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 the number of new specialist provision in mainstream schools (SPiMS) classes opened during the 2025-2026 academic year, including (i) the number of pupils enrolled in those new classes; and (ii) the percentage of pupils entitled to free school meals at each mainstream school…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans in place to extend early years childcare support to younger children, to support parental employment and progression.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans to improve access to affordable and flexible childcare, including provision outside of standard school hours.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the number of children with special educational needs, in North Down, that do not have a (i) primary school; and (ii) secondary school placement for the 2026-2027 academic year.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will undertake a baseline assessment of school library provision across all school sectors, including any disparities by geographic location and levels of socio-economic deprivation, to inform his Department's literacy policy and ensure equitable access to reading materials.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of pupils recorded using the Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance attendance code since its introduction; (ii) the average length of time pupils remain recorded using the code; and (iii) whether any assessment has been undertaken of outcomes for pupils using…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps the Education Authority has taken to secure appropriate nursing provision at Knockevin Special School.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the rational for the Education Authority placing children in settings further from home, rather than ensuring appropriate nursing support is available at Knockevin Special School.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any reason why children with complex medical needs are being directed to alternative provision at greater expense and disruption when Knockevin Special School is their closest school.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of flocks affected by sheep scab in each of the last five years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any payments made through the Suckler Cow Scheme, broken down by (i) amount; (ii) constituency; and (iii) the farm receiving payment.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the draft budget for the Lough Neagh Catchment Area Water Quality programme, for the next four years, broken down by (i) funding source; and (ii) proposed spend.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the expenditure on agency staff by his Department and its arm's-length bodies; and (ii) the number of agency staff employed within each directorate, including the duration of their employment, in each of the last five financial years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any cost of site-specific Remedial Management Plans under the Environmental Farming Scheme, including (i) total expenditure; (ii) average cost per farm; and (iii) the proportion of overall scheme funding allocated to planning and…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether an Equality Impact Assessment has been undertaken in relation to the potential income impacts of reduced stocking densities under the Farming with Nature Scheme.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any targeted interventions that are being delivered in (i) Ballymena; and (ii) the Mid and East Antrim local council area, to create and attract high-skilled, high-value employment opportunities for young people.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the proportion of participants, completing training and apprenticeship programmes funded by her Department, who secured sustained employment in their field of study within 12 months of completion, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any measures and performance indicators that her Department will use to assess the success of its initiatives to support the adoption of Artificial Intelligence by small and medium-sized enterprises.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 49787/22-27, to detail how Graduate Entry Medicine students will be able to participate in the review.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 49787/22-27, to detail when the stakeholder engagement process for the Review of Higher Education Funding is expected to begin.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any current support, including financial incentives, available (i) for the installation of heat pumps in on-grid properties; and (ii) to assist off-grid properties, with the transition to lower carbon heating.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any mitigation measures her Department plans to put in place to support the NI steel industry, as a result of the British Government’s steel trade measures.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of students coming to Higher Education Institutions, through the Gaza Student Scheme, since the scheme was introduced.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any plans she has to strengthen collaboration between employers, training providers and government, to better align skills provision with local labour market needs.