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 Health (i) what work his Department has carried out to (i) challenge the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) with the UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care; and (ii) call for the devolution of the policy.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department will encourage the Electoral Office to find alternative venues for polling stations, to avoid days being lost to the education of pupils in schools being used as polling stations.
To ask the Minister of Education whether an assessment has been carried out in relation to the requirement of parents to pay a voluntary contribution in certain schools.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail the current policy in relation to Access NI checks in schools; and (ii) how frequently they have to be renewed for an existing employee.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any engagement he has had with (i) the Education Authority; and (ii) teaching trade unions in relation to the recruitment and retention of teaching staff.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on establishing a childcare strategy to provide free, or more affordable childcare, to support those aiming to enter the workforce.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 6196/22-27, how many of these positions would have been filled by staff before the introduction of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 6196/22-27, to detail (i) the number of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) officials that work alongside the border staff employed by his Department; and (ii) the relationship between DEFRA officials and the…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 6196/22-27, to detail (i) the number of EU officials that work alongside the border staff employed by his Department; and (ii) the relationship between EU officials and the border staff in relation to this work.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 6196/22-27, how many of these staff are employed in (i) the green or internal market lane; and (ii) the red lane.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of how loneliness among older people may be exacerbated by living rurally; and (ii) to detail the steps he will take to ensure loneliness among older and more vulnerable rural dwellers is addressed.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) how many staff in Natural Environment Division are working on assessing planning applications; (ii) how many of these staff are focused on agricultural applications; and (iii) how many of these staff deal with ammonia-air quality assessments.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has commissioned (i) financial; (ii) social; (iii) equality; (iv) economic; and (v) rural impact assessments on the effects of proposals and policies as required by the Climate Change Act.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) what measures his Department has taken to provide due regard in respect of the Climate Change Act under Section 29 requirements for proposals and policies where departments must give due regard to the special economic and social role of agriculture,…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) how many planning cases associated with (a) livestock developments; (b) poultry; and (c) slurry tanks is the NI Environment Agency currently dealing with; and (ii) when they expect to clear this backlog.
To ask the Minister for the Economy what representations he has made to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to extend the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.