Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status | Index Terms |
AQW 10248/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice how many people have appeared in court for theft of basic essentials items in the last 10 years.
| 17/04/2024 |
To be answered by 02/05/2024
| Courts; Theft; Prosecutions; Cost of living |
AQW 10228/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Justice what steps her Department is taking to address the underlying causes for the annual rise in the time taken from the report of a crime to its disposal at Crown Court.
| 16/04/2024 |
To be answered by 01/05/2024
| Crime; Police; Courts; Legal systems |
AQW 10222/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of Housing Executive tenants currently in rent arrears; and (ii) the number of cases which have escalated to court proceedings.
| 16/04/2024 |
To be answered by 01/05/2024
| Tenants; Northern Ireland Housing Executive; Arrears; Rents; Courts |
AQW 10220/22-27
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Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Communities, in relation to proposed legislation on defective premises limitation periods, whether he intends to include a provision whereby a case previously dismissed by reason of limitation restrictions can be relitigated.
[Priority Written]
| 16/04/2024 |
To be answered by 19/04/2024
| Building regulations; Time limits; Courts; Legal remedies |
AQO 304/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to provide an update on the implementation of the Adult Restorative Justice Strategy Action Plan.
| 11/04/2024 |
To be answered on 22/04/2024
| Courts; Victims; Offenders; Publications |
AQW 9793/22-27
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Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Justice whether she will commission a full review of the family court system.
| 10/04/2024 |
To be answered by 25/04/2024
| Family law; Courts; Reviews |
AQW 9618/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Justice, following the publication of the Legal Aid Annual Statistics by her Department, why the costs of Legal Aid has risen by £6,479,931, equating to seven per cent, whilst the number of people granted Legal Aid has dropped by 4,986, which equates to seven per cent.
[Priority Written]
+ Display Answer
| 08/04/2024 |
Answered on 12/04/2024
| Costs; Legal aid; Applications; Departmental records; Courts |
AQW 9598/22-27
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Ms Cara Hunter
(SDLP - East Londonderry)
|
To ask the Minister of Justice what percentage of convicted sex offenders have been given a sentence of five years or more, in the last 10 years.
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| 08/04/2024 |
Answered on 15/04/2024
| Sexual offences; Convictions; Sentencing; S; Courts |
AQW 9560/22-27
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Mr Alan Robinson
(DUP - East Londonderry)
|
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 8386/22-27, to provide a detailed breakdown of works required to address condition-based issues in Limavady Courthouse.
+ Display Answer
| 08/04/2024 |
Answered on 18/04/2024
| Courts; East Londonderry; Repairs and maintenance; Costs |
AQW 9553/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
|
To ask the Minister of Justice how many people have entered the criminal justice system in relation to assisted dying in the last five years.
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| 08/04/2024 |
Answered on 15/04/2024
| Courts; Euthanasia; Crime; Crimes of violence; Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland |
AQW 9317/22-27
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Mr Alex Easton
(IND - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of court cases his Department (a) is currently involved in; and (b) has been involved in, over the last four years; and (ii) the overall cost for each court case.
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| 21/03/2024 |
Answered on 09/04/2024
| Courts; Government departments; Costs |
AQW 9257/22-27
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Ms Cara Hunter
(SDLP - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Justice what steps can be taken to reduce the scope of medical records of rape victims throughout the course of a trial.
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| 20/03/2024 |
Answered on 28/03/2024
| Courts; Rape; Medical records; Victims; Disclosure of information |
AQW 9210/22-27
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Mr Alex Easton
(IND - North Down)
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To ask the Minister for Communities what actions his Department is taking to address benefit fraud.
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| 20/03/2024 |
Answered on 29/03/2024
| Social security benefits; Fraud; Courts; Staff; Civil service |
AQW 9126/22-27
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Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the spending on legal aid in each of the last five years.
+ Display Answer
| 19/03/2024 |
Answered on 25/03/2024
| Expenditure; Legal aid; S; Courts |
AQW 9106/22-27
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Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
|
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether the new United Kingdom government definition of extremism will apply to the Northern Ireland justice system; (ii) for her assessment of the effect it will have in our separated prison regime; and (iii) for her assessment of how it will impact the work of the Probation Board.
+ Display Answer
| 19/03/2024 |
Answered on 05/04/2024
| Central government; Courts; Probation Board for Northern Ireland; Segregation of prisoners |
AQW 9089/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister of Justice what steps she will take to increase transparency, including media presence, in family court proceedings.
+ Display Answer
| 15/03/2024 |
Answered on 28/03/2024
| Family law; Courts; Disclosure of information; Privacy; Families |
AQW 9001/22-27
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Mr Alex Easton
(IND - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice whether there are any court cases pending over the NI Prison Service voluntary early retirement scheme.
+ Display Answer
| 15/03/2024 |
Answered on 25/03/2024
| Northern Ireland Prison Service; Courts; Early retirement |
AQW 8897/22-27
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Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice whether she has any plans to introduce legislation, similar to that in Great Britain, in relation to legal cases involving claims against structural defects in property, like those dealt with recently in the local courts involving apartments in central Belfast.
[Priority Written]
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| 14/03/2024 |
Answered on 21/03/2024
| Legislation; Property; Courts; Flats |
AQW 8724/22-27
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Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister of Justice whether she will introduce legislation to abolish the use of good character references in trials involving sexual offences.
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| 12/03/2024 |
Answered on 26/03/2024
| Courts; Sexual offences; Legislation |
AQW 8524/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the impact her Department’s payments delay budgetary management policy has upon (i) access to justice; and (ii) the delivery of justice.
+ Display Answer
| 08/03/2024 |
Answered on 14/03/2024
| Departmental responsibilities; Budgets; Courts; Legal representation; Legal systems |
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