AQW 49522/11-16

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 07/10/2015
Answered On Date: 21/10/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what consideration she has given to the appointment of an Agricultural Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

Answer:

I have considered the role fulfilled by the NI Ombudsman, which provides for complaints relating to the activities of public bodies, including government departments, and I am content that the current arrangements are satisfactory. Therefore, I do not consider the appointment of an Agricultural Ombudsman is necessary in the north.