| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status | Index Terms |
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AQW 5372/22-27
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Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Assembly Commission whether it will publish a Modern Slavery Statement.
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| 07/02/2023 |
Answered on 22/02/2023
| Modern Slavery; Northern Ireland Assembly Commission; Personnel management; Procurement; Business |
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AQW 5328/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) what impact will the ending of the Basic Payment Scheme beyond 2025 have on food security; and (ii) what implications will there be for farm businesses in the north while farm payments will continue in the south of Ireland.
| 27/10/2022 |
To be answered by 11/11/2022
| Farms; Business; Brexit; EU grants and loans |
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AQW 5320/22-27
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Mr Alex Easton
(IND - North Down)
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To ask the Minister for Communities what Housing Executive planned maintenance schemes will be affected, following the agreement to release ten contractors from planned maintenance contracts, as a result of escalating construction costs.
| 27/10/2022 |
To be answered by 11/11/2022
| Northern Ireland Housing Executive; Repairs and maintenance; Contracts; Business; Costs |
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AQW 5212/22-27
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Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the legal aid received by individual legal firms, in each of the last five years.
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| 25/10/2022 |
Answered on 27/10/2022
| Legal aid; Legal profession; Business; Judicial review; Publications |
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AQW 5184/22-27
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Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Task-Force will publish an action plan for expanding the EV charging network.
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| 24/10/2022 |
Answered on 28/10/2022
| Electric vehicles; Business; Facilities; Assembly questions; Ministers |
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AQW 5176/22-27
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Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy what discussions he has had with the Utility Regulator on reducing the cap on energy market profits.
| 24/10/2022 |
To be answered by 08/11/2022
| Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation; Energy; Prices; Profits; Business |
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AQW 5156/22-27
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Mr Andy Allen MBE
(UUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the Northern Ireland Housing Executive maintenance schemes which are impacted by the ongoing contractor dispute.
| 24/10/2022 |
To be answered by 08/11/2022
| Northern Ireland Housing Executive; Contracts; Business; Repairs and maintenance; Industrial disputes |
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AQW 5152/22-27
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Ms Connie Egan
(APNI - North Down)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy what assistance his Department is providing to businesses for (i) energy bills; and (ii) rates, in the context of the cost of living crisis.
| 24/10/2022 |
To be answered by 08/11/2022
| Business; Energy; Grants; Cost of living |
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AQW 5146/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy whether High street dental practices will automatically avail of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme for businesses in Northern Ireland.
[Priority Written]
| 24/10/2022 |
To be answered by 27/10/2022
| Dental services; Cost of living; Grants; Energy; Business |
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AQW 5026/22-27
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister for Communities (i) whether she has received any formal proposals from the Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to increase the pay of striking Housing Executive contractors; and (ii) whether she is able to take action on pay increases without such a proposal or request from the Chief Executive.
| 20/10/2022 |
To be answered by 04/11/2022
| Northern Ireland Housing Executive; Business; Contracts; Pay settlements; Staff |
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AQW 4995/22-27
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Mr John Blair
(APNI - South Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the official discussions he has had with the Ulster Farmer’s Union on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.
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| 20/10/2022 |
Answered on 26/10/2022
| Northern Ireland Protocol; Ulster Farmers Union; Correspondence; Business; Legislation |
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AQW 4994/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the implementation of recommendations from the report, Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Challenges Women Experience in the Local Agriculture Sector.
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| 20/10/2022 |
Answered on 26/10/2022
| Women; Equality; Employment; Agriculture; Business |
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AQW 4979/22-27
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Mr Andrew Muir
(APNI - North Down)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what work has been carried out by his Department to facilitate the creation of car sharing clubs.
[Priority Written]
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| 19/10/2022 |
Answered on 24/10/2022
| Car sharing; Travel; Commuters; Government departments; Business |
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AQW 4906/22-27
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Mr Alex Easton
(IND - North Down)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy how he will address the lack of electric car charging points across Northern Ireland.
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| 19/10/2022 |
Answered on 28/10/2022
| Electric vehicles; Facilities; Infrastructure; Business; Finance |
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AQW 4873/22-27
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Mr Paul Frew
(DUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Justice whether she will publish a list of legal practitioners, both individuals and firms, who have been sanctioned or prosecuted for legal aid fraud over the last five years.
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| 18/10/2022 |
Answered on 27/10/2022
| Legal profession; Fraud; Prosecutions; Business; Police Service of Northern Ireland |
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AQW 4751/22-27
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Ms Liz Kimmins
(SF - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what his Department is doing to provide support to businesses in the absence of a functioning Executive.
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| 14/10/2022 |
Answered on 20/10/2022
| The Executive Office; Government departments; Business; Invest NI; InterTradeIreland |
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AQW 4742/22-27
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Mr Matthew O'Toole
(SDLP - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what measures his Department have in place to retain taxi drivers.
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| 14/10/2022 |
Answered on 28/10/2022
| Taxis; Staff; Business; Driving; Regulation |
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AQW 4701/22-27
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Mr Patsy McGlone
(SDLP - Mid Ulster)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy what measures are being taken to provide energy support for domestic use where billing is registered commercial but use also includes living premises.
| 14/10/2022 |
To be answered by 31/10/2022
| Energy; Billing; Housing; Business |
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AQW 4640/22-27
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Mr Matthew O'Toole
(SDLP - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy how many meetings he has had with business representative groups, in the last three months, to discuss cost pressures facing business.
| 13/10/2022 |
To be answered by 28/10/2022
| Ministers; Business; Meetings; Cost of living |
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AQW 4639/22-27
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Mr Matthew O'Toole
(SDLP - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy how many meetings he has had with energy suppliers, in the last three months, to discuss the cost of living crisis.
| 13/10/2022 |
To be answered by 28/10/2022
| Energy; Business; Meetings; Ministers; Cost of living |
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