reflected in suicide prevention services.
To ask the Minister of Health, following publication of the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry's April 2026 report Routes to Diagnosis, to detail (i) how the findings relating to gynaecological cancers are informing cancer policy and service planning; and (ii) any steps being taken to increase the proportion of…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any steps he is taking to ensure that women living in rural areas have equitable access to diagnostic investigations and specialist services for suspected gynaecological cancers; and (ii) how rural accessibility is being considered in the planning and configuration of these…
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to gynaecological cancers for which there is no population screening programme, to detail any steps being taken to improve (i) public awareness of signs and symptoms; (ii) recognition of potential symptoms within primary care; and (iii) access to timely diagnostic…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to ensure that women who repeatedly present to primary care with persistent symptoms associated with gynaecological cancers receive timely investigation and referral to specialist services.
To ask the Minister of Health, following the April 2026 update to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence CG122 guidance on the recognition and referral of suspected ovarian cancer, to detail (i) any steps that have been taken to implement the revised guidance; (ii) how GPs have been informed of the changes;…
Extension of Sitting on Monday 14 September 2026 under Standing Order 10(3A) That in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 14 September 2026 be extended to no later than 9.00pm.
To ask the Minister of Justice, regarding anti-social behaviour involving vehicles, including off-road motorcycles and scramblers, to detail (i) any assessment her Department has made of the prevalence of such behaviour; and (ii) any work being undertaken to identify gaps in the enforcement powers available to the…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any assessment her Department has made of barriers to reporting persistent anti-social behaviour, including fear of intimidation or retaliation; and (ii) any measures that are in place to support and protect people who report repeated incidents within their community.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any arrangements that are in place to ensure that people, repeatedly coming to the attention of criminal justice agencies as a result of anti-social behaviour associated with drug or alcohol misuse, are referred to appropriate treatment and support services.
To ask the Minister of Justice, regarding residential properties repeatedly associated with serious anti-social behaviour, including suspected drug-related activity or violence, to detail (i) any powers available to relevant agencies to address such behaviour; and (ii) any gaps her Department has identified in the…
To ask the Minister of Justice, regarding drug-related activity and persistent anti-social behaviour in residential communities, to detail (i) any assessment her Department has made of the relationship between drug-related activity and persistent anti-social behaviour; (ii) how any assessment can inform community…
I thank the Minister. I welcome the intention to provide preschool places for all children across Northern Ireland. As someone who has a little preschooler, albeit part-time, I recognise the value of the provision for work-life balance, as well as the development that she is getting from it. I also appreciate the…
Welcome, Minister. It is a difficult portfolio, and we all wish you well in taking it on. Minister, do you recognise that the Northern Trust's proposal is essentially one to manage failure, given the crumbling service at Antrim Area Hospital and the proposal to remove the service from the Causeway, which is currently…
I reiterate my continued opposition to the removal of emergency general surgery from Causeway Hospital. I do not oppose change for the sake of it. The Northern Trust argues that the current model cannot be sustained across two sites, that emergency surgical demand at Antrim Area Hospital is significantly higher and…
The issue today is not simply about Drumcree, but about public confidence in the Parades Commission and, ultimately, the integrity of an organisation that must continue to command the confidence of people across Northern Ireland. Around 4,000 processions are notified every year, and fewer than 5% of those are…
Extension of Sitting on Monday 7 September 2026 under Standing Order 10(3A) That in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 7 September 2026 be extended to no later than 9.00pm.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail, for the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area, (i) the number of households currently in temporary accommodation; (ii) the number currently placed in temporary accommodation outside the Borough Council area; (iii) the average length of stay in temporary…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any action his Department has taken to address the impact of second-home ownership on housing availability and affordability in areas with high concentrations of second homes, including the Causeway Coast and Glens.
To ask the Minister for Communities, regarding the Housing Supply Strategy 2024–2039, to detail (i) any actions within his Department's responsibility that have been completed to date; (ii) any actions that remain outstanding; (iii) an anticipated timeframe for completion of outstanding actions; and (iv) any…
To ask the Minister for Communities, regarding areas with high concentrations of second homes and short-term holiday lets, whether his Department has made any assessment of the need for affordable housing, including (i) how this assessment is reflected in the planning and delivery of affordable housing; and (ii) any…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail, for East Londonderry, (i) the current projected social housing need; (ii) the number of new social homes completed in each year since 2022; (iii) the number currently under construction; (iv) the number programmed for delivery before the end of the current 2022-27…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients residing in East Londonderry who (i) were referred with suspected endometriosis; (ii) received a diagnosis of endometriosis; and (iii) commenced treatment for endometriosis, in each of the last five financial years.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the diagnostic pathway followed by a patient referred by their GP with suspected endometriosis, including the stages at which they may receive (i) a specialist gynaecology assessment; (ii) diagnostic imaging; and (iii) diagnostic laparoscopy.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the median time between (i) GP referral and first gynaecology appointment; (ii) first gynaecology appointment and diagnostic imaging; and (iii) diagnostic imaging and confirmation of an endometriosis diagnosis, within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. in each of the…