Deposited Papers 2022

Deposited Papers are unpublished Papers placed in the Library at the direction of the Speaker or a Minister in the Executive. In most cases they provide information requested in an Assembly Question. Guidance on the laying, presenting and depositing of papers in the Northern Ireland Assembly (as outlined at Standing Order 23 of the Assembly's Standing Orders) has been published by NICS.

The following list contains details of documents which have been deposited in the Library in 2022 (in pdf format). Copies of these and all other Deposited Papers are currently available in the Assembly Library for consultation. The list is in reverse chronological order.  Deposited Papers from previous years can still be accessed;  
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Number: 
1760           Issuing Office: Department for Infrastructure                                Date Received: 19/10/22
Information provided by the Minister for Infrastructure in response to Assembly Question AQW 4035/22-27 from Ms Jemma Dolan MLA, in which she asked the Minister to provide a list of the housing estates for which there is a current road or sewer bond outstanding. [pdf]
Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Infrastructure, Room 708, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Belfast BT2 8GB. Telephone: (028) 9054 0540. Email: Private.office@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk 

 

Number: 1759           Issuing Office: Department for Infrastructure                                Date Received: 14/10/22
Information provided by the Minister for Infrastructure in response to Assembly Question AQW 3761/22-27  from Ms Jemma Dolan MLA, in which she asked the Minister to provide a list of all the unadopted housing developments. [pdf]
Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Infrastructure,
Room 708, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Belfast BT2 8GB. Telephone: (028) 9054 0540. Email: Private.office@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1758           Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                Date Received: 03/10/22
Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 2804/22-27 from Mr Andy Allen MLA, in which he asked the Minister to detail the total amount spent by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in legal fees, broken down by the reason for the spend, in each of the last five years. [pdf]
Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1757           Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                Date Received: 16/08/22

Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 1495/22-27 from Mr Mark Durkan MLA, in which he asked the Minister to detail the number of people in emergency accommodation for each of the last five years, broken down by (i) constituency; (ii) accommodation type and; (iii) households with children.[pdf]

Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1756     Issuing Office: Department for the Economy                                   Date Received: 21/07/22
Information provided by the Minister for the Economy in response to Assembly Question AQW 680/22-27 from Ms Deborah Erskine MLA in which she asked the Minister to outline the (i) take up target; and (ii) orders that have been placed for Project Stratum, in each of the last five months.[pdf]
Contact:
Central Management Branch, Department for the Economy, Netherleigh, Massey Avenue, Belfast, BT4 2JP Tel: 028 9052 9243 (ext: 29243) email: dfemail@economy-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1755          Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                  Date Received: 21/07/22
Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 2489/22-27 from Ms Kellie Armstrong MLA in which she asked the Minister to detail the number of people in housing stress in the Strangford constituency broken down by (i) age; (ii) gender; and (iii) length of time on the housing waiting list. [pdf]
Contact:
Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1754          Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                  Date Received: 21/07/22
Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 2642/22-27 from Mr Mark Durkan MLA in which he asked the Minister to detail the number of social housing applicants with a disability in need of accessible housing, in each constituency, for each of the last five years. [pdf]
Contact:
Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

   

Number: 1753           Issuing Office: DAERA                                                                  Date Received: 19/07/22

Information provided by the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in response to Assembly Question AQW 2194/22-27 from Mr Declan McAleer MLA  in which he asked the Minister for an assessment of the impact of (i) the British Government's Levelling Up agenda; and (ii) Brexit and the withdrawal of EU funding, on rural communities. [pdf]

Contact: DAERA Private Office, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Dundonald House
Upper Newtownards Road, Ballymiscaw, Belfast BT4 3SB. Email: Private.Office@daera-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1752          Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                Date Received: 15/07/22

Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 1607/22-27 from Mr David Brooks MLA, in which he asked the Minister to detail the number of people who have presented as homeless to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive due to victimisation in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) category; and (ii) area. [pdf]

Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1751          Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                Date Received: 15/07/22

Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 593/22-27 from Mr Gary Middleton MLA, in which he asked the Minister what Housing Executive upgrade schemes are (i) ongoing; and (ii) planned in Foyle. [pdf]

Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1750          Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                Date Received: 14/07/22

Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 1986/22-27 from Ms Joanne Bunting MLA, in which she asked the Minister to detail detail the total housing stock, scheme name and type of schemes in East Belfast, which were originally included in the Housing Executive's Planned Programme in each year from 2017-18 to 2022-23. [pdf]

Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

 

Number1749           Issuing OfficeDepartment of Education                                       Date Received: 11/07/22

Information provided by the Minister of Education in response to Assembly Question AQW 1788/22-27 from Mr Colin McGrath MLA in which he requested a list of (i) how many schools in Northern Ireland have asbestos contained in them; and (ii) for a list of the schools with asbestos, including the type of asbestos in that school. [pdf]

Contact: Private Office, Department of Education, Rathgael House, 43 Balloo Road, Bangor, BT19 7PR. Tel : 028 91858161 (Network: 68161) Email: AQs@education-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1748           Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                Date Received: 30/06/22

Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 1567/22-27 from Ms Kellie Armstrong MLA, in which she asked the Minister to detail the (i) number of households in housing arrears to the Housing Executive; and (ii) the average household arrears, in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency and council area. [pdf]

Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1747           Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                Date Received: 27/06/22

Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 1559/22-27 from Mr Andy Allen MLA, in which he asked the Minister for a breakdown of the projects funded under the Access and Inclusion Programme, since its inception. [pdf]

Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1746           Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                Date Received: 23/06/22

Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 1231/22-27 from Ms Claire Sugden MLA, in which she asked the Minister to detail the number of jobseekers, trainees, apprentices and other individuals that have taken part in employment and skills programmes, funded in whole or part by the Department, in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency. [pdf]

Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1745           Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                Date Received: 23/06/22

Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 1183/22-27 from Mr Andy Allen MLA, in which he asked the Minister to detail the housing development expressions of interest submitted by housing associations since 2017 which were (i) approved; and (ii) rejected and reason for the rejection, broken down by (a) constituency; and (b) Housing Association. [pdf]

Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1744           Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                Date Received: 22/06/22

Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 1114/22-27 from Mr Justin McNulty MLA, in which he asked the Minister to detail the funding the Department has provided to (i) sporting; (ii) cultural; and (iii) fraternal organisations in each of the last five years, broken down by recipient organisation. [pdf]

Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1743           Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                Date Received: 20/06/22

Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 286/22-27 from Mr Andy Allen MLA, in which he asked the Minister how many (i) households; and (ii) individuals were on the social housing waiting list on 1 May in each of the last ten years, broken down by (a) Full Duty Applicant status; (b) housing stress; (c) local council area; and (d) length of time on the waiting list. [pdf]

Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

 


2016-22 Mandate

Number: 1742           Issuing Office: DAERA                                                                  Date Received: 10/03/22

Information provided by the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in response to Assembly Question AQW 30384/17-22 from Mr Declan McAleer MLA  pursuant to AQW 29699/17-22, to provide a link to the code of conduct referenced in his answer. [pdf]

Contact: DAERA Private Office, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Dundonald House
Upper Newtownards Road, Ballymiscaw, Belfast BT4 3SB. Email: Private.Office@daera-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1741           Issuing Office: Department of Health                                         Date Received: 04/03/22

Information provided by the Minister of  Health, in correction to a response given previously to Assembly Question  AQW 25126/17-22 from Mr Thomas Buchanan MLA, in which he asked the Minister how much money his Department has handed back in the each monitoring round since 2010. [pdf]

Contact:  Private Office, Department of Health, Castle Buildings, Stormont Estate, Belfast, BT4 3SQ. Tel: 028 9052 2556
Email: private.office@health-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1740           Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                Date Received: 02/03/22

Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 29272/17-22 from Mr Jim Allister MLA, in which he asked the Minister to detail information her Department holds of publicly and privately owned vacant sites in the Greater Shankill area.[pdf]

Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1739           Issuing Office: DAERA                                                                  Date Received: 09/02/22

Information provided by the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in response to Assembly Question AQW 28795/17-22 from Mr Alex Easton MLA  requesting details of all grants available from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. [pdf]

Contact: DAERA Private Office, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Dundonald House
Upper Newtownards Road, Ballymiscaw, Belfast BT4 3SB. Email: Private.Office@daera-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1738           Issuing Office: DAERA                                                                  Date Received: 02/02/22

Information provided by the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in response to Assembly Question AQW 28279/17-22  from Ms Sinead McLaughlin MLA requesting an assessment of the reason for the reduction in the number of reported or detected river water pollution incidents in the last three decades. [pdf]

Contact: DAERA Private Office, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Dundonald House
Upper Newtownards Road, Ballymiscaw, Belfast BT4 3SB. Email: Private.Office@daera-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1737         Issuing Office: The Executive Office                                        Date Received: 01/02/22

Information provided by the First and deputy First Minister in response to a supplementary question asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA during question time on 24th January 2022 requesting details as to how the redress scheme for victims and survivors of Mother and Baby and Magdalene laundry institutions were being brought forward, and whether legislation was being drafted.[pdf]

Contact: The Executive Office, Assembly Section, Stormont Castle, Belfast, BT4 3ST Email: Assembly.Section@executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1736           Issuing Office: Department of Education                                       Date Received: 31/01/22

Information provided by the Minister of Education in response to Assembly Question AQW 28444/17-22  from Ms Órlaithí Flynn MLA in which she requested a list of (i) the youth centres in each Belfast constituency; and (ii) their opening hours. [pdf]

Contact: Private Office, Department of Education, Rathgael House, 43 Balloo Road, Bangor, BT19 7PR. Tel : 028 91858161 (Network: 68161) Email: AQs@education-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1735           Issuing Office: DAERA                                                                  Date Received: 28/01/22

Copy of European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety Draft Report of a Commission Control carried out in the United Kingdom from 21 to 30 June 2021 on the System of Official Controls on Entry of Animals and Goods into Northern Ireland and Verification of Compliance of Border Control Posts in Northern Ireland with European Union requirements [pdf]

Contact: DAERA Private Office, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Dundonald House
Upper Newtownards Road, Ballymiscaw, Belfast BT4 3SB. Email: Private.Office@daera-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1734           Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                Date Received: 17/01/22

Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 27408/17-22 from Mr Andy Allen MLA, in which he asked the Minister to detail the vacant Housing Executive land across Northern Ireland; and the length of time it has been vacant. [pdf]

Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

 

Number: 1733           Issuing Office: Department for Communities                                Date Received: 17/01/22

Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Assembly Question AQW 27628/17-22 from Mr Roy Beggs MLA, in which he asked the Minister to provide an update on the number of people on a housing waiting list for each of the last three years, broken down by (i) constituency; and (ii) local government district. [pdf]

Contact:  Minister's Private Office, Department for Communities, Level 9, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast  BT2 7EG. Tel  02890515045 DD 75045  Email:  assembly.section@communities-ni.gov.uk

 

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