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All questions, asked by all Members, to the%20Minister%20for%20Communities during the 2020-2021 session


 
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AQW 21884/17-22 Mr Andy Allen MBE
(UUP - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities when the personal independence payment health care professional report quality audit will be brought into her Department.

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06/09/2021 Answered on 15/09/2021 Audit; Personal Independence Payments; Assessments; Consultants
AQW 21883/17-22 Mr Andy Allen MBE
(UUP - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the total number of social housing new starts, broken down by constituency.

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06/09/2021 Answered on 16/09/2021 Social housing; Construction; Housing associations; Northern Ireland Housing Executive; S
AQW 21882/17-22 Mr Andy Allen MBE
(UUP - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the total number of applicants on the housing waiting list, broken down by constituency

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06/09/2021 Answered on 14/09/2021 Applications; Waiting times; Social housing; S; Location
AQO 1565/17-22 Mr Matthew O'Toole
(SDLP - South Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities whether the statutory duty to homeless households can be fulfilled through use of the private rented sector.

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04/02/2021 Answered on 16/02/2021 Homelessness; Departmental responsibilities; Private rented housing; Social housing
AQO 1147/17-22 Ms Paula Bradley
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities when she will report on the actions of the Charity Commission following the judgement in 2019 and the subsequent court ruling on February 2020.

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12/11/2020 Answered on 23/11/2020 Courts; Charity Commission for Northern Ireland; Administration; Staff; Registration
AQO 1148/17-22 Mr Colm Gildernew
(SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the key measures she has taken to ensure that welfare benefits are more accessible to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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12/11/2020 Answered on 23/11/2020 Social security benefits; Low incomes; Covid 19; Disease control; Administration
AQO 1149/17-22 Ms Martina Anderson
(SF - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the masterplan for Galliagh Linear Park in the Foyle Constituency

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12/11/2020 Answered on 23/11/2020 Parks; Foyle; Development plans; Local councils; Northern Ireland Housing Executive
AQO 1150/17-22 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister for Communities how her Department will proceed in relation to the Charity Commission following the Court of Appeal judgement.

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12/11/2020 Answered on 23/11/2020 Courts; Charity Commission for Northern Ireland; Appeals; Administration; Registration
AQO 1151/17-22 Mr Trevor Clarke
(DUP - South Antrim)
To ask the Minister for Communities what checks her Department carries out in the distribution of the Discretionary Support COVID-19 Short-term Living Expenses Grant.

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12/11/2020 Answered on 23/11/2020 Covid 19; Grants; Administration; Disease control; Applications
AQO 1152/17-22 Mrs Dolores Kelly
(SDLP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister for Communities what plans are in place to address the increasing waiting list for social housing in Banbridge.

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12/11/2020 Answered on 23/11/2020 Waiting times; Applications; Social housing; Upper Bann; Northern Ireland Housing Executive
AQO 1153/17-22 Mrs Rosemary Barton
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister for Communities whether any further financial support is planned for individuals in the culture and arts sector.

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12/11/2020 Answered on 23/11/2020 Government departments; Finance; Arts; Covid 19; Arts Council of Northern Ireland
AQO 1154/17-22 Dr Caoimhe Archibald
(SF - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the development of a bespoke JobStart scheme.

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12/11/2020 Answered on 23/11/2020 Young people; Vocational training; Employment schemes; Devolved matters; Business
AQO 1155/17-22 Mr Chris Lyttle
(APNI - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities whether she has made any applications for support for the sports sector.

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12/11/2020 Answered on 24/11/2020 Sports; Government departments; Finance; Monitoring; Covid 19
AQW 21847/17-22 Mr Andy Allen MBE [R]
(UUP - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the rollout of the recently allocated COVID-19 funding to provide support to charities and social enterprises. [Priority Written]

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20/07/2021 Answered on 28/07/2021 Voluntary organisations; Covid 19; Regulation; Finance; Grants
AQW 21844/17-22 Mr Andy Allen MBE
(UUP - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the overall cost to facilitate social security appeal hearings, in each of the last five years.

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20/07/2021 Answered on 02/08/2021 Social security benefits; Appeals; Expenditure; Universal credit; Government departments
AQW 21843/17-22 Mr Andy Allen MBE
(UUP - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the component costs to facilitate an individual social security appeal hearing

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20/07/2021 Answered on 02/08/2021 Costs; Appeals; Social security benefits; Applications; Administration
AQW 21842/17-22 Mr Paul Frew
(DUP - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister for Communities, in order to assist businesses and events to stage shows safely outside in the summer months, whether she plans to adopt The Live Music Act 2012 that’s in place in England and Wales, which allows live music to be played outdoors to an audience of less than 500 people at a bar/club without the need for a licence as long as the venue is licenced for the sale of alcohol.

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20/07/2021 Answered on 02/08/2021 Music; Covid 19; Legislation; England; Outdoor recreation
AQW 21833/17-22 Mr William Humphrey
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities whether she will replace, on her Department's website, a full set of minutes for meetings of the Interdepartmental Charter Implementation Group.

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20/07/2021 Answered on 19/08/2021 Government departments; Websites; Departmental records; Disclosure of information; Meetings
AQW 21805/17-22 Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the redevelopment of Queens Parade, Bangor.

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09/07/2021 Answered on 28/07/2021 Development plans; Regeneration; Urban areas; North Down; Local councils
AQW 21788/17-22 Mr Robin Newton
(DUP - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of employers signed up for the JobStart Scheme; (ii) the total number of places available; and (iii) the number of young people employed within the Scheme.

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09/07/2021 Answered on 28/07/2021 Employment schemes; Business; Young people; Vocational training; Applications
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