Questions For Answer
Synopsis From this page you can access information regarding Assembly questions which have been submitted for either written or oral answer.
The purpose of Assembly Questions is to ask for information or to press for action. When the Assembly is in session, Members may table up to five questions for written answer each day, one of which may be for priority answer within two to five days. Members who wish to ask an oral question of a Minister submit their names for inclusion in a computer ballot each Tuesday and, if selected, they table their question by Thursday.
Watch our video and go behind the scenes of Question Time – one of the most important ways for the Assembly to hold Ministers to account. Find out why and how it happens.
Latest Questions for Written Answer
Questions for written answer which have been tabled this week are published on a daily basis. You can find older questions for written answer through the AIMS Portal.
Answers to Written Questions
The answers to written questions are published daily, as and when they are received by the Assembly and you can find them in the AIMS Portal.
Weekly Answers Booklet
The questions which have been answered each week will be contained in a written answers booklet which will be published on the website each Monday morning and can be accessed by clicking here.
Oral Questions
Questions for oral answer are taken in the Assembly Chamber between 2.30pm and 3.30pm on those Mondays and from 2.00pm to 3.00pm on those Tuesdays on which the Assembly is sitting. Oral questions to the Assembly Commission are taken every twelve weeks from 3.00pm on a Tuesday. The rota for questions to Ministers and the Commission can be accessed by clicking here.
Questions selected for Oral answer will be published on the website each Friday morning. Answers to oral questions are contained in the Official Report (Hansard) for each sitting as appropriate.
Questions for Urgent Oral Answer
Questions for Urgent Oral Answer are questions which do not appear on the Order Paper but which, in the opinion of the Speaker, are of an urgent nature and relate to matters of public importance. Questions for Urgent Oral Answer will normally be asked immediately after Question Time.
Answers to Questions for Urgent Oral Answer are contained in the Official Report (Hansard) for each sitting as appropriate.
Consolidated List of Questions
Any unanswered questions at the end of each week will be contained in a Consolidated List of Questions which will be published on this page each Monday morning.