All of Mr Jon Burrows’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 Justice to detail any discussions her Department has had with the Police Service of Northern Ireland, regarding the implementation of pregnancy loss leave for police officers, in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any progress made toward the development of an early learning and childcare workforce development plan, including anticipated timelines for (i) publication, and (ii) implementation.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of regional inequalities in childcare provision; and (ii) any targeted interventions proposed to address shortages in areas with limited childcare availability.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether the proposed entitlement to paid parental bereavement leave, following pregnancy loss before 24 weeks, will legally extend to workers in Northern Ireland who are not classified as employees, including police officers.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any engagement her Department has had with the Department of Justice and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, regarding extending statutory pregnancy loss leave entitlements to PSNI officers, in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of teaching vacancies which remained unfilled for longer than three months during the 2025-2026 academic year, broken down by subject area and local council area.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any additional funding to be allocated to support Learning Support Coordinators under the new SEN framework.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount of funding earmarked for the implementation of the Teacher Workload Action Plan announced in April 2026.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any engagement his Department has had with the Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council regarding workload reduction measures, in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps being taken to address teacher shortages in (i) mathematics; (ii) science; (iii) information technology; and (iv) technology and design.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment that has been made of the impact on Northern Ireland motor insurance premiums from the change in the Personal Injury Discount Rate from 1.5 per cent to 0.5 per cent in September 2024, as noted in the Motor Insurance Taskforce final report.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether she has considered any reforms to the handling of road traffic accident claims in Northern Ireland, in light of the Motor Insurance Taskforce’s final report findings on claims costs.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any (i) reason for the reduction of funding for extended schools provision and Teacher Professional Learning; and (ii) anticipated impact on schools.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) whether any assessment has been made of the welfare implications of non-stun slaughter; (ii) whether any consideration has been given to any changes to legislation or labelling requirements relating to meat produced through non-stun…
I welcome the Minister's statement. Katie Simpson was an innocent women murdered by an evil man. The issue of bail pops up. Despite being charged with murder, facing a trial, living near the border and having already tried to interfere with witnesses and pervert the course of justice, Jonathan Creswell was granted…
The scale and duration of violence during the Troubles demands not only remembrance but rigorous examination. Regrettably, that examination has been lopsided. All violence was wrong, but, too often, history has been rewritten north of the border and untold south of the border. For more than two decades, over 10,000…
Uncertain: weak signalLegacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment her Department has made of the contribution of Northern Ireland’s personal injury claims and judicial processes, to higher motor insurance premiums, as identified in the Motor Insurance Taskforce final report.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) whether a reduced alcohol limit for newly qualified drivers was considered during the development of the Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) scheme; (ii) whether her Department engaged with the Department of Justice, in relation to alcohol limits for newly qualified…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) whether any consideration was given during the development of the Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) scheme, to restrictions relating to modified or high-performance vehicles for newly qualified drivers; (ii) any (a) evidence; (b) road safety data; or (c)…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any standards or requirements that will apply to learner driver training, undertaken outside of approved driving instructors under the Graduated Driver Licensing Programme of Training; (ii) any systems that will be used to verify the accuracy and completion of…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any research, behavioural evidence or road safety analysis, that informed the decision to change the design and colour scheme of the R plate, under the Graduated Driver Licensing scheme; (ii) any assessment that was undertaken of the visibility, recognisability and…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any assessment her Department has made of the impact of unregulated Claims Management Companies on motor insurance claims costs and premiums in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the rationale for the withdrawal of funding for nurture provision from schools with established nurture units for the current financial year; and (ii) whether any assessment has been made of the impact on pupils’ wellbeing and behaviour.