All of Mrs Michelle Guy’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 Education to detail the reason why non-statutory pre-school providers have a different route to refer children to Education Authority Local Impact Teams.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any assessment made of the postal services currently utilised by Health and Social Care Trusts for issuing patient correspondence, including appointment letters; and (ii) whether the use of economy postal products is meeting the needs of patients, particularly in light of…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on his efforts to improve environmental governance in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the reason for the delay in taking forward the proposal for an Independent Commission into a sustainable school estate.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any planned process for appointing an Independent Commission, to review the sustainability of the school estate.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any process used for the review of eligibility criteria for transport assistance, proposed in his written statement on a Five-Year Education Budget Strategy.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how the special educational needs budget for schools will be set, as referenced in his written statement on a Five-Year Education Budget Strategy.
In my speech, I did offer an alternative. The independent review of education offered an alternative — a way in which to phase out academic selection by bringing together a different pupil profile, informed by statutory assessment and adaptive testing. Would you give consideration to what the independent review has…
There is so much to say about the transfer system here. There are ideological points, statistics and research findings, but, at the heart of the system, there are 10- and 11-year-old primary-school children. To be honest, if I were to look at it through that lens, the system would break my heart. To illustrate that, I…
I thank the Minister for the statement. Minister, how will you avoid repeating the mistakes of previous RE syllabus design processes and ensure that, as well as Churches, other faiths and non-faith perspectives are involved in the development from the outset?
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any engagement her officials are having to ensure drainage, utility and resurfacing work, will be coordinated with planned public realm schemes, undertaken in Hillsborough and Moira.
Thank you, Minister, for that response. In the midst of the financial crisis in education, it is vital that we have confidence that procurement is achieving value for money. A school leader in our constituency recently vented his frustration to me that the EA procurement frameworks were not delivering on that. He was…
Last week, storm Chandra wreaked havoc across Northern Ireland, and I was happy to go out to support many residents across Lagan Valley who were impacted on. I want to raise an issue related to Dromara; one that impacted on a number of elderly residents. On Friday, I spoke with Isobel, and I met Robert and Jock. They…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any action being taken to reduce gynaecological appointments and surgeries, in each Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients who have died while on a waiting list for an initial consultant appointment, in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount his Department spent on legal fees on (i) the appeal against the 2022 High Court decision on the teaching of Religious Education in schools; and (ii) the subsequent Supreme Court case.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the compensation claims, paid by her Department for damage caused to vehicles due to road defects, broken down by constituency, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of pavement defects that have been fixed on Main Street, Moira, in the last four months; and (ii) any work her Department has scheduled, given the dangerous condition of the pavements.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any additional resources allocated to the Child Protection Support Service in response to demand, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any action her Department will take, following the flooding caused by Strom Chandra at the entrance to Bridge Road from Lany Road, close to Meadow Bridge Primary School, Hillsborough.
I cannot believe that, in 2026, we are still debating the right of girls to wear trousers in school. It is not a radical proposal. Walk down any high street and you will see young women and girls wearing trousers in everyday life. Allowing the same right in school simply reflects the real world and the real…