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To ask the Minister of Education (i) when she expects to receive a legal opinion on a school uniform price cap; and (ii) whether she will make this information available to the public.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the volume of refuse generated by Amazon packaging; and (ii) the cost to local councils for managing the disposal of this refuse, broken down by council area.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on how his Department is liaising with individual councils on eradicating illegal dog breeders and puppy farms.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what level of oversight is in place in relation to the spending of animal welfare funds at council level.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) when the COP26 Devolved Administrations Ministerial Group last met; and (ii) did he attend this meeting.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what steps his Department has taken to help address the impact of rising fertiliser prices on food production.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, following his bid for £70 million to help farmers and farming with the rising costs of feed and energy, how he will ensure that support is provided to farmers and farming given the absence of an Executive.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to address staffing shortages in the veterinary sector.
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) what assessment his Department has made of the disproportionate economic impact of the cost of living crisis on women; and (ii) what measures or plans the Department has put in place to mitigate this impact.
To ask the Minister for the Economy what engagement his Department has had with Treasury regarding equivalent support being made available to Northern Ireland following the announcement of the Energy Price Guarantee in Great Britain.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether his Department has considered taking steps to introduce a revenue cap on inframarginal electricity producers with a view to decoupling electricity prices from gas prices.
To ask the Minister for the Economy how many members of SONI’s broad are (i) Eirgrid board members; or (ii) Eirgrid employees; and what proportion of board membership this represents.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of whether the governance arrangements of SONI have had an impact on the prices Northern Ireland consumers pay for electricity.
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the extent to which SONI Ltd helped shape his Department’s Energy Strategy; and (ii) to outline how the Energy Strategy ensures that electricity transmission and the planning thereof remains locally controlled.
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) what progress has been made to widen the availability and use of smart electricity and gas meters in Northern Ireland; and (ii) what learning has been taken from the Girona and RULET projects.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of (i) his Department’s final survey on the effectiveness of the Spend Local Scheme; and (ii) the overall success of the scheme.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what initiatives he is progressing to build on Coleraine High Street’s joint success in Retail NI’s High Street Heroes awards.
To ask the Minister for the Economy what plans he has to end the Utility Regulator’s statutory duty to ensure the financial viability of energy companies.
To ask the Minister for the Economy what financial support does his Department provide to domestic properties to assist the adoption of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind.