All of Ms Kellie Armstrong’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
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To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps her Department is taking to support second earners, particularly women.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49875/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49875/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any measurable targets set to reduce disability poverty, in light of the findings of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland, including any associated timelines.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49874/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49874/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps they will take to ensure that policy delivery closes the gap between stated ambition and lived experience, as highlighted in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49873/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49873/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made of the impact of childcare costs on parents’ ability to increase their working hours or progress in employment.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49749/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49749/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether she has considered using procurement or other policy levers, to encourage employers to offer more flexible, secure, and higher quality jobs.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49752/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49752/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any cross-departmental work that her Department is involved in to address childcare barriers, that prevent low-income parents from progressing in work, given evidence that childcare is a primary constraint on progression.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49751/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49751/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any measurable targets her Department has set for improving in-work progression.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49750/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49750/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any targeted cost-of-living interventions his Department has in place for disabled households facing rising energy and essential costs, as highlighted in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's report, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49748/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49748/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps they are taking to ensure childcare provision supports labour market participation and progression.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49631/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49631/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will publish a Northern Ireland specific assessment of the adequacy of disability benefits in response to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49634/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49634/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure that benefit levels reflect the real disability price tag, as identified in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49633/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49633/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities whether the Anti-Poverty Strategy specifically addresses the finding in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland, that disabled households are almost three times more likely to struggle to afford essentials.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49632/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49632/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any cross-departmental, funded action plan that exists to address the three drivers identified in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland, including (i) extra costs; (ii) employment barriers; and (iii) inadequate social…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49630/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49630/22-27
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Second Stage of the Charities (Amendment) Bill on behalf of the Alliance Party and to reflect on the important progress that has been made since the consultation phase by the Department. At its heart, the Bill is about getting the balance right. It recognises the vital…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Charities (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Charities (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage
Mr Speaker, I do not know whether you have noticed, but the cost-of-living crisis no longer seems to dominate our headlines in the way that it once did, but, for many households in Northern Ireland, it is a daily reality. Families continue to pay rising food costs; energy bills remain significantly higher than…
Assessment details for Member's statement: Local Housing Allowance Official Assembly record for Member's statement: Local Housing Allowance
I thank the junior Minister for giving way. I am not a member of the Executive Office Committee. Over what period of time do you think that expenditure would happen? I imagine that it would not be all at once, in one financial year, but over a number of years. Would that be right?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill: Further Consideration Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill: Further Consideration Stage
I was not going to speak, but I thought that some humanity needed to be put into the debate. I have mentioned that I have been through IVF. The situation was very different in the late '90s, which is when I was going through it. People do not consider the harm that it does to the couple, especially the mother, when…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: In Vitro Fertilisation Equality Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: In Vitro Fertilisation Equality
I thank the Member for giving way. Like you, I have been through IVF — the hell that it is, I have to say. In the current context in Northern Ireland, do you agree that it is those who have money who can go through IVF as opposed to any family in Northern Ireland, and that we now have a class system in our health…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: In Vitro Fertilisation Equality Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: In Vitro Fertilisation Equality
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: In Vitro Fertilisation Equality Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: In Vitro Fertilisation Equality
To ask the Minister for Communities, given the finding in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's report, Disability and Poverty in Northern Ireland 2026, that there is an £800+ monthly gap between disability costs and support, to detail any representations he has made to the UK Government to increase the adequacy of…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49278/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49278/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any mitigating actions his Department is taking, in response to reductions in Universal Credit health-related elements for new claimants, as highlighted in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's report, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland 2026.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49277/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49277/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans his Department has to improve trust and engagement with employment support services, among low income working parents.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49276/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49276/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps that are being taken to improve employment support services to focus on progression in work, rather than solely on job entry.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49275/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49275/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps they are taking to ensure that the draft Anti-Poverty Strategy, addresses the disproportionately high poverty rate among disabled people, as identified in the Jospeh Rowntree Federation's report, Disability and Poverty in Northern Ireland 2026.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49274/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49274/22-27
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the average and longest waiting times for an initial mental health assessment; (ii) the total number of people currently waiting; and (iii) any assessment that has been made of regional variation in access to these services, over the last 12 months, broken down by Health and…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 49156/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 49156/22-27
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