New blog article - A heavy burden: How childhood obesity is shaped by age, place and inequality.
In Northern Ireland, around one in four children (25.3%) start school with excess weight. By Year 8, this rises to more than one in three (35%).
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(iv) call logs, between the BBC and her Department, pertaining to her appearance on the Good Morning Ulster Show, on the 27 January 2026. (2/2) www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Infrastructure in response to @sraiken.bsky.social OBE MLA whether she will place in the Assembly library, all correspondence, including (i) emails; (ii) WhatsApp messages; (iii) minutes of conversations and meetings; and (1/2)
This weeks round up of our recent publications. Find these and more at the following links:
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(vii) the quality standards applied to housing repair works; and (viii) the (a) contractual; (b) performance management; or (c) sanction, measures applied where repair work repeatedly fell below the accepted standard, in each of the last five years. (3/3) www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
(iii) the number of repeat repairs carried out; (iv) the cost of housing repairs, and the proportion attributable to repeat repairs; (v) the number of completed repairs inspected; (vi) the number of inspections that identified defects requiring further remedial work; (2/3)
Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Andy Allen MLA detailing (i) the number of housing repair requests received by the Housing Executive; (ii) the number of requests which required repeat attendance for the same issue; (1/3)
(iii) the average waiting time for applicants, in each of the last five years (2/2) www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Andy Allen MLA detailing (i) the number of social and affordable homes delivered; (ii) the number of households on the social housing waiting list; and (1/2)
Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Education in response to Timothy Gaston MLA detailing the amount (i) his Department; and (ii) its arm's-length bodies spent on hospitality in each month since December 2024. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to @caralnichuilinmla.bsky.social MLA detailing the number of social houses (i) built in North Belfast since 2021; and (ii) planned for in the next five years, broken down by ward. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
Topical Digest: BBC Charter review and Northern Ireland. A reading list about what the UK Govt’s BBC Charter Review means for Members of NI Assembly. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
This weeks round up of our recent publications. Find these and more at the following links:
Research publications: niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...
Deposited Papers: niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...
Blog articles: assemblyresearchmatters.org
Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Andy Allen MLA in detailing any initiatives taken forward by his Department to support veterans, in each of the last five years. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to @kelmba.bsky.social MLA detailing the number of complaints submitted to the Housing Executive, in the last five years, broken down by local council area. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
such as apartment blocks, where there is part private ownership homes, and part Housing Executive tenancy homes (2/2) www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Nuala McAllister MLA detailing any policy relating to private tenants' payment for structural works ongoing at Housing Executive properties, (1/2)
Research Paper: Role and accountability of Speakers/Presiding Officers in legislatures in the UK and Ireland. This paper provides comparative research on the role, powers and accountability of the Speaker and examines arrangements across legislatures. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
Research Paper: Public opinion on the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive and options for reform. This paper identifies and summarises public opinion on institutional reform options in Northern Ireland. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Justin McNulty MLA detailing his assessment of how funding uncertainties and inconsistencies act as an impediment to high performance. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
This weeks round up of our recent publications. Find these and more at the following links:
Research publications: niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...
Deposited Papers: niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...
Blog articles: assemblyresearchmatters.org
This includes notable official Inquiries undertaken by the Irish State, the State’s involvement in cross-border Inquiries, and an overview of Governmental Commitments to addressing Legacy. (2/2)
Research Paper: Legacy Processes in the Republic of Ireland. This paper provides an overview of official processes in the Republic of Ireland in relation to the Legacy of the Troubles. (1/2) www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
Research Paper: Remuneration of members in other legislatures - update This briefing paper provides updated information on members’ salaries in other legislatures, reflecting changes since the publication of NIAR 18-2025. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Infrastructure in response to Mark Durkan MLA providing (i) the depth threshold for pothole repairs for the last ten years; and (ii) if the same threshold is applied across all DfI Roads Divisions www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
(ii) the respective roles of (a) his Department; and (b) any other Department, or public body, in this area. (2/2) www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to @paulaballiance.bsky.social MLA detailing (i) which Department holds overall responsibility for consumer protections and quality standards for purchasers of new-build homes; and (1/2)
Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to Peter Martin MLA in which he asked the Minister to detail any undeveloped land owned by the Housing Executive, in the North Down constituency. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
This briefing note outlines the enforcement and compliance mechanisms in the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 and Welsh translation cost considerations under the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill 2025. (2/2)
Research Paper - Sign Language Legislation: Translation costs and enforcement mechanisms. (1/2) www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
