Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of civil servants employed in each Department, as of 1 January 2026. Minister of Finance: The requested information is shown in Table 1 below. Table 1: Number of Civil Servants employed in each Department, as of 1 January 2026. Department1Number … Continue reading AQW 43053/22-27 – NI Civil Service
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any discussions they have had with the British Government on the potential merits of compensating people who were unable to pay mortgages, credit card bills and other household bills, due to delays in payments from the Civil Service Pensions Scheme. Minister of … Continue reading AQW 43052/22-27 – Civil Service Pensions Scheme.
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) any safeguards his Department has in place to protect whistleblowers; and (ii) who implements and oversees those safeguards. Minister of Finance: Section 4 and Annex 3 to the Civil Service Standards of Conduct policy, underpinned by the Public Interest Disclosure (Northern … Continue reading AQW 40977/22-27 – Whistleblowing safeguards
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance, following the re-valuation of non-domestic properties, to detail any assessment he has made of the impact of increased business rates liability in 2026, on the viability of the hospitality sector. [Priority Written] Minister of Finance: On 29 January 2026, I announced that I have … Continue reading AQW 39028/22-27 – Impact of increased business rates liability in 2026
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any action he will take to mitigate the impact of the UK Government’s decision to impose a 64% cut to the Shared Prosperity Fund on the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland. Minister of Finance: This poor outcome is the result … Continue reading AQW 38811/22-27 – Shared Prosperity Fund cuts
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of Rural Needs Impact Assessments (RNIAs) under the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, carried out by his Department and its arm's-length bodies, of policies, strategies, and services affecting rural communities; and (ii) a breakdown of (a) the number … Continue reading AQW 37861/22-27 – Department of Finance Rural Needs Impact Assessments
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the (i) use; and (ii) development, by (a) his Department; and (b) its arm's-length bodies, of Artificial Intelligence products. Minister of Finance: (a) Department of Finance (i) Use of Artificial Intelligence The Department of Finance has utilised Artificial Intelligence (AI) in several … Continue reading AQW 34712/22-27 – Department of Finance Artificial Intelligence products
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any discussions he has had with the UK Government on the operation of Local Growth funding when it replaces the Shared Prosperity Fund, which is due to end in March 2026. Minister of Finance: I have regularly pressed and written to British … Continue reading AQW 31249/22-27 – Local Growth funding
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