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AQW 49083/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the formula used to calculate the payments made during 2015/16 to Northern Ireland Prison Service staff in respect of accrued annual leave and additional voluntary hours, including whether calculations were based on a 365-day year or a 261-day working year as referenced in the relevant framework document.
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| 18/06/2026 |
Answered on 24/06/2026
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AQW 48161/22-27
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Mr Peter Martin
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any procedure in place for the Northern Ireland Prison Service, with the Home Office, for the deportation of foreign nationals who have been given custodial sentences in Northern Ireland.
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| 08/06/2026 |
Answered on 16/06/2026
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AQW 47559/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 23549/22-27, AQW 23550/22-27 and AQW 23551/22-27, to detail the reason why the Northern Ireland Prison Service does not hold data on the number of referrals it makes to the Home Office Foreign National Offenders Returns Command.
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| 01/06/2026 |
Answered on 08/06/2026
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AQW 47173/22-27
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Mr Paul Frew
(DUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any plans her Department has to change the Northern Ireland Prison Service Code of Ethics to include steps similar to the PSNI Code of Ethics, including standards requiring officers have a duty to (i) challenge crime; (ii) protect life and property; (iii) preserve order; (iv) prevent offences; and (v) take measures to bring offenders to justice.
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| 27/05/2026 |
Answered on 09/06/2026
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AQW 46937/22-27
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Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the amount spent on (i) overtime payments; (ii) agency staff; and (iii) cover for sickness absence, within the Northern Ireland Prison Service, broken down by year, from 2016 to 2025.
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| 22/05/2026 |
Answered on 08/06/2026
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AQO 3402/22-27
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Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to outline any assessment that has been made of the pressures currently facing the Northern Ireland Prison Service.
| 19/03/2026 |
To be answered by 14/04/2026
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AQO 3395/22-27
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Dr Steve Aiken OBE
(UUP - South Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to outline the present challenges in relation to recruitment and retention in the Northern Ireland Prison Service.
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| 19/03/2026 |
Answered on 14/04/2026
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AQW 42277/22-27
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the reason why protective security arrangements, available to serving Northern Ireland Prison Service staff, are not formally extended to retired officers who may continue to face security risks arising from their former role.
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| 11/03/2026 |
Answered on 24/03/2026
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AQW 41276/22-27
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Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Justice whether she will make a copy of the recent independent review into psychology services within the Northern Ireland Prison Service, available to the wider public.
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| 24/02/2026 |
Answered on 05/03/2026
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AQW 40178/22-27
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Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of foreign nationals that have received a custodial sentence of one year or more, in the last five years; (ii) the number of those who received a custodial sentence of one year or more and were reported by the Northern Ireland Prison Service to the Home Office Foreign National Offenders Returns Command for deportation, on completion of the custodial element of their sentence; and (iii) the number that were unable to complete their licence element of their sentence, as monitored by the Probation Board Northern Ireland, because they were deported.
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| 10/02/2026 |
Answered on 17/02/2026
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AQW 38030/22-27
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Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 2905/22-27, whether this figure includes the Northern Ireland Prison Service.
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| 13/01/2026 |
Answered on 09/02/2026
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AQW 36461/22-27
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Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether prison officers, employed by the Northern Ireland Prison Service, are formally considered members of the Northern Ireland Civil Service; and (ii) to detail the official employment status of prison officers.
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| 27/11/2025 |
Answered on 08/12/2025
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AQW 30442/22-27
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to outline what formal guidance exists for the Northern Ireland Prison Service on the introduction and care of therapy or emotional-support animals in custodial environments.
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| 05/09/2025 |
Answered on 11/09/2025
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AQW 30067/22-27
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Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Prison Service in relation to safeguarding issues, specifically in circumstances where victims of abuse who subsequently enter the criminal justice system are confronted with their abuser in prison, and (ii) whether the Northern Ireland Prison Service has reviewed its transgender policy in light of the recent Supreme Court decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.
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| 02/09/2025 |
Answered on 09/09/2025
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AQW 25946/22-27
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Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of grievances received by the Northern Ireland Prison Service from uniform prison grade staff in the last five years, broken down by cases (i) fully addressed and closed with a clear outcome; (ii) resolved; and (iii) deferred.
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| 10/04/2025 |
Answered on 29/04/2025
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AQW 25755/22-27
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Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the date on which the Northern Ireland Prison Service vacated Dundonald House, particularly floors three and six; (ii) the date on which all documentation stored in Dundonald House was removed; (iii) the rationale for the decision to leave information in storage in Dundonald House when it was vacated; (iv) any risk assessment that was conducted prior to using a vacated building as storage for confidential documentation; (v) any information that was sought from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in relation to the security of the vacated building, prior to deciding to leave information stored there; and (vi) whether any documentation, confidential or otherwise, remains in situ in the building.
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| 07/04/2025 |
Answered on 17/04/2025
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AQW 25386/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Justice where the headquarters of the Northern Ireland Prison Service is located, following the move that took place in June 2023.
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| 31/03/2025 |
Answered on 03/04/2025
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AQW 25312/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Justice, following the recent break-in at Dundonald House, for her assessment of whether the building was a suitable location to store sensitive and personnel information owned by her Department.
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| 28/03/2025 |
Answered on 03/04/2025
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AQW 25311/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any information held in Dundonald House that was compromised as a result of the recent break-in.
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| 28/03/2025 |
Answered on 03/04/2025
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AQW 24848/22-27
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Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of Northern Ireland Prison Service staff used to secure floor six of Dundonald House after the recent break-in; and (ii) whether any files that could identify Northern Ireland Prison Service staff were left in the building prior to the break-in.
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| 24/03/2025 |
Answered on 03/04/2025
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