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QUESTIONS FOR ANSWER

From this page you can access information regarding Assembly questions which have been submitted for either written or oral answer.

Questions may be tabled on a daily basis and it is up to Assembly Members to decide the manner in which they wish their questions to be responded to i.e. orally or in writing.

ORAL QUESTIONS ROTA

Questions for oral answer are answered in the Assembly between 2.30pm and 3.30pm on those Mondays and from 2.30pm to 3.30pm on those Tuesdays on which the Assembly is sitting. Oral questions to the Assembly Commission are taken every twelve weeks from 3.30pm on a Tuesday. A rota is arranged for questions to allow Members to scrutinise the work of each Department and 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.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

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Questions for written answer which have been tabled this week will be published below on a daily basis.

DEPARTMENT		DATE FOR ANSWER
Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
Agriculture and Rural Development
Culture, Arts and Leisure
Education
Employment and Learning
Enterprise, Trade and Investment
Environment
Finance and Personnel
Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Justice
Regional Development
Social Development
Assembly Commission

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.

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.