Northern Ireland Assembly Freedom of Information Disclosure Log

2020

ReferenceDisclosure SummaryDetails

01-20

A request for details as to how much Members paid for flights and claimed back in their expenses over the last five years.

Response

02-20

A request for details of the software used to manage blue badge applications, appeals and day to day management.

Response

03-20

A request for details of expenses claimed by Members within the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency.

Response

04-20

A request for details on Members “Winding Up Costs” and details for payments of support staff redundancies.

Response

06-20

A request for details regarding a statement issued by the five party leaders in relation to Members Pay.

Response

07-20

A request for details of an audio recording from the Committee for Finance and Personnel.

Response

08-20

A request for details of all communications between the Independent Financial Review Panel and the Finance Office in relation to Members giving up council pay.

Response

09-20

A request for details of payments made to AC Print by Members including reimbursements to the Member or where claims submitted by Members were denied.

Response

10-20

A request for details for the amount of money saved during the three year hiatus of the Assembly.

Response

 

11-20

A request for all Travel Authorisation Forms for the past five years for all Members as well as details of where Members travelled to, the duration of their stay and the costs incurred.

Response

 

12-20

A request for details of positions for “Inside IR35” contractors/workers and how many vacancies the Assembly Commission has using “IR35”.

Response

13-20

A request for details of alcoholic drinks sold in the Members’ Bar from 2018 to date.

Response

14-20

A request for details of Members who have stayed in the Stormont Hotel from 2017 to date.

Response

15-20

A request for details in relation to the Speakers’ Accommodation regarding usage and running costs.

Response

16-20

A request for details of  Members’ staff made redundant between January 2017 and January 2020.

Response

17-20

A request for details of all communications between the Independent Financial Review Panel and the Finance Office in relation to Members giving up council pay in the 2012 determination.

Response

 

18-20

A request for details on the usage of the Speakers’ House between Jan 2017 and Jan 2020.

Response

19-20

A request for details of Members contact details including telephone numbers and email addresses.

Response

20-20

A request for all Primary Schools contact addresses.

Response

21-20

A request for details in relation to the Independent Financial Review Panel (IFRP).

Response

22-20

A request for details in relation to the booking of the Long Gallery and Senate Chamber for the launch of the RHI inquiry.

Response

23-20

A request for details in relation to the Covid 19 crisis

Response

24-20

A request for details in relation to any complaints of sexual misconduct towards any woman or transgender woman by the organisation or any of its male or trans male members between 1/1/2010-1/1/2020 that may have been raised by any person whatsoever.

Response

25-20

A request asking if The Health Protection, (Corona Virus, Restrictions),

(Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020 have been passed in the Legislative

Assembly as being compatible and in compliance with the ECHR?

Response

26-20

A request for details on which Member asked for flags to be flown from Parliament Buildings on 9th May 2020.

Response

27-20

A request for salary information relating to grades 1-8 working at the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission.

Response

28-20

A request to supply the Legislation and Statutory Rules, which enabled the Northern Assembly to;

  • Suspended Driving Tests:
  • Suspended All Vehicle Testing:
  • Issue Temporary Exemption Certificates, including Taxis and Buses:
  • Driver CPC enforcement suspended:
  • Drivers Hours Tachograph rules relaxed.
  • Any other rule change/relaxation involving Motoring and Key Workers.

Response

29-20

A request to supply the Legislation and Statutory Rules, which enabled the Northern Assembly to exhort pressure on GPs, by instructing / contacting the DOH, requesting them to contact GP Health Centres.

Response

30-20

A request for details on how much of their salaries MLAs have returned to public funds or charity.

Response

31-20

A request for details regarding complaints made to the Commissioner for Standards.

  1. The total number of complaints submitted to the standards commissioner's office.
  2. For each complaint, disclose if possible:
    • The month and year the complaint was made
    • The nature of the complaint, such as the section(s) of the code of conduct alleged to have been breached.

Response

33-20

A request for information in relation to ascertaining the energy usage for heating in Parliament Buildings since it changed over to gas (around 2014) until present day. I would like both the cost/year and the total kWhs of gas used.

Response

35-20

A request for information relating to funding from the Northern Ireland Assembly to the Northwest Migrants Forum from 2017-2020 including a breakdown of any restrictions and accommodation supplied.

Response

36-20

A request for information on fifth generation cells or cell towers, streetlights and WIGIG Access Points.

Response

37-20

A request for information detailing how long it has taken to draft and have enacted into legislation any pieces of legislation related to the current Coronavirus Pandemic.

Response

40-20

Information sought in relation to Northern Ireland Assembly Commission Staff and any complaints raised in relation to racial discrimination.

Response

42-20

A request for information in relation to papers, briefings, minutes of the Executive Committee, TEO, Executive Leadership Team, Northern Ireland Civil Service and others, in regard to the appointment and approval of Brendan McAllister as Interim Advocate,  including discussions and communication to/from/with  members of parliament at Northern Ireland Assembly and  UK Government .

Response

43-20

A request for a full statistical count, disclosure and description of subsequent action concerning all reports detailing:

(A) Racist hate incidents.

(B) Racist acts of civil discrimination.

(C) Racist hate crimes. (Including murders or attempted murders) Committed against any black employee by any white employee or any white employee against any black member of the public between Saturday, 25th of April 2020 through to Saturday, 25th of July 2020.

Response

45-20

A request for information for details on how much of their salaries MLAs have returned to public funds or charity.

For each month since January 2020, please disclose the following:

  1. The number of MLAs who had some of their salary placed in the 'consolidated fund'; and the amount placed in that consolidated fund.
  2. The number of MLAs who opted to donate to charitable sources through a 'give-as-you-earn scheme'; the amount donated through this scheme; and the names of the charities/groups/organisations who received donations.

Response

46-20

A request for information in relation to Assembly Staff who had contracted Covid-19

Response

47-20

A request for information relating to the SEIM solution used at the NI Assembly and details of any cybersecurity breaches reported to the ICO.

Response

48-20

A request for information relating to PCR testing.

Response

49-20

A request to receive the Northern Ireland Assembly Recruitment and Selection procedures.

Response

50-20

A request for information relating for an update to FOI 45-20  seeking how much of their salaries MLAs have returned to public funds for charity.

Response

51-20

A request for copies of emails sent/received by the constituency offices/MLAs in reference to these payments in each case?”

Response

52-20

A request for information in relation to expenses that were claimed for by Members but not paid.

Response

53-20

A request for information in relation to the cost of food supplied and the amount of waste thrown away from 2016-2020 as well as the amount spent on subsidising eating and drinking outlets at the Assembly.

Response

54-20

A request for information in relation to refreshments served at Committee Meetings in 2020.

Response

55-20

A request for information in relation to any documents, papers, reports, meeting transcripts, records, files or logs from meetings that have taken place at the Department of Health or related statutory bodies, pertaining to euthanasia, assisted dying, assisted suicide, patient assisted suicide, patient assisted euthanasia, doctor assisted suicide and doctor assisted euthanasia.

Response

56-20

A request for information in relation to any furlough scheme operated by the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission.

Response

57-20

A request for information relating to the cost of mints in the Assembly chamber.

Response

58-20

A request for information relating to Covid-19 cases in the building and whether  any adaptations or special measures have been put in place.

Response

59-20

A request for information relating to the recent Assembly Clerk recruitment competition.

Response

60-20

A request for information relation to the 1998 Belfast Agreement.

Response

61-20

A request for information in relation to attendance management and reasons for reported illnesses.

Response

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