Claire Hanna MP: written questions
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Healthy Start Scheme: Northern IrelandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families subject to no recourse to public funds in Northern Ireland (a) are in receipt of Healthy Start and (b) have had their application for Healthy Start rejected.
Answer: The Department transferred the Healthy Start Extension Scheme to the NHS Business Services Authority at the beginning of April 2025.Since April 2025, and as of the 11 June 2025, there are no families in Northern Ireland subject to no recourse to public fu...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIRA: LibyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the Shawcross report into compensation for UK victims of Gaddafi-sponsored IRA terrorism.
Answer: The UK Government has profound sympathy for UK victims of Qadhafi-sponsored Irish Republican Army terrorism and indeed for all victims of the Troubles. The Shawcross Report was commissioned by the previous government as an internal report drawing on a ser...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDeirdre MurphyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on Deirdre Murphy from Swansea following her arrest on 31 May 2025.
Answer: Our embassy in Tel Aviv is aware of the situation. We understand that Ms Murphy is being supported by the Irish Embassy. She has not been in touch with the British Embassy, but our consular team remain on hand to provide any support to Ms Murphy if requir...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many eVisa errors remain unresolved.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many eVisa errors were reported using the online portal in the last six months.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment InsuranceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work, published on 18 May 2025, what estimate she has made of the number of claimants currently in receipt of contributory Employment
Answer: The Department is currently consulting on a proposed Unemployment Insurance. The consultation closes on 30 June 2025. No decisions have yet been made about transitioning existing claimants of NS ESA and NS JSA to the proposed Unemployment Insurance and th...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit: Northern IrelandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work, published on 18 May 2025, what estimate has she made of the potential impact of her Department's Green Paper entitled Pathways t
Answer: PIP is administered in Northern Ireland by the Department for Communities (DfC). DfC is responsible for producing analysis on how the planned reforms will impact claimants in Northern Ireland.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Northern IrelandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) deaf and (b) disabled people who will be affected by proposed Personal Independence Payment changes in Northern Ireland.
Answer: PIP is administered in Northern Ireland by the Department for Communities (DfC). DfC is responsible for producing analysis on how the planned reforms will impact claimants in Northern Ireland.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCasement Park: ConstructionNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the redevelopment of Casement Park.
Answer: I am continuing to engage with all partners involved in the Executive-led Casement Park redevelopment, including the Northern Ireland Executive and the GAA, to assess the options available regarding the project.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: ContractsTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55279More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value is of contracts awarded to outside providers for the provision of the Making Tax Digital programme.
Answer: The MTD Programme’s current external supplier expenditure to date totals approximately £0.4 billion. MTD for VAT is expected to bring in over £4 billion in tax revenue by reducing error in VAT returns, whilst MTD for Income Tax is expected to bring in an ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: TaxationTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55278More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HMRC has made of the potential impact of quarterly reporting on smaller businesses.
Answer: Quarterly updates required under Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax are not the same as full tax returns. They are simple summaries of income and expenses. Software will automatically draw data from a taxpayer’s digital records so where these records...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 264 of the White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, CP 1326, published on 12 May 2025, whether her Department has undertaken an impact assessment
Answer: We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and further details on the proposed scheme will be provided at that time.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmigration: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) British and (b) Irish citizens emigrated from Northern Ireland in 2024.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold this information.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Bank: Visits AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports of shots fired towards (a) UK, (b) Irish and (c) EU diplomats while visiting the West Ba
Answer: The events in Jenin on 21 May were unacceptable. We are clear that diplomats must be allowed to do their jobs and civilians must always be protected. Israel must launch a full investigation and those responsible held accountable. I have spoken to our dipl...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Health Minister on establishing a public inquiry into issues around cervical screening in the Southern Health Trust.
Answer: I recognise the serious concerns regarding cervical screening services in Northern Ireland. However, this is a devolved matter and responsibility rests with the Northern Ireland Department of Health. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and I liaise...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWindsor FrameworkCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54017More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will have discussions with his EU counterparts to improve the functioning of the Windsor Framework.
Answer: As co-Chair of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee I regularly discuss the functioning of the Windsor Framework with my European Commission counterpart Maroš Šefčovič. At the recent UK-EU summit we announced a new SPS agreement that will facilitate t...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of the Windsor FrameworkCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54016More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that the findings of the Independent Review of the Windsor Framework are considered during UK-EU negotiations.
Answer: The Review reflects the Government’s commitment to securing the broadest possible confidence of communities in Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements. The Government looks forward to considering Lord Murphy’s recommendations when the Review r...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGenocideForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's definition of genocide is.
Answer: As a State Party to the Genocide Convention, we adopt the definition of genocide as set out in Article II of the Genocide Convention.
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for any asylum seeker to receive a decision from the date they claimed asylum.
Answer: The average time taken to process a substantive decision is not currently available from published data and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost. However, the Home Office does publish dat...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time for a decision for any asylum seeker is once they have received confirmation that their application is receiving prioritisation due to compassionate circumstances.
Answer: The requested information is not currently available from published data and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost. However, the Home Office does publish data on the number of asylum claim...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52908More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will ensure funding is made available to support economically inactive beneficiaries in Northern Ireland into employment after the end of UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Answer: The UK Shared Prosperity Fund was extended at Autumn Budget 2024 at a level of £902m, providing support for local areas, including economic inactivity support in Northern Ireland. In 2025 – 2026, Northern Ireland was allocated £45.48 million under the UKS...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52342More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the service standard level time is for businesses to receive a UK Internal Market Scheme number.
Answer: The UK Internal Market Scheme (UKIMS) was launched in June 2023, allowing businesses across the United Kingdom to apply, and HMRC has successfully encouraged over 10,000 traders to get authorised.HMRC is required to take a decision regarding the outcome o...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52341More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken is for businesses to (a) apply for and (b) receive a UK Internal Market Scheme number.
Answer: The UK Internal Market Scheme (UKIMS) was launched in June 2023, allowing businesses across the United Kingdom to apply, and HMRC has successfully encouraged over 10,000 traders to get authorised.HMRC is required to take a decision regarding the outcome o...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFreezing of Assets: LibyaTreasuryTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51166More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value inclusive of accrued interest is of assets frozen by the UK that belonged to the Libyan Qaddafi regime.
Answer: The Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury published in its 2023-2024 Annual Review that £13.4 billion in assets relating to the Libya sanctions regime have been reported as frozen as of September 2023. This is an aggreg...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the forthcoming white paper on immigration (a) reflects the requirements of (i) the mushroom sector and (ii) other agricultural sectors in Northern Ireland and
Answer: The Home Office actively and regularly engages with the Devolved Governments at Ministerial level, and the Devolved Governments were invited to submit suggestions for inclusion in the Immigration White Paper (IWP), with further engagement taking place ahe...
Answered 15 May 2025
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