AQW 53860 22-27 – Effectiveness of custodial sentences under 12 months

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of custodial sentences under 12 months. Minister of Justice: The Department has not undertaken a standalone assessment of custodial sentences of less than 12 months. However, it routinely considers reoffending data, research evidence … Continue reading AQW 53860 22-27 – Effectiveness of custodial sentences under 12 months

AQW 54368/22-27 – Mental health support in schools

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of mental health support in schools. Minister of Education: The provision of mental health support, including for children and young people, is primarily the responsibility of the Department of Health. There are a … Continue reading AQW 54368/22-27 – Mental health support in schools

AQW 53983/22-27 – Swimming and water safety

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department plans to review statutory swimming and water safety requirements as part of the Strategic Review of the Northern Ireland Curriculum. Minister of Education: Swimming is currently a statutory element of the Physical Education curriculum, with Key Stage 2 provision supporting basic … Continue reading AQW 53983/22-27 – Swimming and water safety

AQW 53741/22-27 – Educational programmes on the risks of knife crime

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to work with schools and youth organisations, to improve educational programmes on the risks of knife crime. Minister of Education: My Department does not currently provide a specific educational programme focused solely on knife crime. Schools … Continue reading AQW 53741/22-27 – Educational programmes on the risks of knife crime

AQW 52262/22-27 – DAERA Social Media Spend

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the amount his Department has spent on social media (i) influencers; and (ii) content creators, since February 2024. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Since February 2024, my department has not spent money on any social media … Continue reading AQW 52262/22-27 – DAERA Social Media Spend

AQW 53742/22-27 – Funding for SEND provision in rural schools

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education pursuant to AQW 52394/22-27, to detail any plans his Department has to reform funding for special educational needs and disabilities provision in rural schools. Minister of Education: The department has no current plans to reform funding arrangements specifically for Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision … Continue reading AQW 53742/22-27 – Funding for SEND provision in rural schools

AQW 53280/22-27 – SEND students transitioning to post-primary and post-16 education

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he is taking to improve support for students with special educational needs and disabilities and their families when transitioning to (i) post-primary and; (ii) post-16 education. Minister of Education: (i) For transitions to post-primary education, the Education Authority (EA) works … Continue reading AQW 53280/22-27 – SEND students transitioning to post-primary and post-16 education

AQW 53390 22-27 – Breaches of community sentences

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of community sentences that were breached, in each of the last two years; (ii) how they were breached; and (ii) what the outcome of the breach was. Minister of Justice: In relation to parts (i) and (iii) of the … Continue reading AQW 53390 22-27 – Breaches of community sentences