All of Mr Peter Martin’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 Communities to detail whether he will review the use of town centre boundaries, as defined in extant area plans, including the Ards and Down Area Plan 2015, as a criterion for determining business eligibility for departmental grant schemes.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) how fostering allowance is considered as part of the monthly Universal Credit assessment period, given that foster carers incur significant and often uneven expenses throughout the year, including costs for setting up a bedroom, purchasing bedding and equipment, and…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail his Department's policy on the treatment of income from foster care allowance, in the assessment of Universal Credit claims.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any mandatory training provided to (i) Universal Credit frontline staff offering advice in community settings; and (ii) Online Work Coaches, on the treatment of fostering income, particularly regarding fostering allowances, and the application of Qualifying Care Relief for…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any verifiable steps being taken to ensure that all Universal Credit staff consistently provide accurate, timely and complete information to potential foster parents, ensuring they understand that they will not be financially penalised for providing care.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any official escalation and redress procedure for a foster carer who has received incorrect advice from his Department, leading to a financial loss, or the unwarranted overpayment or removal of childcare support, or closure of their claim.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline any progress their Department has made in delivering on its commitment to end violence against women and girls, including how this has been reflected in actions undertaken during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the rationale as to why her Department has set a target of over 200 kilometers of active travel infrastructure in the first ten years, yet for years ten to twenty, her Department target is over 1000 kilometers.
To ask the Minister for Communities, given the £40 million investment in the Bangor Waterfront redevelopment through the Belfast Region City Deal, to detail any proactive steps being taken to prepare and build the capacity of local frontline community groups, particularly in sectors like heritage, arts, health, and…
To ask the Minister for Communities, given the £40 million investment in the Bangor Waterfront redevelopment through the Belfast Region City Deal, to detail (i) any social value plans, beyond traditional apprenticeships, that have been mandated for the Bangor element of the deal, to ensure measurable benefits are…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any discussions she has had with the Utility Regulator, regarding the lack of competition in the local gas market.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the rationale as to why domestic customers cannot have their gas and electricity provider under the same bill, as customers can in GB.
I thank the Minister for making clear that he will protect the Christian ethos of our schools in Northern Ireland, which, in my view, is a strength of our schools and not a weakness. He will know that a number of principals are concerned about JR87. He has referenced the guidance that his Department is going to issue.…
I thank the Minister for his answer. Minister, tragically, my constituent Stephen McCormick lost his beloved wife, Julie, to ovarian cancer. It took two and a half years to diagnose that that is what her symptoms were due to, and she died within one year of diagnosis. However, once she had been diagnosed, the service…
Mr Martin asked the Minister of Health what his Department is doing to raise awareness of ovarian cancer and support earlier presentation by women who are at risk of the disease.
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 35132/22-27, to detail why her Department does not hold, or has not sought, information in relation to this.