All of Mr Doug Beattie MC’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
The Minister 's answer feeds in well to the question that I am about to ask about pressures and the moral component. The Department of Finance believes that the sickness-absence policy for the Northern Ireland Prison Service should be the same as that for all civil servants. Does the Minister agree that the policy…
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether her Department is aware that, according to the Executive Office, there is no requirement to keep a record of those with past terrorist convictions when deciding on the allocation of funds for the Communities in Transition programme; and (ii) for her assessment of the impact…
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether her Department is aware that, according to the Department of Finance, the Northern Ireland Civil Service Staff Handbook does not need to be amended to take into account the unique role of the Northern Ireland Prison Service; and (ii) for her assessment of whether the sick…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of staff in the Civil Service Business Partnering Team embedded within the Prison Service, broken down by grade; and (ii) how many of these staff have served as a prison officer.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 15673/22-27, to detail (i) how they ensure that the Communities in Transition project and the Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls do not provide funds to groups led by or employing individuals with a terrorist-related…
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 22204/22-27, how many of the 10,000 pupils with special educational needs are transported to school by those directly employed by (i) the Education Authority; (ii) local authorities; and (iii) private providers to whom these services have been contracted out.
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 22126/22-27, (i) to detail the types of offences that are being heard in magistrates courts in each year since 2020; (ii) how many received immediate custodial sentences; and (iii) whether any cases that would normally be held in the Crown Court are being held in…
The Invictus Games were started in 2014 for injured and sick military personnel. This year's Invictus Games are being held in Vancouver and Whistler in Canada and have over 500 participants from 25 nations. This year, for the first time, Team Afghan Unconquered will be represented. That is a team of Afghan military…
Minister, the ombudsman is there to hold the police to account, and that is fair enough. However, we have now got to a stage where the police have lost trust in the ombudsman. Graciously, you condemned the incidents that led to nine injured police officers in Londonderry, but I am hearing that police officers are…
Thank you, Minister, for your answer. I understand that this is not just about your Department. I know that you will agree with me that we should not follow EU regulations on this matter but should get rid of microplastics. With eight out of 12 top-flight team pitches going plastic, this is becoming a real issue. I…
On 16 February 1992, a heavily armed terrorist unit of up to 10 individuals was engaged by a special military unit under the rules of engagement — the so-called "yellow card" — which state that a challenge must be given unless to do so would increase the risk of death or grave injury to you or any other person. The…
FlaggedDecided on a second assessment.Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 21519/22-27, to detail why short-term temporary hire or emergency cover classroom assistants do not have an Access NI check prior to being placed on the list of available staff.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of teachers and teaching staff that have been physically assaulted in the last three years, broken down by District Electoral Area.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of new Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools that have been set up in Upper Bann in the last three years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the impact he anticipates the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill will have on special educational needs transport; and (ii) any mitigating actions his Department will take to safeguard this service.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any action his Department is taking to reduce microplastics in Northern Ireland waterways.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether reparations to be paid by a perpetrator to a victim on the order of a court should be paid in full to the victim by the state, with the state recouping the full amount from the perpetrator.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the actions she will take to ensure the free access of sentencing remarks in written form for all victims of serious crime.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any action she will take to ensure unduly lenient sentence applications will apply to sentences made by the magistrates courts.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the definition of grazed woodlands; and (ii) the criteria needed for landowners to claim farmland subsidies for grazing woodlands.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any action he will take to (i) regulate dog homing charities; and (ii) end the automatic destruction of healthy dogs in local council-run dog pounds after just five days.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any steps she will take to address the issue of good character references in serious sexual offence cases; and (ii) how the present system of good character references promotes the Executive's Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls.
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether she will revisit the Victim Information Scheme to make it an opt-out process instead of an opt-in process; and (ii) whether she will bring forward guidance or regulations to ensure victims are permitted to not only attend parole hearings but also give impact statements.