Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps his Department is taking to support farmers to recycle farm plastic. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The use of plastic on farms is unavoidable, given its role in items such as spray containers, silage … Continue reading AQW 46801/22-27 – Recycling farm plastic
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any recent assessment made of the adequacy of regulations governing the use of unmanned drones in residential areas. Minister of Justice: Counter drones policy is a reserved matter which sits with the Home Office. It is not within the devolved competence of … Continue reading AQW 48003/22-27 – Regulation of unmanned drones in residential areas
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any recent discussions she has had with the UK Treasury on the benefits of a reduction in the level of VAT for the hospitality sector in the North. Minister for the Economy: Our hospitality businesses are vital not only to our … Continue reading AQW 47870/22-27 – Reduction in level of VAT for hospitality sector
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any economic modelling that is being factored into Artificial Intelligence governance. Minister for the Economy: My department commissioned Matrix, the NI Science Industry Panel, to assess the potential economic impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) last year. Its report, which is available … Continue reading AQW 47508/22-27 – Artificial Intelligence governance
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any recent assessment made of the equity of the pay gap between further education college lecturers and school teachers. Minister for the Economy: Further Education (FE) colleges, as employers, are responsible for terms and conditions, including pay, for their lecturers as … Continue reading AQW 47277/22-27 – College Lecturers pay gap
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance, in light of increases in fuel costs, whether he has made any recent assessment of the benefits of using renewable sources to power all vehicles used by his Department and by any arm's-length bodies. Minister of Finance: The Department’s Social Value Strategy commits the … Continue reading AQW 47024/22-27 – Department of Finance Renewable energy vehicles
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of increases in fuel costs, to detail any recent assessment she has made of the benefits of using renewable sources to power all vehicles used by her Department and its arms-length bodies. Minister for Infrastructure: My Department is committed to progressing toward … Continue reading AQW 46917/22-27 – Department for Infrastructure Renewable energy vehicles
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients who have waited longer than 28 days to receive diagnostic tests related to cancer, in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust. Minister of Health: My department does not currently hold … Continue reading AQW 46551/22-27 – Waiting times for diagnostic tests related to cancer
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