Mrs Arlene Foster

Title: Mrs
Official Last Name: Foster
Official First Name: Arlene
Usual First Name: Arlene
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: Fermanagh and South Tyrone

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	02/03/2017 - 06/10/2021
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2011 - 30/03/2016
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	07/03/2007 - 25/03/2011
Ulster Unionist Party	Party Member	26/11/2003 - 30/01/2007

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
26/11/2003	Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Unionist, First Elected
13/03/2007	Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Unionist, Re-elected
12/05/2011	Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Unionist, Re-elected
12/05/2016	Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Unionist, Re-elected
13/03/2017	Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Unionist, Resigned

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
31/03/2020 - 06/10/2021	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
11/01/2020 - 14/06/2021	First Minister	The Executive Office
12/05/2016 - 10/01/2017	First Minister	The Executive Office
11/01/2016 - 30/03/2016	First Minister	Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
11/09/2015 - 20/10/2015	Acting First Minister	Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
11/05/2015 - 12/01/2016	Minister	Department of Finance and Personnel
16/05/2011 - 11/05/2015	Minister	Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
11/01/2010 - 03/02/2010	Acting First Minister	Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
09/06/2008 - 04/05/2011	Minister	Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
08/05/2007 - 09/06/2008	Minister	Department of the Environment

All Party Group History

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

3 Questions, Page 1 of 1

Display All Answers

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

Ref No	Member	Question	Tabled	Status
AQW 22085/17-22	Mrs Arlene Foster (DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)	To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) to detail the progress of the A4 Enniskillen Southern Bypass following the vesting order becoming operative on 24 August; and (ii) whether funding is ring-fenced and committed to this project going forward. + Display Answer	09/09/2021	Answered on 22/09/2021
AQW 22084/17-22	Mrs Arlene Foster (DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)	To ask the Minister of Health why the allocation of funding for multi-disciplinary teams in GP surgeries has not be drawn down to practices in Fermanagh and South Tyrone; and how his Department is working to address this issue, given the pressure on GP surgeries, particularly in rural Fermanagh.	09/09/2021	Question Withdrawn
AQW 22083/17-22	Mrs Arlene Foster (DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)	To ask the Minister of Health, given HM Government’s recent announcements on social care, whether his Department has any plans to replicate the proposed cap on the cost of social care for residents in Northern Ireland. + Display Answer	09/09/2021	Answered on 22/09/2021

