All of Ms Kate Nicholl’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 the Economy to detail any engagement her Department has had with the Department of Education to deliver the training and skills required to deliver school aged childcare.
I thank the Member who secured the Adjournment debate. There are so many reasons to be proud of Belfast and our evening and night-time economy. As Members have mentioned, it has really transformed in the past decades. I remember that, when we first moved here from Zimbabwe in 2000, the Cathedral Quarter was somewhere…
Thank you to those who tabled the motion. If we are serious about supporting the learning pathways of our children and young people, we have to be clear that there are so many options open to them for their future. The motion is a positive one, but, as our amendment sets out, we think that it would be more…
This week is National Apprenticeship Week. I will be honest and say that, before joining the Economy Committee, I did not know much about apprenticeships, but the reality is that they are a game changer. They help to grow our economy, tackle poverty and inequality and fill crucial skills gaps. They offer a practical…
Congratulations, Minister, on your new role. As a member of the Economy Committee, I look forward to working with you. What work is planned or under way to assess the impact of the storm on the local economy?
Ms Nicholl asked the Minister of Justice, having noted that she was pleased to see the launch of the Power to Change campaign, whether she agrees that societal change to attitudes and behaviours is required to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls, rather than just addressing it.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to his announcement on the increase to maximum student maintenance loan entitlement for full-time students, whether he will introduce similar maintenance support for part-time students.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the current status of the proposed Belfast Stories project as part of the Belfast Region City Deal.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to his announcement on an increase to maximum student maintenance loan entitlement, to detail when the broader review of student support will be completed.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any plans he has to incentivise part-time learning as a means of improving the inclusiveness of higher education and to attract a more diverse range of students, including those who (i) are employed; (ii) are facing financial hardship; and (iii) have caring…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Supporting Learning Pathways for our Young People”
Supporting Learning Pathways for our Young People - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘support this’ and insert: ‘expresses concern at the lack of progress of actions under the Developing a More Strategic Approach to 14-19 Education and Training framework; calls on the Minister of Education to assess the current…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any provisions that exist within the Encompass system to (i) incorporate additional referral mechanisms, if the need should arise; and (ii) connect with data held by other public bodies to give a broader picture of the health and well-being of patients.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail when the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) (i) ceased to operate; and (ii) contracted out, the fast-track contact service for GPs to access DVA medical advisors.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 15836/22-27, to detail why the system used by the Driver and Vehicle Agency is not able to easily identify the total number of cases where doctors or other medical professionals have disclosed information about a patient’s lack of fitness to drive.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Enhancing Accountability and Trust in Government (Revised Wording)”
Enhancing Accountability and Trust in Government (Revised Wording) - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘mandate’ and insert: ‘as a means of frustrating operation of the devolved institutions; and further calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to write to the UK and Irish Governments to commence a…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 20405/22-27, to detail when he expects the (i) trial period to end at Antrim Area Hospital; and (ii) formal evaluation to be concluded.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether her Department will (i) make all Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland (OSNI) admin boundary maps publicly and freely available as raster images, including (a) post-1973 maps held by OSNI; and (b) 1921-1973 maps held by PRONI; and (ii) publish these boundaries in GeoJSON/Shapefile…
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 19617/22-27, for an updated timeline for the publication of the 2024-2027 Apprenticeship Action Plan.
I thank my colleague Sian Mulholland for proposing the motion and for the humanity with which she delivered her speech. I pay tribute to the sector, which has done so much to educate us on how we talk about such issues as politicians. The work that it does to support people and inform policy cannot be overestimated. I…
I thank the Minister for his response. In NI Water's 2022-23 annual report, it said that it was being "held hostage" to fluctuations in its funding. Does the Minister agree with that assessment?
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 18400/22-27, for an update on work to review the financial support available for students on pre-registration Allied Health Professional degree courses commissioned by his Department.