All of Ms Sorcha Eastwood’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I was going to say that I welcome the opportunity to discuss this issue, but I really do not. The Member for Mid Ulster Linda Dillon spoke so incredibly and said out loud in this debate in this Chamber what matters to me and to the people across the North who are listening. She said out loud that the vast majority of…
February is the month when we mark Apprenticeship Week and celebrate our apprentices. I believe that we had another bit of business on that week, so I raise it now, and better late than never. Apprenticeships are a great way to grow our economy, to tackle poverty and social inequality and to help us to address the…
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for an update on the issue of Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications; and (ii) whether he has any plans to address this issue.
To ask the Minister for the Economy what representations his Department has made to the UK government regarding the need to reform the Apprenticeship Levy in Northern Ireland.
I want to take the opportunity to speak on behalf of my constituents who are impacted by cancer, which impacts on everybody across Northern Ireland. At the minute, we deal constantly with emails from people who are on red-flag referral waiting lists, particularly for breast cancer, and are living in utter anxiety.…
I thank the Member for giving way. Does she agree that the UK Government's announcement yesterday about care workers and others not being able to bring their family members with them is utterly punitive and flies in the face of any realisation of the struggle in health and social care across the UK and in the North?…
To ask the Minister of Health whether the business case for the regional centre for haematology at Belfast City Hospital will be signed off for the projected timescale of 21 March 2024.
I congratulate the Minister on her new role. Comhghairdeas agus ádh mór, agus lots of ádh mór. At the outset, I commend the AERA Minister, Andrew Muir, on his work to date in committing to tackle the environmental crisis at Lough Neagh. However, that presents a significant challenge not only in the current financial…
I thank the Minister for his statement. The statement acknowledges the issue of productivity and skills. I hope that the Minister commits to implementing the skills strategy in full, and I welcome the statement about careers advice in schools; I have previously expressed an interest in doing a private Member's Bill on…
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) what group or body is overseeing the implementation of the action plan of the Independent Review of Invest NI; and (ii) whether there are members on that group from outside his Department and Invest NI.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether his Department is considering undertaking an impact assessment following the UK Government's December 2023 announcements on migration policy, including increasing the minimum salary needed for skilled overseas workers.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether Invest NI are in discussions with BT, following the announcement of the potential call centre closure in Enniskillen.