Latest Daily List Of Written Questions

Friday 06 November 2026


 
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AQW 56265/22-27 Mrs Julie Middleton
(DUP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any initiatives that are being undertaken by her Department to improve road safety on roads throughout the Foyle constituency.

23/11/2026
AQW 56264/22-27 Mrs Julie Middleton
(DUP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the frequency with which her Department inspects drains and gullies on (i) minor; and (ii) major, roads within the Foyle constituency.

23/11/2026
AQW 56263/22-27 Mrs Julie Middleton
(DUP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any projects or initiatives that are in place to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

23/11/2026
AQW 56262/22-27 Mrs Julie Middleton
(DUP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any (i) support; (ii) projects; and (iii) initiatives, that are available within her Department to support new business start-ups, within the Foyle constituency.

23/11/2026
AQW 56261/22-27 Mrs Julie Middleton
(DUP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any work that is being undertaken by her Department to address unemployment, particularly amongst young people who fall within the not in education, employment or training category.

23/11/2026
AQW 56260/22-27 Mr Gareth Wilson
(DUP - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the link road projects in Armagh city. [Priority Written]

16/11/2026
AQW 56259/22-27 Mr Gareth Wilson
(DUP - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 55341/22-27, to detail any work undertaken by his Department to investigate the causes of the number of removal at surgery requests in the Newry and Armagh area, in light of the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman's report, The removal of patients from their General Practice service.

23/11/2026
AQW 56258/22-27 Mr Gareth Wilson
(DUP - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any (i) translation; and (ii) interpreter, services currently provided by (a) her Department; and (b) its arm's-length bodies.

23/11/2026
AQW 56257/22-27 Mr Gareth Wilson
(DUP - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail her Department's final spend on the bi-lingual traffic signs pilot in West Belfast.

23/11/2026
AQW 56256/22-27 Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of pupils within North Antrim who currently receive home-to-school transport assistance; and (ii) the number of applications for transport assistance that have been refused during the (a) 2025-26 academic year; and (b) 2026-27 academic year. [Priority Written]

16/11/2026
AQW 56255/22-27 Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQO 3985/22-27, to detail (i) whether her Department has assessed the merits of routinely issuing PAVA to appropriately trained Northern Ireland Prison Service officers; and (ii) how the Prison Service’s approach to PAVA and access to Tasers for specially trained officers compares with arrangements in England and Wales.

23/11/2026
AQW 56254/22-27 Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQO 3985/22-27, to detail (i) the number of occasions on which Northern Ireland Prison Service officers sought authorisation to carry PAVA; (ii) the number of authorisations (a) granted; and (b) refused; (iii) the prisons in which officers were authorised to carry PAVA, in each of the last five years; and (iv) the criteria that is used to determine a specific operational need.

23/11/2026
AQW 56253/22-27 Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) whether her Department has carried out an assessment of the condition and safety of footpaths in Ballymena town centre, particularly at Wellington Street and Church Street; and (ii) whether any improvement works are planned.

23/11/2026
AQW 56252/22-27 Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for an update on any proposals to improve active travel infrastructure in North Antrim; and (ii) to detail any schemes that are expected to progress during the (a) 2026-27 financial year; and (ii) 2027-28 financial year.

23/11/2026
AQW 56251/22-27 Ms Diana Armstrong
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 55463/22-27, to detail how his Department liaises with landowners to ensure that dead wild birds are removed in a timely manner. [Priority Written]

16/11/2026
AQW 56250/22-27 Ms Diana Armstrong
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) whether sickness levels within DAERA have reduced since the introduction of hybrid-working arrangements; and (ii) how current sickness levels compare to those recorded prior to the introduction of hybrid working.

23/11/2026
AQW 56249/22-27 Ms Diana Armstrong
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the percentage of staff in his Department currently working from home.

23/11/2026
AQW 56248/22-27 Ms Diana Armstrong
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs,in respect of Jubilee House, Ballykelly, to detail (i) the number of staff employed, broken down by grade; and (ii) the average number of staff working from home and the average number working in the office on each working day, broken down by grade.

23/11/2026
AQW 56247/22-27 Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any provisions his Department is putting in place to introduce routine newborn screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Northern Ireland.

23/11/2026
AQW 56246/22-27 Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice whether all officers currently on close protection duty have been trained in that specific field.

23/11/2026
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