AQW 51085 22-27 – Safeguarding victims of modern slavery and human trafficking

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps that are being taken to improve safeguarding for victims of modern slavery and human trafficking. Minister of Justice: Individuals in Northern Ireland who are identified as potential victims of modern slavery or human trafficking (MSHT) are referred for support via … Continue reading AQW 51085 22-27 – Safeguarding victims of modern slavery and human trafficking

AQW 50818/22-27 – Artificial Intelligence Collaboration Centre

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy, to detail any steps her Department is taking to ensure that small businesses can access practical support to adopt Artificial Intelligence, safely and productively. Minister for the Economy: My Department provides a range of practical support and guidance to small businesses on the … Continue reading AQW 50818/22-27 – Artificial Intelligence Collaboration Centre

AQW 51245/22-27 – Enriching activities outside school

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps being taken to provide young people with more enriching activities outside of school. Minister of Education: My Department is committed to providing enriching opportunities for children and young people beyond the school curriculum. In relation to activities outside of the … Continue reading AQW 51245/22-27 – Enriching activities outside school

AQW 50963/22-27 – Benefits of an outdoor residential experience for every child at school

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether any recent assessment has been made of the potential impact on pupils’ wellbeing of introducing an entitlement to an outdoor residential experience for every child during their time at school. Minister of Education: My Department has not commissioned any research or undertaken any … Continue reading AQW 50963/22-27 – Benefits of an outdoor residential experience for every child at school

AQW 50693/22-27 – Role of performing arts and creative subjects in Education

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of (a) performing arts; and (b) creative subjects, on the achievement of soft skills; and (ii) any steps his Department is taking to improve (a) resilience; (b) ambition; and (c) communication, … Continue reading AQW 50693/22-27 – Role of performing arts and creative subjects in Education

AQW 48225/22-27 – Draft NI Executive Artificial Intelligence Strategy

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, given recent developments in advanced Artificial Intelligence systems capable of undertaking complex tasks with limited human supervision, to detail (i) any work undertaken across Executive departments to assess the implications of such technologies for (a) public service delivery; (b) employment; (c) … Continue reading AQW 48225/22-27 – Draft NI Executive Artificial Intelligence Strategy

AQW 51084/22-27 – AI tools impact on the social security and welfare system

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has made any assessment of the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence tools on the social security and welfare system. Minister for Communities: Whilst no formal assessment has been conducted by my Department to date, I recognise that advances in Artificial Intelligence … Continue reading AQW 51084/22-27 – AI tools impact on the social security and welfare system

AQW 50967/22-27 – Heat pump installation

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): The Minister for Communities to detail any steps he is taking to make heat pump installation more (i) accessible; and (ii) affordable, for homeowners. Minister for Communities: While responsibility in this area rests primarily with the Department for the Economy, my officials are currently developing the Warm Healthy Homes Fund, … Continue reading AQW 50967/22-27 – Heat pump installation