| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status |
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AQW 13973/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education for a breakdown of the number of successful free school meals and uniform grants applicants who are (i) self-employed; and (ii) single parents, in each of the last three years.
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| 28/06/2024 |
Answered on 08/07/2024
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AQO 659/22-27
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Mr Gerry Kelly
(SF - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education when his Department will publish the review of the eligibility criteria for free school meals and uniform grants.
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| 13/06/2024 |
Answered on 26/06/2024
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AQW 13821/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of (i) successful; and (ii) unsuccessful applications for Free School Meals and Uniform Grants for 2024-25, broken down by local council area.
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| 25/06/2024 |
Answered on 10/07/2024
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AQW 13276/22-27
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any impact assessment carried out prior to the raising of the free-school meals threshold from £14,000 a year to £15,000 a year; and (ii) the number of families eligible for free school meals in each of the last five years.
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| 12/06/2024 |
Answered on 18/06/2024
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AQW 11329/22-27
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Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans he has to streamline the free school meal application process for parents of Special Educational Needs (SEN) children with specialised diets, given the requirement to complete a form to request a paper form while all other non-SEN free school meal applications can be completed online.
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| 03/05/2024 |
Answered on 16/05/2024
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AQW 11313/22-27
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Mr Alex Easton
(IND - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children entitled to free school meals in Northern Ireland.
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| 03/05/2024 |
Answered on 09/05/2024
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AQW 10427/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education when he will provide an update on the review of the eligibility criteria for free school meals and uniform grants.
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| 18/04/2024 |
Answered on 25/04/2024
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AQW 10416/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister of Education to provide a timeline for the publication of a review of the Free School Meals and Uniform Grants provision.
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| 18/04/2024 |
Answered on 25/04/2024
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AQW 10373/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Education what steps he is taking to overcome the legislative and technical barriers preventing the delivery of auto-enrollment for Free School Meals.
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| 18/04/2024 |
Answered on 02/05/2024
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AQW 10372/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children in 2023-24 that (i) were entitled to Free School Meals; and (ii) applied for Free School Meals.
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| 18/04/2024 |
Answered on 26/04/2024
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AQW 9450/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 8028/22-27, when he will undertake a public consultation on options for changing eligibility criteria for Free School Meals and School Uniform Grants.
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| 22/03/2024 |
Answered on 08/04/2024
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AQW 7665/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 5299/22-27, and in light of the reduction in successful applications for Free School Meals in 2023-24, whether he will expand the provision to include all Universal Credit claimants.
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| 27/02/2024 |
Answered on 05/03/2024
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AQO 63/22-27
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Mr Danny Donnelly
(APNI - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether he plans to introduce legislation, before the beginning of the 2024-2025 academic year, following the review of the criteria for free school meals and uniform grants.
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| 15/02/2024 |
Answered on 26/02/2024
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AQW 5633/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether he will implement any changes following the review of Free School Meals and Uniform Grant.
[Priority Written]
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| 06/02/2024 |
Answered on 13/02/2024
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AQW 5575/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Education for an update on his Department’s review of Free School Meals and Uniform Grant.
[Priority Written]
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| 06/02/2024 |
Answered on 09/02/2024
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AQW 5300/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the total number of approvals issued for (a) free school meals; and (b) uniform grants; and (ii) the average time taken from date of application submission to the granting of an approval, for this academic year.
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| 26/10/2022 |
Answered on 14/02/2024
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AQW 5299/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the total number of (i) successful; and (ii) unsuccessful applications for Free School Meals and Uniform Grants, in each of the last five years.
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| 26/10/2022 |
Answered on 13/02/2024
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AQW 5287/22-27
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Mr Matthew O'Toole
(SDLP - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether her Department will review the eligibility criteria for free school meals, in response to the rising cost of living.
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| 26/10/2022 |
Answered on 09/02/2024
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AQW 5070/22-27
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Miss Jemma Dolan
(SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Education, given that her Department does not back pay successful applications for free school meals and uniforms to the time the application was received, what assessment has she made of the four week target to complete the processing of applications remaining in place.
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| 21/10/2022 |
Answered on 13/02/2024
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AQW 5068/22-27
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Miss Jemma Dolan
(SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Education what plans are in place to clear the backlog of applications for free school meals and uniforms, ensuring that the most vulnerable receive this assistance.
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| 21/10/2022 |
Answered on 13/02/2024
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