Written question AQW 35957/22-27
Written question by Mrs Linda Dillon on .
- MLA
- Mrs Linda Dillon
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 20 November 2025
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 35957/22-27
- Department
- Department of Health
- Business
- To the Minister of Health
- Assembly identifier
- Document 460337
Read the official Assembly record Open Data source
Text
To ask the Minister of Health, given that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence approved ribociclib (Kisqali) for early breast cancer on 6 August 2025, to detail (i) whether the Strategic Planning and Performance Group, through the regional Managed Entry and formulary process, approved ribociclib and requested all Health and Social Care Trusts (HSCT) prescribed it if available; (ii) whether his Department has approved the additional resources requested by HSCTs; (iii) whether a policy decision been taken to delay treatment until all HSCTs are ready to commence simultaneously; (iv) the number of eligible patients currently unable to access this therapy; (v) any immediate steps that will be taken to prevent further delay in the availability of this treatment; and (vi) any steps being taken to ensure that women are not placed at a disadvantage compared with patients in England, Wales and the south of Ireland.
147 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.04 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- Assessed as legitimate policy scrutiny (0.96).
- No identity-based framing was identified (1.00).
- Subject area: Sexism, misogyny, ageism and other equality groups.
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.04 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.01 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.02 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.02 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.96 | Yes |
| Overall judgement | 0.04 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 1.00 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Sexism, misogyny, ageism and other equality groups | 0.45 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.39 |
| Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues | 0.16 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 05:13 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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