All of Mr Phillip Brett’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 Justice (i) for her assessment of the effectiveness of the Planning Appeals Commission; (ii) whether she will commission a review into the effectiveness of the Planning Appeals Commission; and (iii) to what actions she will take to improve the effectiveness of the Planning Appeals Commission.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for his assessment of the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Planning Improvement and Reform Position Paper; (ii) whether he will be implementing any of the recommendations of the paper.
To ask the Minister of Education how his Department will prevent a delay in Special Educational Needs pupils receiving suitable school places when transferring to a post-primary school.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 1884/22-27, (i) when his Department forwarded the Vesting Order to the Departmental Solicitors Office; and (ii) when he expects to receive their advice.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) whether his Department is aware of projected capacity issues at Glengormley Integrated College; and (ii) what action will be taken to address these issues.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 5473/22-27, (i) whether his decision required Executive approval; and (ii) whether he will now bring this matter to the Executive for decision.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department will give formal approval to implement Rule 84 of the Housing Selection Scheme to grant a resident leaseholder the tenancy of the sold flat, where there are high value works.
Miscarriage Leave and Pay That this Assembly reiterates its support for the provisions of the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, and associated regulations, which established the right for eligible working parents in Northern Ireland to take paid statutory parental bereavement leave…
Expanding Support for Apprenticeships That this Assembly believes apprenticeships offer an opportunity for everyone, regardless of age or sector, to upskill or reskill as part of their lifelong learning journey; welcomes the commitment in the Skills Strategy for Northern Ireland Skills for a 10x Economy to introduce…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) how many applications have been made to the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme; (ii) how many of these applications have been approved; and (iii) how many applications have been deemed ineligible under the no fault of their own requirement.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what action they are taking to improve the application process to the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether she has received a request from the Minister of Health for additional funding for the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) whether he plans to bring forward a dilapidation bill; and (ii) whether dilapidated wasteland, including that without any known ownership, is being considered within the scope of the bill.
I thank the Minister for coming along this evening. I know that, like me, he has a particular interest in the Northern Ireland Hospice and the Northern Ireland Children's Hospice. I thank him for that. As the Minister will be aware, the hospice has said that the bed reduction will continue to be in place, and it is…