Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he will make it policy to introduce new metrics to measure improvements in individual aspects of water quality in (i) rivers; and (ii) other inland freshwater bodies. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Water quality metrics are set … Continue reading AQW 8574/17-22 – Improving water quality
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what progress his Department has made on reducing the use of plastics. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: In the New Decade, New Approach deal, the Executive is tasked with bringing forward actions to address climate change including creating … Continue reading AQW 8573/17-22 – Reducing the use of plastics
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of times he has appeared before his Statutory Committee since the restoration of devolution. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: To date I have appeared a total of 4 times before the AERA Committee. 30 … Continue reading AQW 7997/17-22 – AERA Committee
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of appearances he has made since the restoration of devolution (i) before the Assembly; and (ii) before the Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: (i) 25 times before … Continue reading AQW 7996/17-22 – Ministerial Accountability
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of pieces of official Ministerial correspondence he has issued since the restoration of devolution. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Since the restoration of devolution up until the 01 October 2020 I have responded to … Continue reading AQW 7995/17-22 – Official Correspondence
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of written assembly questions his Department has answered since the restoration of devolution. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Since the restoration of devolution up until the 01 October 2020 I have answered 531 written … Continue reading AQW 7994/17-22 – Written Assembly Questions
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the infrastructure that will be required at ports in Northern Ireland under the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The Official Controls Regulation (OCR) requirements are part of domestic law as … Continue reading AQW 7718/17-22 – Ports Infrastructure
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what legal advice the Minister has sought, or plans to seek, ahead of his introduction of a Legislative Consent Motion on the UK Internal Market Bill. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: It is not my role as DAERA … Continue reading AQW 7717/17-22 – UK Internal Market Bill
