Ms Diane Forsythe

Title: Ms
Official Last Name: Forsythe
Official First Name: Diane
Usual First Name: Diane
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: South Down

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
13/05/2022	South Down	Unionist, First Elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
21/03/2024 - Present	Committee Deputy Chair	Audit Committee
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Public Accounts Committee
06/02/2024 - Present	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Finance

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
27/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Arts
25/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Football
30/05/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space
13/02/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Autism
12/01/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling
23/06/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Voluntary and Community Sector
13/06/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence
11/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Further and Higher Education
08/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
01/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Micro and Small Business
27/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Ageing and Older People
24/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Terminal Illness
16/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Early Education and Childcare
15/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Cancer
13/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on UNSCR 1325, Women, Peace and Security
08/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Carers
31/05/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Social Enterprise
30/11/2023 - 27/06/2024	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Arts
15/05/2023 - 20/05/2024	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Disability
01/07/2022 - 30/11/2023	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Arts
14/06/2022 - 13/06/2023	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence
07/06/2022 - 28/05/2024	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Homelessness

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

115 Questions, Page 1 of 12

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQW 18418/22-27

Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the progress on supporting technological and other innovations by the private sector included in the Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls delivery plan.

19/11/2024

To be answered by 04/12/2024

AQW 18417/22-27

Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the progress of the administration of the Change Fund included in the Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls delivery plan.

19/11/2024

To be answered by 04/12/2024

AQW 18416/22-27

Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)

To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the total amount of money distributed through the Dormant Accounts Fund to date; and (ii) her plans on how the remainder will be distributed.

19/11/2024

To be answered by 04/12/2024

AQW 18415/22-27

Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)

To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number; and (ii) the location of all vacant sites owned by (a) his Department; and (b) the local Health and Social Care Trust, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

19/11/2024

To be answered by 04/12/2024

AQW 18414/22-27

Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)

To ask the Minister of Health to detail the percentage of women that have taken up the option to undergo cervical screening in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

19/11/2024

To be answered by 04/12/2024

AQW 18351/22-27

Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)

To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of (i) reports; and (ii) convictions of (a) modern slavery; and (b) human trafficking in the last 12 months, broken down by local council area.

18/11/2024

To be answered by 03/12/2024

AQW 18350/22-27

Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)

To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) how the composition of the Tourism Partnership Board was determined; and (ii) why there is no representative of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Visit Mourne or Mourne Heritage Trust, given that the Mourne Mountains are one of the most significant tourist attractions in Northern Ireland.

18/11/2024

To be answered by 03/12/2024

AQW 18349/22-27

Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)

To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the average time taken to pay legal aid bills by her Department in each of the last three years.

18/11/2024

To be answered by 03/12/2024

AQW 18348/22-27

Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)

To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the timeline for the steps of the upcoming January Monitoring Round.

18/11/2024

To be answered by 03/12/2024

AQW 18347/22-27

Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether a change in NI Water’s policy to accept contributions from developers towards wastewater works will be recognised as revenue raising which can be applied against the budget sustainability plan.

18/11/2024

To be answered by 03/12/2024

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