Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how he is encouraging young people to (i) stay in the farming sector; and (ii) see farming and agriculture as a potential career. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), through … Continue reading AQW 19815/22-27 – Farming and agriculture as a potential career
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any measures his Department has in place to support the mental health of isolated workers in rural communities. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My Department’s Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation (TRPSI) Framework provides a mechanism … Continue reading AQW 19903/22-27 – Mental health in rural communities
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any representations he has made to the UK's Department for International Trade in relation to the interests of the north’s agricultural sector in future trade negotiations. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: While the Department for the … Continue reading AQW 19902/22-27 – Future trade negotiations
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of buildings his Department owns that have renewable energy systems installed, including (i) the name of these buildings; and (ii) the percentage this is of all buildings owned by his Department. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and … Continue reading AQW 19901/22-27 – DAERA buildings with renewable energy systems
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any action he is taking to support farmers who are affected by accumulative heavy rainfall, which is reportedly damaging crops and impacting the lambing season. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Technical advice and support to farmers … Continue reading AQW 19816/22-27 – Support for farmers affected by accumulative heavy rainfall
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of hectares of agricultural land that have been taken out of use for farming in each of the last ten years. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs … Continue reading AQW 19814/22-27 – Area of agricultural land taken out of use
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any analysis that has been carried out into food from animals that have been fed the Bovaer additive. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: All authorised feed additives undergo rigorous safety assessment by the Food Standards Agency … Continue reading AQW 19474/22-27 – Analysis of Bovaer additive
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any support Invest NI has provided to companies involved in the manufacture of armaments which have subsequently been supplied to the Israeli Defence Forces in each of the last five years. Minister for the Economy: Invest NI is not aware of … Continue reading AQW 19905/22-27 – Invest NI support and the Israeli Defence Forces
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