Gavin Robinson MP: written questions
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Ministry of Defence: Civil ProceedingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to provide the annual cost of the contract with the Davies Group for the last 5 years for managing all MOD civil claims.
Answer: The fees paid to the Davies Group for the management of claims for the last five financial years (FY) are as follows: FY2020-21: £223,614FY2021-22: £461,521FY2022-23: £577,131FY2023-24: £482,598FY2024-25: £4,119,197 The significant increase in FY2024-25 i...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery: Garda SíochánaNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many requests have been (a) made by the ICRIR to An Garda Síochána since their establishment and (b) answered.
Answer: The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) is an independent body. As such, the Government does not hold this operational information and the Right Honourable Gentleman may wish to request it from the Commission directl...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police constabulary referred the (a) highest and (b) lowest number of candidates across the UK to the College of Policing’s Executive Leadership Programme since 2023.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring there is strong and consistent leadership across policing and a pipeline of diverse and talented candidates for chief officer appointments. The College of Policing’s Executive Leaders Programme aims to open up acces...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any guidance exists for each Constabulary on the number of candidates they recommend to the College of Policing’s Executive Leadership Programme in any given year to assist with professional d
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring there is strong and consistent leadership across policing and a pipeline of diverse and talented candidates for chief officer appointments. The College of Policing’s Executive Leaders Programme aims to open up acces...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice Service of Northern Ireland: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many candidates from Police Service Northern Ireland successfully completed the College of Policing’s Executive Leadership Programme since 2023.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring there is strong and consistent leadership across policing and a pipeline of diverse and talented candidates for chief officer appointments. The College of Policing’s Executive Leaders Programme aims to open up acces...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice Service of Northern Ireland: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many candidates from Police Service Northern Ireland have attended the College of Policing’s Executive Leadership Programme since 2023.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring there is strong and consistent leadership across policing and a pipeline of diverse and talented candidates for chief officer appointments. The College of Policing’s Executive Leaders Programme aims to open up acces...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the College of Policing’s Executive Leadership Programme.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring there is strong and consistent leadership across policing and a pipeline of diverse and talented candidates for chief officer appointments. The College of Policing’s Executive Leaders Programme aims to open up acces...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Northern IrelandMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the defence footprint in Northern Ireland.
Answer: Northern Ireland plays a vital role in defending the UK, from building the new Fleet Solid Support ships that will enable carrier group operations across the globe, through to manufacturing advanced weaponry used by our Armed Forces and allies, as demonst...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRepublic of Ireland: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what maritime and aerial support has been provided to the Republic of Ireland in the last 5 years; and at what cost.
Answer: Over the past five years, the only UK support to Ireland has been Search and Rescue assistance provided on five occasions. There was no additional cost identified for this activity. We have not provided maritime support to Ireland.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: SalesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to conduct a further assessment of potential site disposal across his Department.
Answer: On 27 March 2025, the Government announced a new taskforce to deliver thousands of homes on surplus public land, with Defence land becoming a ‘trailblazer’ for the new partnership approach to development. This is an opportunity for all parts of the countr...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: SalesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which sites earmarked for disposal in Better Defence Estate 2016 remain unsold.
Answer: Following the 2020 Integrated Review, Spending Reviews, and Future Soldier announcements, 32 of the sites earmarked for disposal under Better Defence Estate 2016 are awaiting disposal following completion of reprovision works.
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: SalesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many sites earmarked for disposal in Better Defence Estate 2016 have been sold; and when those sites were sold.
Answer: Of the sites earmarked for disposal under Better Defence Estate 2016, 31 sites were released for alternative use between 2016 and 2025.
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on the level of (a) food and (b) retail consumer inflation in each of the
Answer: In autumn last year my department published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) scheme on packaging producers as a whole including impact on CPI inflation and impact on consumers wee...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGlass: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the attractiveness of foreign investment in glass manufacturing in (a) the UK, (b) France and (c) Germany following the introduction of
Answer: My department has not undertaken an assessment of this specific topic, but has engaged extensively with other countries that operate extended producer responsibility schemes across the EU and across the world. Extended producer responsibility is an intern...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGlass: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on trends in the level of (a) economic output and (b) employment in the g
Answer: In autumn last year my department published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) scheme on packaging producers as a whole including impact on CPI inflation and impact on consumers wee...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Growth Fund: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when information on the operation of the Local Growth Fund in Northern Ireland will be available.
Answer: As announced at the Spending Review, from 2026-27 the UK Government will provide targeted, long-term local growth funding to support growth across Northern Ireland, once the UK Shared Prosperity Fund ends in March 2026. My department is working in close p...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will extend the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme beyond this year.
Answer: The Scheme for 2025 to 2026 will close on 31st March 2026 or once the £23 million budget has been reached, whichever is earlier. Funding after March 2026 will be considered as the Department works through the output of the Spending Review and Departmental...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: BelfastMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 63307 on Ministry of Defence: Belfast, if he will provide a timeline for a decision being made on his Department's site at Dunmore.
Answer: Decisions on future modernisation and optimisation of the Volunteer Estate are subject to the Defence Investment Plan which is currently under consideration.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoroners: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish a breakdown of costs per government Department for the (a) Coagh and (b) Clonoe inquests.
Answer: Government Departments handle inquest costs in aggregate. We are unable to provide a breakdown of the costs for these specific inquests.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTerritorial Army: PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the appeal with the Employment Appeals Tribunal on Armed Forces Pensions for people who served in the Territorial Army.
Answer: In reference to the Employment Tribunal of Milroy versus Ministry of Defence. The Ministry of Defence did not agree with the judgment of the Employment Tribunal in this matter, and an appeal against the decision was lodged with the Employment Appeals Trib...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
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