AQO 7108/11-15

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 13/11/2014
Answered On Date: 09/12/2014
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when the Sexual Orientation Strategy will be published.

Answer:

We have regularly stated our commitment to producing a Sexual Orientation Strategy in the Assembly and in the text of the good relations strategy, Together: Building a United Community.

To achieve this commitment we asked officials to commence a public consultation process. The first phase of this process ended on 6 June.

Analysis of responses to this 12 week consultation period has begun and the results will be used to inform the content of a draft Sexual Orientation Strategy.

The draft Strategy will be referred to the Executive for final agreement and publication. A further 12 week period of public consultation will then take place.

We would anticipate that the Sexual Orientation Strategy would be published after this final phase of consultation.