Every imported question, contribution and motion, with its classification. Unflagged, uncertain and not-yet-analysed records are all included so the analysis can be checked independently.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any actions contained in the Teacher Workload Action Plan that have been completed since its publication in April 2026.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been undertaken of the impact of children's use of smartphones, social media and other digital devices on reading for pleasure, literacy attainment and sustained attention.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any evidence on which his Department's policy of leaving decisions on school library provision to individual schools is based, in light of the decline in Northern Ireland's Programme for International Student Assessment reading performance.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how the findings of the Programme for International Student Assessment 2025 will inform the development of the Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028, particularly in relation to mathematics.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any funding available to schools to develop reading-rich environments, including library provision, given the publication of the latest Programme for International Student Assessment results.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of (a) Minor Works; and (b) Special Educational Needs-works projects currently awaiting commencement in schools; (ii) the average waiting time between approval and commencement for each category; (iii) the number of projects that have been awaiting commencement…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of (a) Minor Works; and (b) Special Educational Needs-works requested or approved for Lecale Trinity Grammar School, including (ii) the date each project was requested; (iii) its current status; (iv) estimated cost; and (v) the anticipated commencement and…
To ask the Minister of Education whether the practice of primary schools finishing early on Fridays, including at 2pm, was ended or altered over the summer.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of appeals of a statement of special educational needs have been (i) lodged; and (ii) conceded before a tribunal hearing, in the last 3 academic years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any reason compulsory language awareness at key stage 2 has not been included in the new modern languages framework.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any international evidence that has informed the decision to move towards developing beginner fluency in a single core modern language.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any consideration was given to adopting an Extensive Processing Instruction approach as part of the new modern languages framework.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any international evidence on the effectiveness of Extensive Processing Instruction as an approach to teaching modern languages that was considered by the curriculum taskforce and working group.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for an update on his Department's review of the Animal Boarding Establishments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1974; and (ii) whether there are any plans to introduce a licensing or regulatory regime for commercial cat-sitters and home boarding…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any assessment that has been made on the call for evidence on mandatory microchipping of pet cats; and (ii) whether he intends to introduce legislation on this during the 2022-27 Assembly mandate.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any data used to support his statement during Topical Questions on 7 September 2026 that climate change is the biggest economic risk facing the United Kingdom at the present time.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps he is taking to support the restoration of (i) habitats; (ii) species; (iii) woodlands; and (iv) peatlands.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any recent steps taken to improve the (i) health; and (ii) welfare, of farmed animals.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any assessment that has been made of how the Office of Environment Protection’s Environmental Improvement Plan monitors the Executive's progress.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether she has made any assessment of (i) the impact an alignment of VAT across the island of Ireland would have on businesses; and (ii) whether border regions would feel more benefit.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any consideration her Department has given to improving pay transparency in recruitment, in light of the launch of the consultation by the Office for Equality and Opportunity.