Question Results

Tuesday 14 April 2026


 
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1 AQO 3394/22-27 Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the evaluation of the Substance Misuse Court, due for completion by the end of March 2026.

View Official Report for AQO 3394/22-27
Answered
2 AQO 3395/22-27 Dr Steve Aiken OBE
(UUP - South Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline the present challenges in relation to recruitment and retention in the Northern Ireland Prison Service.

View Official Report for AQO 3395/22-27
Answered
3 AQO 3396/22-27 Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline the amount of money spent within her Department on ending violence against women and girls in each of the last two years.

View Official Report for AQO 3396/22-27
Answered
4 AQO 3397/22-27 Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline the criteria used when decisions are made on which cases should progress through the courts during the current restrictions of the Criminal Bar strike.

View Official Report for AQO 3397/22-27
Answered
5 AQO 3398/22-27 Mr Peter McReynolds
(APNI - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill.

Awaiting Answer
6 AQO 3399/22-27 Ms Sian Mulholland
(APNI - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the Speeding Up Justice programme.

Awaiting Answer
7 AQO 3400/22-27 Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Justice, following legislative changes made elsewhere in the United Kingdom, whether she has any plans to review the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements and Non-Disparagement Agreements in Northern Ireland.

Awaiting Answer
8 AQO 3401/22-27 Ms Connie Egan
(APNI - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline her Department’s contribution to the cross-Executive programme on ending violence against women and girls.

View Official Report for AQO 3401/22-27
Answered
9 AQO 3402/22-27 Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline any assessment that has been made of the pressures currently facing the Northern Ireland Prison Service.

Awaiting Answer
10 AQO 3403/22-27 Mr Keith Buchanan
(DUP - Mid Ulster)
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the current position with the ongoing industrial action by the Criminal Bar Association.

View Official Report for AQO 3403/22-27
Answered
11 AQO 3404/22-27 Mr Alan Robinson
(DUP - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister of Justice whether she has considered working with the PSNI to utilise suitable accommodation within Limavady Police Station for the delivery of court-related and other justice services that were previously provided at Limavady Courthouse.

Awaiting Answer
12 AQO 3405/22-27 Mr Tom Buchanan
(DUP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline any assurances she can provide to victims of domestic abuse that they will receive prompt and consistent protection and support throughout Northern Ireland.

Awaiting Answer
13 AQO 3406/22-27 Ms Kellie Armstrong
(APNI - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the Justice Bill (NIA Bill 07/22-27).

Awaiting Answer
14 AQO 3407/22-27 Mrs Ciara Ferguson
(SF - Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline a timeframe for introducing legislation on sexually explicit deepfake images.

Awaiting Answer
15 AQO 3408/22-27 Mr Patsy McGlone
(SDLP - Mid Ulster)
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the steps she has taken to resolve the dispute with members of the Criminal Bar Association over Crown Court legal aid fees.

View Official Report for AQO 3408/22-27
Answered

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