All of Mr Paul Frew’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline what support he can provide to the three watersports centres in North Antrim along the River Bann impacted by the blue-green algae bloom.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether he will bring forward stand-alone legislation regarding the provisions relating to live links for courts and tribunals in Northern Ireland that are currently contained in the Coronavirus Act 2020, Section 90(2).
To ask the Minister of Finance whether he will bring forward stand-alone legislation to give effect to the provision of registration of deaths and still-births in Northern Ireland that are currently contained in the Coronavirus Act 2020, Section 90(2).
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will bring forward stand-alone legislation to give effect to the provision relating to local authority meetings in Northern Ireland that are currently contained in the Coronavirus Act 2020, Section 90(2).
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will bring forward stand-alone legislation to give effect to the modifications of requirements regarding medical certificates for cremations in Northern Ireland that are currently contained in the Coronavirus Act 2020, Section 90(2).
To ask the Minister for Communities what assurances were received by the Department of Health that the Emerge Concert on the 17th September 2021 was a health intervention and that there was rationale for selecting this event over other events.
To ask the Minister of Justice, with regard to the consultation on Publication of Annual Payments to Suppliers of Legal Aid, can she provide (i) an update on this matter, given recent media coverage on matters of legal aid; and (ii) an indication of when this policy or a similar policy may be implemented.
To ask the Minister of Health, given the numbers of elderly patients waiting more than 12 hours for a bed, what investment has been put in place to deliver a measurable improvement in medically fit for discharge patients out of hospital to facilitate improved patient flow.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) what was the job title of the official, that was provided to the Department for Communities on 1 November 2021, who was the contact point for the business case for the Emerge event; and (ii) what was their role in developing the business case for the event.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether his Department provides funding for events or organisations, which then donates money to charity from the proceeds of that event; and (ii) what governance arrangements are in place to ensure that this funding meets requirements within law, provides transparency and ensures…
To ask the Minister of Health, following the claims in a recent article in the Telegraph that children in England who died before they left hospital were wrongly described as stillborn, (i) what measures are in place in Northern Ireland to ensure that this does not happen here; and (ii) what are the procedures here in…
To ask the Minister of Justice, further to recent media reports regarding the suspension of a barrister, (i) what action the Legal Services Agency has taken; and (ii) whether this matter will be referred to the Public Prosecution Services as part of the Agency’s policy.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether she will publish a list of legal practitioners, both individuals and firms, who have been sanctioned or prosecuted for legal aid fraud over the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether she will (i) carry out a review of the Northern Ireland legal aid system, including the role of the Taxing Master; and (ii) adopt a zero tolerance approach for both fraud and attempted fraud.
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline (i) the number of cases where legal aid fraud (a) has been discovered by legal practitioners; (b) has been referred by the Legal Services Agency for prosecution; and (c) has resulted in prosecutions; and (ii) to provide details of the cases which have resulted in prosecutions,…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) to outline whether all facemask legislation implemented in Northern Ireland applied only to public transport, or were other settings and environments involved; and (ii) to list the other settings and environments that facemask legislation was implemented.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, further to the consultation on the Review of the Northern Ireland Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loan, when he will publish (i) his response; and (ii) any changes to the current policy on postgraduate support for students at private providers in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 28662/17-22 and AQW 4363/22-27, why the consultation on mandatory covid vaccines for Healthcare staff is not referenced or listed on the departmental website.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 419/17-22 and AQW 3272/22-27, whether the sale of alcohol at the Emerge event is consistent and compatible with the awarding of a £75000 grant of Health Promotion Funding designed to promote health.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 419/17-22 and AQW 3272/22-27, (i) what evaluations have been conducted on the Emerge Concert on 17 September 2022; (ii) how did the Department measure vaccine uptake among young people as a result of the event and what was the outcome; (iii) how many Department of Health…
To ask the Minister of Health, given Florida Health Officer and Surgeon General’s analysis on Covid 19 vaccines and his findings that mRNA vaccines present an increased risk of cardiac-related death among men aged 18-39, what procedures exist within the Dept of Health to ensure this information is assessed to ensure…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 419/17-22 and AQW 3265/22-27, (i) why could unvaccinated young people not obtain or avail of tickets to the Emerge concert; and (ii) what assessments have been conducted to consider the impacts on those excluded young people who contributed greatly during the Covid 19…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 419/17-22 and AQW 3266/22-27, (i) what audits and checks have been carried out by (a) his Department; (b) the Department of Finance; and (c) the Comptroller and Auditor General, on the value and spend of public monies for the Emerge event on 17 September 2021; and (ii)…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 419/17-22 and AQW 3265/22-27, how did the Emerge concert raise awareness of the importance of vaccination other than promoting that young people who were unvaccinated would be excluded from attending the concert.