Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of illegal waste sites that are known to the NI Environment Agency, in each constituency, in the most recent year for which data is available; and (ii) whether any estimate has made of the total … Continue reading AQW 44514/22-27 – Illegal waste sites
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to help promote the inclusion of disability history in the national curriculum. Minister of Education: My Department is currently developing a new curriculum framework for Northern Ireland. The new curriculum will provide clarity on what every … Continue reading AQW 44296/22-27 – Inclusion of disability history in the national curriculum
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any recent assessment made by her Department of the impact of artificial intelligence on graduate job levels. Minister for the Economy: Relevant evidence is considered within existing labour market analysis, including the Skills Barometer 2023–2033, which reflects the implications of technological … Continue reading AQW 44185/22-27 – Impact of artificial intelligence on graduate jobs
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities whether any assessment has been made of the effectiveness of job centre staff in helping those not in education, employment or training get into work or training. Minister for Communities: Staff in Jobs and Benefits Offices provide a wide range of tailored support to … Continue reading AQW 44183/22-27 – Effectiveness of job centre staff
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps he plans to take to help support pre-pensioners with long-term health conditions in the context of increases to the State Pension age. Minister for Communities: Depending on an individual’s circumstances, people of working age with long-term health conditions or disability, … Continue reading AQW 44064/22-27 – Increases to the State Pension age
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the (i) mean; and (ii) median, time to process a Personal Independence Payment appeal. Minister for Communities: Figures detailing the (i) mean; and (ii) median, time to process a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal have been collated for all PIP Appeals Disposed … Continue reading AQW 44063/22-27 – Personal Independence Payment appeals
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities whether he plans to reduce the number of job centres. Minister for Communities: There are currently no plans to reduce the number of Jobs & Benefits offices. ENDS
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to support people over the age of 50, who are out of work, to return to work. Minister for Communities: Employability support is delivered primarily through the Department’s network of Jobs and Benefits Offices, where individuals … Continue reading AQW 44061/22-27 – Supporting over 50s to return to work
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