Gregory Campbell MP: written questions 2025
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Occupational Money Purchase SchemesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of collective defined contribution schemes in operation as of 31 December 2024.
Answer: As of the 31 December there was one collective defined contribution scheme in operation in the UK, the Royal Mail Collective Pension Plan.
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 60821 on Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland, whether Operation Gull is currently operating in Northern Ireland.
Answer: Yes, Operation Gull is an intelligence led operation and is deployed on that basis.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordJournalism: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many reports of threats have been made to the internal Journalist Safety Group in Northern Ireland.
Answer: I commend the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on the progress they have made to address journalist safety in Northern Ireland. They have created an internal Journalist Safety Group and appointed two Journalist Safety Officers. Since 2022, the PS...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding he plans to provide for the National Institute for Health and Care Research Brain Tumour Research Consortium by 2029.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Brain Tumour Research Consortium was established in December 2024 to bring together researchers from a range of different disciplines and institutions, with the aim of driving scientific advanceme...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Northern IrelandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the annual cost of State Pension payments to people resident in Northern Ireland in 2024.
Answer: The annual cost of State Pension payments administered by DWP to people resident in Northern Ireland is estimated to be around £4.34 million in 2024. This is based on latest figures for the quarter ending November 2024. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore. This figur...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Estate: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62537More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the annual rent paid by public authorities in Northern Ireland to the Crown Estate in each year between (a) 2014 and (b) 2024.
Answer: The table shows Crown Estate rent income received from public authorities in Northern Ireland. This uses a broad definition of public authority which captures any organisations considered by The Crown Estate to be responsible for public money.2014217,736....
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: Northern IrelandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 61122 on Life Sciences: Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with Innovate UK on ensuring the Launchpad programme supports cl
Answer: The Health and Life Sciences Launchpad is already supporting clusters beyond the Greater Belfast area. For example, in Coleraine, it is funding EOSDX, which is developing an AI-driven, non-invasive structural biomarker test for breast cancer diagnosis. In...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Estate: BuildingsHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62177More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether any new instances of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete have been identified on the Parliamentary estate since 1 January 2025.
Answer: As part of continued surveys and monitoring, RAAC planks have been discovered in the floor structure of the Upper Committee Corridor North. This is in addition to the RAAC previously identified in this area. An assessment of the condition of these planks ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will meet with the Federation of Small Businesses Northern Ireland to discuss its report entitled, Windsor Framework Realities: Barriers to Trade in the UK Internal Market, published on 24 June 202
Answer: I discussed the findings of the report at the recent East West Council which was attended by members of Intertrade UK. There is a wide range of support available for businesses using the schemes under the Windsor Framework. The Government remains committe...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlan for Neighbourhoods: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's publication entitled The UK’s modern industrial strategy, published on 23 June 2025, whether the strategy will provide additional funding to the Plan for Neighbourhoo
Answer: The Industrial Strategy is a 10-year plan to back our strengths and realise Britain’s potential. Through the Industrial Strategy we are targeting investment towards our eight-growth driving sectors, creating new opportunities so British workers can upskil...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 60413 on Asylum: Northern Ireland, whether her Department plans to purchase (a) tower blocks and (b) student accommodation to house those people clai
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Answer he received on 23 June 2025 to UIN 60413.
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 59713 on Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland, on what date he discussed filling the role of US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland with the US Admi
Answer: Economic growth is the number one priority of the Government. That is why we are working closely with the Northern Ireland Executive to create a thriving, competitive and regionally balanced economy in Northern Ireland through increased investment, job cr...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPXN Group: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with representatives of the PXN Group on supporting private sector venture funding opportunities in Northern Ireland.
Answer: Ministers have regular discussions with private sector partners who can help deliver the Government's priority of economic growth across the UK, including in Northern Ireland. Private sector venture funding opportunities would not normally form part of su...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBasement Films: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has approved a funding application for Basement Films Company in the last 12 months.
Answer: No. DCMS does not directly approve individual funding applications for film and television content. Our partners, including the British Film Institute (BFI), are responsible for implementing specific funding programmes. The BFI has advised they have no re...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIndia: Minority GroupsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his counterpart in India on levels of violence against religious minorities in India.
Answer: The UK Government takes all allegations of human rights violations very seriously. We have a broad, deep and respectful partnership with the Government of India. This includes sharing perspectives on human rights and minority issues and finding common gro...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDefending Democracy Taskforce: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the Defending Democracy Taskforce met in Northern Ireland between January 2025 and June 2025.
Answer: Meetings of the Taskforce are attended by Ministers and senior officials from multiple government departments, and have to date, all taken place in secure government premises within the Whitehall estate. These meetings, that I chair in my role as Security...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases are under consideration for potential prosecution in relation to travellers in Northern Ireland not having a valid electronic travel authorisation between 1 January and 1 June 2025.
Answer: Journeys from Ireland to the UK are within the Common Travel Area (CTA). As part of the CTA arrangements, the UK does not operate routine immigration controls of individuals arriving in the UK by air or sea from within the CTA, and no immigration checks a...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: Speed LimitsHome OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 57984 on Road Traffic Offences: Speed Limits, how many drivers undertook a second driver retraining course between 2019 and 2024.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of speed limit offences that resulted in ‘driver retraining’, as part of its annual ‘Police Powers and Procedures: Roads policing’ statistical release.The latest data is available here Polic...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRyan CorneliusForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his counterpart in the UAE on the detention of Ryan Cornelius.
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Ministers regularly raise consular cases with their foreign counterparts. The Foreign Secretary last discussed Ryan Cornelius' case with the UAE Foreign Minister in December 2024. The FCDO takes the UN W...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: Northern IrelandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the distribution of allocations from the Northern Ireland Life and Health Sciences Launchpad is equitable.
Answer: Innovate UK’s Launchpad programme is aimed at supporting clusters of SMEs and the most innovative businesses to progress their ideas toward commercialisation, contributing to local economic growth. Social equity and UK-wide impact are important features o...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2025 to Question 59711 on UK Internal Trade, what progress his Department has made on removing additional obligations placed on GB based businesses supplying Northern
Answer: I understand that some GB based businesses have faced changes as a result of the updated General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR). The Department has issued guidance for those who are selling to Northern Ireland, which we will continue to keep under revie...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61119More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2025 to Question 59297 on Civil Servants, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for which the number of people employed in Northern Ireland is smaller than in England, Scotl
Answer: The distribution across the United Kingdom, of Civil Servants employed as Government Social Researchers, is comparable to the distribution across the United Kingdom of the wider Civil Service. Excluding those on the Fast Stream programme, Government Socia...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad TrafficDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National road traffic projections, published on 12 December 2022, when her Department plans to publish the next update of these projections.
Answer: The Department regularly reviews evidence and data on the drivers of travel demand and will publish an update in due course.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment Fund for Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much and what proportion of the funding provided to the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland has been allocated to businesses in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The £70 million Investment Fund for Northern Ireland offers loans ranging from £25,000 to £2 million and equity investments up to £5 million. The fund covers the whole of Northern Ireland, including rural, coastal and urban areas. 100% of the fund is allo...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Buildings: ConcreteCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60822More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new instances of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in public buildings been identified since 1 January 2025.
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not maintain a central record of RAAC cases. Each department maintains its own data and progress on RAAC on an individual basis. Some departments publish information about buildings with RAAC which can be found on GOV.UK
Answered 23 Jun 2025
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