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To ask the Minister of Health to detail any engagement he has had with consultant and resident doctors and their unions ahead of their planned strike action.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount the Strategic Planning and Performance Group has spent on commission services to Trusts, broken down by service.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the total salary cost of staff employed within the Strategic Planning and Performance Group; and (ii) , of the total salary cost in each year, the percentage attributable to staff employed at Agenda for Change Band 8C and above and 8B and below.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any consideration has been given, in the last year, to (i) creating a single regional pathway for testing, diagnosis, treatment and surveillance of genetic haemochromatosis; and (ii) systematic testing for adult first degree relatives of people with confirmed high risk or…
To ask the Minister of Finance whether the Northern Ireland Civil Service has considered narrowing the scale of its recruitment drives, which would allow for smaller assessment panels and therefore more efficient recruitment timeframes for candidates.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the extent to which performance reviews are effectual in promotion competitions within the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of Freedom of Information requests that have been received by his Department; and (ii) the percentage of these dealt with within the statutory deadlines, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the current turnover rate of teaching assistants in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) Education Authority area; (ii) school type; and (iii) special educational needs settings.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he has referred, or intends to refer, the proposed removal of the statutory socially disadvantaged circumstances criterion to the Executive for consideration, given its equality and anti-poverty implications and its connection to the Executive’s Early Learning and Childcare…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) when the proposed Statutory Rule removing the socially disadvantaged circumstances criterion will be submitted to the Committee for Education; (ii) the anticipated date on which it will be laid before the Assembly; and (iii) its proposed commencement date.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he sought any legal advice before instructing the Education Authority and pre-school providers that Universal Credit and income-related Employment and Support Allowance should no longer qualify under the Socially Disadvantaged Circumstances criterion, including the date on…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any legal basis on which his Department previously included Universal Credit and income-related Employment and Support Allowance within the Socially Disadvantaged Circumstances criterion; and (ii) any legal basis for discontinuing that approach.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 50507/22-27 and AQW 46184/22-27, for an update on any subordinate legislation he intends to bring forward before the end of the 2022-27 Assembly mandate.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any review that has been undertaken to measure the reduction in sports activities in primary schools following the change in driver licensing that prevents teachers from driving a school minibus under a Section 10b permit.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail a timeline of all appointments, consultancy contracts and advisory roles made in connection with (i) the Independent Review of Assessment; and (ii) the Curriculum Taskforce Advisory Committee, since February 2024, including (a) the date each role commenced; (b) the date each…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the research and evidence base used by his Department in developing the knowledge-rich approach to curriculum design under TransformED, including the jurisdictions and education systems examined.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any external evidence, research and curriculum models considered by his Department in developing TransformED, including any evidence or models which differed from the knowledge-rich approach adopted in the new curriculum.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how TransformEd recognises the educational value of pupils, particularly at primary level, accessing museums, galleries and other cultural spaces; and (ii) any discussions had with the Minister for Communities on supporting greater access to such opportunities.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any consideration has been given to making the study of the Second World War a compulsory element of the primary curriculum, given the importance of engaging pupils with significant historical events at an early age in developing an interest in history, understanding different…