AQW 6028/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) his plans to implement a loneliness strategy; (ii) his assessment of the scale and nature of loneliness in Northern Ireland; and (iii) the anticipated cross-departmental work and responsibility that will be required in the formation and roll-out of such a strategy.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 9 February 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 9 February 2024
- Answer due by
- 26 February 2024
- Answered
- 15 February 20246 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Department for Communities has no responsibility for loneliness policy and has no plans to implement a loneliness strategy.
A decision to develop a strategy, and identify a lead Department, would be a matter for the Executive.