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I must first apologise for giving these answers so late, there is no excuse and while the next session is quickly coming up I firmly believe these questions need answering to leave the peoples representatives room to ask different questions in the upcoming session. Thank you.
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What has the executive been doing so far with regards to the bill of rights?
The Executive has made massive progress on the Bill of Rights especially in the last few days, a draft bill is nearly completed and negotiations on contentious parts of the bill are well under way. I am so excited for a completed bill to be presented by the end of the term and I am confident it will be something everyone can be proud of.
What communication with the government in Westminster has the Executive Office had?
We have had communications regarding the Bill of Rights and in a personal capacity I have met with the Secretary of State several times however nothing of substance outside the Bill of Rights has been discussed.
What communications has this Executive had with the Welsh or Scottish Governments?
Specifically in regards to the Welsh government a line of communication has been established however there has been no actual meetings between ourselves and the Welsh or Scottish Governments thus far however I would hope to see something occur over the coming weeks.
Could the Executive provide an expected timeline for a completed Bill of Rights to be presented to the Assembly?
I concur with my colleague, the First Minister here when I say I am confident it will be done by the end of term, I am personally hoping in the next 2-3 weeks.
What is this Executive doing to reduce sectarian violence?
We are working on reforms to PSNI, ensuring the establishment of a north-south policing executive and a number of other measures. I am hopeful we can call sectarian violence a thing of the past in the near future.
What is this Executive doing to handle and address the recent heat wave?
I would agree with the First Minister here.
What actions are the executive taking to improve the quality of schools in Northern Ireland?
The points the First Minister made are brilliant example so I shall add in addition to those, I am hoping in collaboration with the Minister for Education to amend the act concerning democracy in schools, release a white paper on the topic and reach out to SUNI regarding what support we can give to ensure the quality of student participation in making their schools better places is realised.
What actions are the executive taking to ensure proper community oversight of PSNI?
Outside of current well established processes there is currently no plans to expand the amount of community oversight however I am always willing to hear new proposals.
What actions are the executive taking to make the North of Ireland more accessible for people with disabilities?
I would echo the First Minister here
What actions are the executive taking to fight climate change?
I would echo the First Minister and encourage MLA's to explore this issue in more depth by participating in AERA EQ's taking place this week.
Will the First Minister and Deputy First Ministers join me in celebrating the decision of a Judge in West Virginia, who blocked the state's law to ban abortion?
Absolutely, we need to work to our utmost best to support the right of people to access abortions and I applaud anyone working to protect this right including this West Virginian Judge.
Does the executive agree that religion has no place in our schools, apart from RE lessons, and that the assembly should seriously consider the existence of religious schools in the north of Ireland
I absolute agree with this, while the issue needs to be approached carefully I firmly believe we do need to seriously consider their existence and expand the requirement for ensuring children have a hugely varied religious education, etc. It is vital that children have an unbiased education and forcing them into religious schools where one point of view is forced on them when they cannot consent is completely counter intuitive to protecting the freedoms we always strive to protect.
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