Ms Joanne Bunting

Title: Ms
Official Last Name: Bunting
Official First Name: Joanne
Usual First Name: Joanne
Party: Democratic Unionist Party
Constituency: East Belfast

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	02/03/2017 - 27/03/2022
Democratic Unionist Party	Party Member	05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
12/05/2016	East Belfast	Unionist, First Elected
13/03/2017	East Belfast	Unionist, Re-elected
13/05/2022	East Belfast	Unionist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
17/10/2024 - Present	Committee Chair	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
06/02/2024 - Present	Committee Chair	Committee for Justice
06/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
21/06/2021 - 27/03/2022	Committee Member	Committee on Procedures
07/06/2021 - 27/03/2022	Committee Member	Business Committee
16/04/2020 - 14/06/2021	Committee Deputy Chair	Audit Committee
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
20/01/2020 - 16/04/2020	Committee Member	Audit Committee
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee on Standards and Privileges

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
11/09/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Active Travel
30/04/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling
12/04/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Access to Justice
24/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Terminal Illness
24/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Animal Welfare
08/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Carers
23/11/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Animal Welfare
20/10/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All Party Group on Modern Slavery
30/09/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Terminal Illness
09/05/2017 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Active Travel
26/09/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Hospitality and Tourism
20/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Epilepsy

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

25 Questions, Page 1 of 3

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AQO 1125/22-27

Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Health what discussions his officials have had with their counterparts in the Department of Justice regarding improved information sharing with the Northern Ireland Prison Service relating to prisoners' health conditions and medications.

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07/11/2024

Answered on 18/11/2024

AQW 17890/22-27

Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities for a status update on the review of licensing laws.

08/11/2024

To be answered by 25/11/2024

AQW 17005/22-27

Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Health to detail any procedures that are still in place in (i) care homes; and (ii) nursing homes for Covid testing. [Priority Written]

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18/10/2024

Answered on 12/11/2024 (Revised)

AQW 16770/22-27

Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education for an update on his Department's review of the eligibility criteria for (i) free school meals; and (ii) uniform grants.

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15/10/2024

Answered on 22/10/2024

AQO 1020/22-27

Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the implementation of Domestic Abuse Prevention Notice and Protection Orders.

View Official Report for AQO 1020/22-27

10/10/2024

Answered on 22/10/2024

AQW 16552/22-27

Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the current staff vacancies in her Department, broken down by (i) grade; and (ii) area of work.

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10/10/2024

Answered on 24/10/2024

AQW 16551/22-27

Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any provisions in place to prevent homelessness among young people coming out of care.

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10/10/2024

Answered on 21/10/2024

AQW 16550/22-27

Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of young people coming out of care that have presented as homeless in each of the last five years.

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10/10/2024

Answered on 22/10/2024

AQO 907/22-27

Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what discussions have been held with the administrators of the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme to address the lengthy timeframes for assessments and decisions.

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26/09/2024

Answered on 15/10/2024

AQW 15224/22-27

Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the mental health support that is in place for prison officers; and (ii) whether he will work with the Minister of Justice to develop a mental health strategy for prison officers.

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17/09/2024

Answered on 03/10/2024

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