AQW 48001/22-27 – Accessing new markets overseas

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any support available to small businesses seeking to access new markets overseas. Minister for the Economy: Small businesses seeking to access new overseas markets can draw on a comprehensive range of support delivered on a cross-sectoral basis by Invest NI, local … Continue reading AQW 48001/22-27 – Accessing new markets overseas

AQW 46232/22-27 – Young people with special educational needs and disabilities in employment

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps he is taking to support young people with special educational needs and disabilities to get into employment. Minister for Communities: My Department supports young people with special educational needs and disabilities into employment through personalised, work coach-led support delivered through … Continue reading AQW 46232/22-27 – Young people with special educational needs and disabilities in employment

AQW 47137/22-27 – Supporting creative industries

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to support creative industries. Minister for Communities: My Department delivers its support to the creative industries primarily through its sponsorship and funding of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. The Arts Council’s role in supporting the … Continue reading AQW 47137/22-27 – Supporting creative industries

AQW 47872/22-27 – Victims of coercive control

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she is taking to provide any support to victims of coercive control. Minister of Justice: Ensuring that victims of coercive control have access to support is key to helping them to recognise this as a form of abuse so they … Continue reading AQW 47872/22-27 – Victims of coercive control

AQW 45336/22-27 – Haulage industry increases in fuel prices

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps she is taking to support the haulage industry, given the recent increases in fuel prices. Minister for the Economy: I recognise the very real pressures facing households and businesses here as a result of rising fuel prices, driven by … Continue reading AQW 45336/22-27 – Haulage industry increases in fuel prices

AQW 45572/22-27 – Mental health services for stroke survivors and their families

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to ensure timely access to mental health services for stroke survivors and their families. Minister of Health: Access to mental health support is recognised as a core element of the stroke pathway, reflected in the Northern Ireland … Continue reading AQW 45572/22-27 – Mental health services for stroke survivors and their families

AQW 46804/22-27 – Supporting creative industries

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps her Department is taking to support creative industries. Minister for the Economy: My Department directly supports the creative industries by providing funding to NI Screen. Across its last strategy, ‘Stories, Skills and Sustainability’, which covered the period April 2022 … Continue reading AQW 46804/22-27 – Supporting creative industries

AQW 45947/22-27 – Agricultural fuel use

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any recent discussions he has had on providing targeted relief or subsidies for agricultural fuel use. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: I have raised this issue on a number of occasions with the UK Government, including … Continue reading AQW 45947/22-27 – Agricultural fuel use