Written question AQW 665/22-27
Written question by Mr Alex Easton on .
- MLA
- Mr Alex Easton
- Party at the time
- Independent
- Date
- 27 May 2022
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 665/22-27
- Department
- Department of Education
- Business
- To the Minister of Education
- Assembly identifier
- Document 374282
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Text
To ask the Minister of Education whether she will advocate (i) for the inclusion of (a) basic first aid; and (b) mental health training, in the syllabus; and (ii) for the improvement of the syllabus in relation to (a) personal finance; and (b) the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse.
50 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not qualifying”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.03 (qualifying needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not qualifying).
- 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).
- The overall probability was at or below the not-qualifying 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 | 0.02 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.01 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.02 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.02 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.03 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.96 | Yes |
| Overall judgement | 0.03 | At or below not-qualifying 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 |
|---|---|
| No identity-related subject | 0.89 |
| Education structures, integration and community division | 0.09 |
| Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues | 0.02 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
Assessed 20 October 2026 at 20:41 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r1, methodology 1.0.
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