Gavin Robinson MP: written questions
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Written questions
Deposit Return Schemes: WalesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the potential merits of excluding glass from the Welsh Deposit Return Scheme, to align with the schemes in Northern Ireland, E
Answer: The UK Government has engaged extensively with the devolved governments and stakeholders on the development of the Deposit Return Schemes across the UK, including proposals relating to the inclusion of glass in the Welsh scheme. The decision to agree an e...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will extend energy energy support for manufacturers to Northern Ireland.
Answer: Every business in the country has paid the price of Britain’s dependence on foreign fossil fuel markets. The government is closely monitoring the impact of energy prices on businesses following the instability in the Middle East. The Chancellor confirmed ...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Year Two Fees for the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme will be published.
Answer: Illustrative pEPR fees for Year 2 (2026/27) were published on Gov.uk in December 2025. PackUK intends to publish confirmed fees for Year 2 and issue Notices of Liabilities to liable producers by the end of November 2026. This follows the final deadline of...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Industrial Competitiveness Scheme: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the introduction of the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme to Northern Ireland; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the progress
Answer: As energy policy is devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive, the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS) will not directly extend to Northern Ireland. However, the UK Government will provide funding to the Northern Ireland Executive to enable ...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to WPQ17732, how many occasions these powers have been used within 3 miles of the land border between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Answer: It is longstanding Home Office policy to not disclose location specific staffing information, as to do so could compromise operational effectiveness. Resources in Northern Ireland, including Inland Immigration Enforcement, form part of a wider UK-wide ope...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to WPQ17732, to detail on how many occasions these powers have been exercised jointly with PSNI in Northern Ireland.
Answer: It is longstanding Home Office policy to not disclose location specific staffing information, as to do so could compromise operational effectiveness. Resources in Northern Ireland, including Inland Immigration Enforcement, form part of a wider UK-wide ope...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 15 July to Question 17732 on Immigration Controls, how many illegal entrants have been detected using these powers in Northern Ireland; how many have subsequently been detain
Answer: It is longstanding Home Office policy to not disclose location specific staffing information, as to do so could compromise operational effectiveness. Resources in Northern Ireland, including Inland Immigration Enforcement, form part of a wider UK-wide ope...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK Border Force Officers are permanently deployed in Northern Ireland and how many officers are dedicated to inland immigration enforcement.
Answer: It is longstanding Home Office policy to not disclose location specific staffing information, as to do so could compromise operational effectiveness. Resources in Northern Ireland, including Inland Immigration Enforcement, form part of a wider UK-wide ope...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to WPQ17732, to provide detail on how many occasions UK Border Force have used these powers in Northern Ireland; to include (a) the number of vehicle searches (b) number of bus/coach inspecti
Answer: It is longstanding Home Office policy to not disclose location specific staffing information, as to do so could compromise operational effectiveness. Resources in Northern Ireland, including Inland Immigration Enforcement, form part of a wider UK-wide ope...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many third country asylum applications have been handled in Northern Ireland in each of the last 5 calendar years, following the applicants having been in the UK for 6 months and 1 day.
Answer: Obtaining the specific information requested would involve collating and verifying information from multiple systems owned by multiple teams across the Home Office and, therefore, could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.The safety and security of ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK Border Force has exercised powers to stop, board and inspect vehicles, public transport, buses and boats for immigration purposes in each of the last five calendar years.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold centrally collated data on the number of occasions Border Force has exercised powers to stop, board and inspect vehicles, public transport, buses and boats for immigration purposes in each of the last five calendar years.Bord...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers UK Border Force has to stop, board and inspect vehicles, public transport, buses and boats for immigration purposes.
Answer: Border Force officers have a range of powers to stop, board, examine and search vehicles and vessels for immigration purposes.Under Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971, immigration officers may board ships and aircraft in connection with the exercise o...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
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