Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status | Index Terms |
AQW 11148/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount that the Housing Executive paid to (i) private contractors; and (ii) sub-contractors in each of the last three years.
| 01/05/2024 |
To be answered by 17/05/2024
| Northern Ireland Housing Executive; Expenditure; Procurement; Business; Contracts |
AQW 10940/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the financial support available to businesses struggling to pay their rates’ bill.
| 26/04/2024 |
To be answered by 14/05/2024
| Business; Non-domestic rates; Arrears; Rebates |
AQW 10918/22-27
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Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he intends to meet with the Licensed Taxi Operators Association to discuss the need for legislative change.
| 26/04/2024 |
To be answered by 14/05/2024
| Taxis; Business; Regulation; Reviews |
AQW 10917/22-27
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Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the representations he has received from taxi operators for changes to current legislation.
| 26/04/2024 |
To be answered by 14/05/2024
| Taxis; Business; Regulation |
AQW 10901/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Education (i) for his assessment of the value of the work of Young Enterprise NI; and (ii) whether he will reinstate funding to this organisation.
+ Display Answer
| 26/04/2024 |
Answered on 01/05/2024
| Voluntary organisations; Business; Young people; Finance |
AQW 10900/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the value of the work of Young Enterprise NI; and (ii) whether his Department will consider providing funding to this organisation.
| 26/04/2024 |
To be answered by 14/05/2024
| Voluntary organisations; Business; Young people; Finance |
AQO 389/22-27
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Mrs Deborah Erskine
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Finance for her assessment of the method used for collecting rates from businesses on high streets in towns and villages.
| 25/04/2024 |
To be answered on 07/05/2024
| Administration; Non-domestic rates; Retail trade; Business |
AQW 10726/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy whether he will encourage Invest NI to provide free or subsidised access to British Standards Institution information via (i) the NI Business Info website; (ii) its research centre; and (iii) the enterprise centre network, as is the case in other parts of the United Kingdom.
| 23/04/2024 |
To be answered by 09/05/2024
| Invest NI; Access; Performance standards; Business; Websites |
AQW 10655/22-27
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Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health what consideration he has given to providing guidance to businesses on the development of Stoma Friendly toilets.
| 23/04/2024 |
To be answered by 09/05/2024
| Disability; Toilets; Business |
AQW 10614/22-27
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Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 15655/17-22, (i) to detail the Official Controls Regulation charges which would ordinarily be due to be placed on Northern Ireland businesses under the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland; and (ii) how this issue has progressed.
+ Display Answer
| 22/04/2024 |
Answered on 01/05/2024
| Brexit; Business; Trade; Animal products; Fees and charges |
AQW 10545/22-27
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Mr Alex Easton
(IND - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Health what his Department can do to help businesses become more Stoma Aware and Stoma Friendly.
| 22/04/2024 |
To be answered by 08/05/2024
| Medical treatments; Patients; Gastroenterology; Business; Disability |
AQW 10518/22-27
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Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) to detail the considerations that prevail when a contractor is engaged under the Early Contractor Involvement arrangements and the contract is delayed by more than a decade; (ii) in what circumstances would fresh procurement arise; and (iii) to provide the relevant guidance relating to this.
| 19/04/2024 |
To be answered by 07/05/2024
| Procurement; Business; Administrative delays; Regulation |
AQO 364/22-27
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Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the United States-United Kingdom Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Dialogue that took place in Belfast on 16 April 2024.
+ Display Answer
| 18/04/2024 |
Answered on 29/04/2024
| Foreign investment; Foreign relations; Business; Belfast |
AQO 360/22-27
|
Mr Harry Harvey
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline what discussions his Department has had with the Ministry of Defence to increase the number of contracts awarded to small to medium-sized enterprises in Northern Ireland.
View Official Report for AQO 360/22-27
| 18/04/2024 |
Answered on 29/04/2024
| Procurement; Defence; Business; Contracts |
AQW 10318/22-27
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Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
|
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the non-domestic RHI tariff that would be required to give the promised 12 per cent return.
+ Display Answer
| 17/04/2024 |
Answered on 24/04/2024
| Renewable heat incentive scheme; Finance; Business; Payments |
AQW 10196/22-27
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Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the jobs announcement made by EY Northern Ireland and Invest NI on 13 September 2023, including the establishment of a hub in the North West.
[Priority Written]
+ Display Answer
| 16/04/2024 |
Answered on 23/04/2024
| Invest NI; Business; Job creation; Foyle; Facilities |
AQW 10144/22-27
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Mrs Deborah Erskine
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of apprenticeship opportunities available in the last 12 months, broken down by constituency.
+ Display Answer
| 16/04/2024 |
Answered on 24/04/2024
| Apprentices; Business; Vocational training; Higher education; Further education |
AQW 10124/22-27
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) how many government and public procurement contracts have been awarded to businesses based in Northern Ireland; (ii) how many have been outsourced; and (iii) what steps are being taken to ensure fair representation of local businesses.
+ Display Answer
| 15/04/2024 |
Answered on 18/04/2024
| Procurement; Business; Contracts |
AQW 10011/22-27
|
Ms Cara Hunter
(SDLP - East Londonderry)
|
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any incentives that are available for young entrepreneurs to open a business.
+ Display Answer
| 12/04/2024 |
Answered on 19/04/2024
| Young people; Business; Finance; Advisory services |
AQW 10005/22-27
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of how wastewater limits are preventing the opening of new businesses in town centres; (ii) to detail the impact this is having on the revitalisation of town centres; and (iii) to detail what (a) work; and (b) engagement has taken place, or is planned, with the Department for Infrastructure and NI Water to remedy this.
| 12/04/2024 |
Question Withdrawn
| Sewers; Business; Local councils; Impact assessments |
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