AQW 51812/11-16 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the (i) number of times the inter-departmental Ministerial Group on Mental Health and Learning Disability has met since 2012; and (ii) attendance at those meetings.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 2 December 2015
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 2 December 2015
- Answer due by
- 17 December 2015
- Answered
- 3 February 201663 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Mental Health and Learning Disability has met 4 times since 2012 on: 21 November 2013; 1 May 2014; 20 November 2014; and 13 May 2015.
Attendance at each meeting is attached at Annex A.
Annex A
Attendance at Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Mental Health and Learning Disability meetings since 2012 is as follows (excludes officials supporting Ministers):
21 November 2013
| Ministers | Officials |
| Edwin Poots (chair), DHSSPS John O’Dowd, DE Stephen Farry, DEL Danny Kennedy, DRD Nelson McCausland, DSD Jonathan Bell, OFMDFM Jennifer McCann, OFMDFM | Cynthia Smith (on behalf of Minister Ní Chuilín), DCAL Cyril Anderson (on behalf of Minister Foster), DETI Gareth Johnston (on behalf of Minister Ford), DOJ |
1 May 2014
| Ministers | Officials |
| Edwin Poots (chair), DHSSPS Stephen Farry, DEL John O’Dowd, DE Danny Kennedy, DRD Jennifer McCann, OFMDFM | Cynthia Smith (on behalf of Minister Ní Chuilín), DCAL Jo Kane (on behalf of Minister Foster), DETI Gareth Johnston (on behalf of Minister Ford), DOJ Stephen Martin (on behalf of Minister McCausland), DSD |
20 November 2014
| Ministers | Officials |
| Jim Wells (chair) DHSSPS David Ford DOJ Jonathan Bell, OFMDM | Barney McGahan (on behalf of Minister Ní Chuilín), DCAL Nicola Monson (on behalf of Minister Foster), DETI Finbar Cummins (on behalf of Minister McCausland), DSD Jane Floyd (on behalf of Minister O’Dowd) Colin Jack (on behalf of Minister Farry) John McGrath (on behalf of Minister Kennedy) |
13 May 2015
MinistersOfficials
| Simon Hamilton (Chair), DHSSPS John O’Dowd, DE Minister Farry, DEL Minister Storey, DSD David Ford, DOJ Jennifer McCann, OFMDFM | Tom Reid, DRD (on behalf of Minister Kennedy) Nicola Monson, DETI on behalf of Minister Bell); Cynthia Smyth, DCAL (on behalf of Minister Ni Chuilín); |