In March 2020 the NI Executive agreed updated Guidance for Ministers in the Exercise of their Official Responsibilities:
Section 3 of the guidance requires performance statistics for each of the departments to be published on a quarterly basis.
The NI Assembly’s Standing Orders set out the timescales within which Ministers are required to respond to Assembly Questions.
DfE statistics for the periods from 1 September to 31 December 2020 and 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2021 are set out in the tables:
Departmental statistics on written assembly questions
|
Month in 2021 |
ALL WRITTEN AQS |
|
|---|---|---|
|
|
TOTAL* |
ON TIME |
|
January |
133 |
55 |
|
February |
281 |
168 |
|
March |
253 |
179 |
|
TOTAL |
667 |
402 |
|
Month in 2020 |
ALL WRITTEN AQS |
|
|---|---|---|
|
|
TOTAL* |
ON TIME |
|
September |
115
|
61 |
|
October
|
241 |
119 |
|
November
|
213 |
85 |
|
December
|
280 |
133 |
|
TOTAL |
849 |
398 |
*Total is the number of questions tabled for answer in the month stated.