Plenary Business

Plenary Item Title	Item	Tabled As	Tabled Date	Plenary Date
Decisions of the Executive on COVID-19.	Written Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	10/06/2021	10/06/2021
Appointment of the New Head of the Civil Service	Written Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	10/06/2021	14/06/2021
Decisions of the Executive on COVID-19	Written Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	28/05/2021	28/05/2021
Decisions of the Executive on COVID-19, 20 May 2021	Written Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	20/05/2021	20/05/2021
Decisions of the Executive on COVID-19, 13 May 2021	Written Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	13/05/2021	13/05/2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	11/05/2021	18/05/2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	11/05/2021	18/05/2021
The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	30/04/2021	01/06/2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	27/04/2021	04/05/2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	27/04/2021	04/05/2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	27/04/2021	04/05/2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	27/04/2021	04/05/2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 6) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	27/04/2021	04/05/2021
Commitment to North-South Ministerial Council	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	18/04/2021
The recent passing of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Matters of the Day	MLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone	09/04/2021
Support for the Rule of Law	Motion	MLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone	06/04/2021	08/04/2021
Decisions of the Executive on COVID-19, 1 April 2021	Written Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	02/04/2021	02/04/2021
Breaches of Executive COVID-19 Messaging by Ministers	Motion	MLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone	31/03/2021	01/04/2021
Decisions of the Executive on COVID-19, 25 March 2021	Written Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	26/03/2021	12/04/2021
Executive’s Pathway out of the COVID-19 restrictions	Oral Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	16/03/2021	16/03/2021
Withdrawal Agreement Grace Periods	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	08/03/2021
Pontins Blacklist	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	08/03/2021
Pathway out of COVID-19 Restrictions	Oral Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	02/03/2021	02/03/2021
Gregory Campbell Comments	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	08/02/2021
EU Invoking Article 16	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	30/01/2021
Historical Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries	Oral Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	26/01/2021	26/01/2021
Concerns at Breaches of COVID-19 Regulations at Funerals	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	26/01/2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 25) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	19/01/2021	25/01/2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 24) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	19/01/2021	25/01/2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 23) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	19/01/2021	25/01/2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 22) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	19/01/2021	25/01/2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 21) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	19/01/2021	25/01/2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 20) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	19/01/2021	25/01/2021
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 19) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	19/01/2021	25/01/2021
NSMC Plenary and Institutional Meetings	Oral Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	18/01/2021	18/01/2021
Irish Sea Border	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	18/01/2021
Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	28/12/2020	30/12/2020
Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union	Earlier Meeting	First Minister and deputy First Minister	28/12/2020	30/12/2020
Decisions of the Executive on COVID-19	Written Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	18/12/2020	18/12/2020
The draft Alien and Locally Absent Species (Aquaculture) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	14/12/2020	14/12/2020
EU Trade Talks	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	14/12/2020
EU Trade Talks	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	14/12/2020
The draft Plant Health and Diseases of Animals (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	08/12/2020	08/12/2020
The draft Marketing of Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	08/12/2020	08/12/2020
Preparations for a No Deal Brexit	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	07/12/2020
Lambeth Palace Legacy Talks	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	07/12/2020
Decisions of the Executive on COVID-19	Written Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	04/12/2020	04/12/2020
Interim HOCS	Written Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	27/11/2020	29/11/2020
Decisions of the Executive on COVID-19	Oral Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	16/11/2020	16/11/2020
COVID-19 Restrictions	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	13/11/2020
Decisions of the Executive on COVID-19, 12 November 2020	Written Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	13/11/2020	16/11/2020
Threats to Food Supply	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	10/11/2020
34th British-Irish Council Virtual Summit Meeting	Oral Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	09/11/2020	10/11/2020
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	03/11/2020	09/11/2020
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 10) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	03/11/2020	09/11/2020
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 9) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	03/11/2020	09/11/2020
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 8) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	03/11/2020	09/11/2020
Spectators at Elite Sport Fixtures	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	19/10/2020
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	16/10/2020	19/10/2020
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 6) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	16/10/2020	19/10/2020
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	16/10/2020	19/10/2020
Executive's Decisions Relating to Measures to be Taken in Response to the Increased Incidence of of the Transmission of Covid-19	Earlier Meeting	First Minister and deputy First Minister	13/10/2020	14/10/2020
Executive’s Decisions Relating to Measures to be Taken in Response to the Increased Incidence of the Transmission of Covid-19.	Oral Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	13/10/2020	14/10/2020
Appointment of the Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse	Oral Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	06/10/2020	06/10/2020
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020	Motion	First Minister and deputy First Minister	29/09/2020	06/10/2020
Restrictions on the Hospitality Industry	Oral Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	28/09/2020	29/09/2020
Head of Civil Service	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	28/09/2020
Head of Civil Service	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	28/09/2020
North South Ministerial Council Plenary Meeting	Oral Ministerial Statement	First Minister and deputy First Minister	16/09/2020	21/09/2020
Internal Market Bill	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	15/09/2020
COVID-19: Local Restrictions	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	14/09/2020	14/09/2020
Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland	Urgent Oral Question	First Minister and deputy First Minister	07/09/2020

Votes On Division

Vote Subject	Division Date	Member Voted
Bespoke Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards Agreement [Dr Caoimhe Archibald]	04/10/2021	NO
-#1 Bespoke Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards Agreement - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Dr St	04/10/2021	NO
-#1 Failure to investigate allegations of Irish state collusion - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [M	28/09/2021	NO
Second Stage: Political Appointments Bill (NIA Bill 34/17-22) [Mr Jim Allister]	21/09/2021	AYE
Guidance to Schools on COVID-19 [Mrs Michelle O'Neill]	09/09/2021	NO

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