Weekly Written Questions Answered

Monday 12 December 2016 - Friday 16 December 2016

There were a total of 568 questions for written answer answered week ending 16/12/2016


 
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AQW 9014/16-21 Ms Carla Lockhart
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Education to outline how youth groups can access World War 1 battlefield tours.

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09/12/201615/12/2016
AQW 9009/16-21 Mr Roy Beggs
(UUP - East Antrim)
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the (i) extent; and (ii) nature of defects to insulation fitted during the 1980’s.

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09/12/201616/12/2016
AQW 9007/16-21 Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister for Communities what they are doing to address the concern expressed in the November 2016 Independence of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Northern Ireland report that there has been a failing in the levels of transparency, and certainly the dominant narrative of trust based relationships between government and the sector has become meaningless rhetoric for some.

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09/12/201616/12/2016
AQW 8997/16-21 Mr Philip Smith
(UUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the total number of staff that left the Northern Ireland Civil Service under the Voluntary Exit Scheme, broken down by (i) grade; (ii) gender; and (iii) community background.

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09/12/201616/12/2016
AQW 8996/16-21 Mr Mike Nesbitt
(UUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) how it is decided whether a case will be heard in the Magistrates' Court or the Crown Court; and (ii) whether it is possible to later change these decisions. [Priority Written]

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09/12/201614/12/2016
AQW 8984/16-21 Mrs Rosemary Barton
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Health pursuant to AQW 7073/16-21 and AQW 7072/16-21, why information on the number of agency doctors or nurses employed in (i) South West Acute Hospital; and (ii) South Tyrone Hospital is not available.

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09/12/201613/12/2016
AQW 8939/16-21 Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) to provide or place a copy of the NIPS Crisis Intervention Policy for HMP Maghaberry, and the referral criteria for same, in the Assembly library; and (ii) whether these are to be deployed in all NIPS facilities.

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09/12/201615/12/2016
AQW 8926/16-21 Mr Robin Swann
(UUP - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the (i) contents; and (ii) level of achievement required to meet the farm management module being delivered by the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise at Level 2. [Priority Written]

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09/12/201615/12/2016
AQW 8911/16-21 Mr Stewart Dickson
(APNI - East Antrim)
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline (i) the progress of his Department’s Review of the Role and Regulation of the Private Rented Sector; and (ii) whether the Review recommends mandatory electrical checks on Landlord’s property during transitions in tenancy.

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09/12/201615/12/2016
AQW 8889/16-21 Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)
To ask the Minister of Health pursuant to AQW 7967/16-21, to detail the costs of locum doctors broken down by hospital in each of the last five years.

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08/12/201613/12/2016
AQW 8878/16-21 Mr Patsy McGlone
(SDLP - Mid Ulster)
To ask the Minister of Health pursuant to AQW 8290/16-21, to define what constitutes a timely manner in relation to responses to queries from elected representatives. [Priority Written]

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08/12/201612/12/2016
AQW 8865/16-21 Mr David Ford
(APNI - South Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the services that will be reduced as a result of the decision to not proceed with the rationalisation of the court estate.

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08/12/201614/12/2016
AQW 8853/16-21 Mr Ross Hussey
(UUP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister for Communities pursuant to AQW 7948/16-21, to publish the Memorandum of Understanding's between the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, PSNI and the Charity Commission for England and Wales, as Freedom of Information request searches with both bodies in October and November 2016 clearly state that no MOU's exist.

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08/12/201615/12/2016
AQW 8851/16-21 Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister for Communities pursuant to AQW 6571/16-21, to outline (i) the measures taken to ensure that eligible organisations do register; and (ii) whether any awareness campaign has been carried out to alert organisations to their responsibility.

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08/12/201616/12/2016
AQW 8843/16-21 Mr Gerry Mullan
(SDLP - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the numbers of unanswered calls to all Jobs and Benefits Offices, in each of the last three years.

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08/12/201615/12/2016
AQW 8827/16-21 Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister for Communities what they are doing to address the concern expressed in the November 2016 Independence of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Northern Ireland report that distribution of resources is politically driven.

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08/12/201616/12/2016
AQW 8826/16-21 Mr Ian Milne
(SF - Mid Ulster)
To ask the Minister of Health how many Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority inspections have taken place in each year since 2010, broken down by (i) establishment and agency type; and (ii) announced and unannounced visits.

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08/12/201616/12/2016
AQW 8818/16-21 Mrs Rosemary Barton
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure how many Driver and Vehicle Agency posts there were in (i) Fermanagh and South Tyrone; and (ii) West Tyrone in (a) 2007-08; and; (b) the most recent period for which figures are available. [Priority Written]

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08/12/201614/12/2016
AQW 8814/16-21 Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Justice whether dip-testing used in NIPS facilities can detect prescription medication.

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08/12/201614/12/2016
AQW 8808/16-21 Mr Chris Lyttle
(APNI - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the service charges the Child Maintenance Service applies to monies collected from paying parents.

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