Gregory Campbell MP: written questions
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Anniversaries: USANorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the (a) Northern Ireland Executive and (b) US Semiquincentennial Commission on how Northern Ireland’s status in the America250 programme will be used to promote economic
Answer: The British Embassy in Washington DC is working with the Northern Ireland Bureau (the Northern Ireland Executive’s diplomatic mission to the US) regarding plans to celebrate the America250 commemoration and the economic opportunities for Northern Ireland ...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of people whose ongoing living is in unconventional accommodation such as a v
Answer: Housing and homelessness is devolved. This government inherited a homelessness crisis in England. Our National Plan to End Homelessness sets out a credible plan to get back on track to ending homelessness in England. Our strategy will address the root cau...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal Combat Air ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) UK and (b) overseas military and civilian personnel will be routinely employed at the Global Combat Air Programme International Government Organisation in Reading when it is fully operational.
Answer: The Global Combat Air Programme International Government Organisation (GIGO) is validating and refining its organisational design. Tri-nation planning for the Organisation includes a workforce of around 500 employees when fully operational. Exact numbers ...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGreenhouse Gas EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of how much fuel lifecycle Greenhouse Gas emissions will be reduced within the next four years.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold overall forecasts for lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of fuels. Projections for the lifecycle emissions impact of individual low carbon fuels policies are primarily set out in their associated cost-benef...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Bank ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will undertake an assessment by the end of 2026 to establish if the cost of the The Eligibility Verification Measure provides value for money.
Answer: DWP has previously published an Impact Assessment for the measures in the PAFER Act, which included the Eligibility Verification Measure, which can be found here ImpactAssessment.pdf. DWP has committed to update this Impact Assessment within 12 months of ...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign Influence Registration SchemeHome OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, since the introduction of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, how many breaches have been detected.
Answer: We will not be providing a running commentary of breaches of FIRS identified or numbers of registrations received. This is because doing so runs contrary to our policy on publication of information, which centres around an annual report as the key mechani...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people undertook the Essential Digital Skills qualification in the past two years and how many did not complete the course.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 23,930 aim enrolments and 19,320 aim achievements on Essential Digital Skills qualifications in England by adult further e...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when did the Inter Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs last meet: and what agenda items were discussed.
Answer: The Inter-Ministerial Group for EFRA met on 24 November. The group discussed the following agenda items: water quality and collaboration on nutrient management; the Fisheries and Coastal Growth Fund; funding; the EU-UK SPS agreement; CO2 Supplies and Defr...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEqual PayWomen and EqualitiesTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103704More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what has been the change in the Gender Pay Gap between July 2024 and December 2025.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics releases data on the national gender pay gap annually in October, based on April pay data. This showed that the national median gap in April 2025 was 12.8%. In the previous year, the national gap stood at 13.1%. This rel...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusinesses: Private SectorDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the responses by private sector businesses to the first 12 months since the publication of the General Product Safety Regul
Answer: In light of the feedback from businesses on the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), the Department has reviewed and updated guidance for businesses and supported businesses through extensive engagement, our Business Growth Service and the Export Sup...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVictims' Payments SchemeNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 100839, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who are likely to be eligible for the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme in Nor
Answer: The Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme is a devolved matter and is run by the Victim's Payment Board on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive. Matters of eligibility are for the Board.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, How many visitors to Northern Ireland whose primary residence falls outside the UK and the Republic of Ireland have been charged with offences between December 2024 and December 2025 relating to the n
Answer: The Home Office is yet to commence the legislative provision that will make it an offence to knowingly arrive in the UK without an ETA. Accordingly, there have been no prosecutions brought on this basis. Further details of how the ETA requirement is being...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what has been the estimated change in the numbers of those in receipt of Pension Credit between (a) November 2023 and (b) November 2025.
Answer: Caseload statistics for Pension Credit are available via DWP Stat-Xplore. Data for November 2025 is not yet available. The latest available data is for the quarter ending May 2025.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad TrafficDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she expects to publish the next National Road Traffic Projections in 2026.
Answer: The National Road Traffic Projections were last published in December 2022. The Department regularly reviews evidence and data on the drivers of travel demand and does not expect to publish the next National Road Traffic Projections in 2026.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when does he expect to receive the outcome of the Prostate Cancer UK-led Transform screening trial.
Answer: The Government is partnering with Prostate Cancer UK (PCUK) on the £42 million TRANSFORM screening trial to find the best way to screen men for prostate cancer to find it before it becomes advanced and harder to treat. PCUK is managing the award on behalf...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of offences connected with the use of illegal number plates on vehicles in the last four years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions for a variety of offences including offences involving the use of illegal number plates on vehicles, in the Outcomes by Offences tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landin...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Social MediaNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment has he made of the potential implications for his policies of the conclusions of the report by the Windsor Framework Independent Monitoring Panel, published on 5 December 2025, on Busines
Answer: The Government considered the issues raised in the Independent Monitoring Panel’s report as part of its response to the Independent Review of the Windsor Framework. This includes a commitment to delivering an enhanced ‘one stop shop’ advice service for sm...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVictims' Payments SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of veterans living in Northern Ireland who are eligible for but have not yet applied to the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme.
Answer: The Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme was established by the Victims Payments Regulations Act 2020 and is run by the independent Victims Payment Board, administered by on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive. Further information is availab...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: South KoreaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps with Invest NI and the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that the trade deal between the UK and South Korea impacts all areas of the United Kingdom.
Answer: The FTA between the UK and the Republic of Korea will apply to all parts of the UK, including Northern Ireland. DBT have worked closely with the Devolved Governments throughout the negotiations. Digitised trade provisions and new rules of origin will bene...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of domestic properties Mears Housing currently owns in Northern Ireland which were previously used for housing asylum seekers but are vacant as of 1 December
Answer: The Home Office does not hold this data.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100297More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the viability over the next five years of existing banking hubs.
Answer: Banking is changing, with many customers benefitting from the convenience and flexibility of managing their finances remotely. However, the Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and is committed to ensuring sufficien...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 December 2025 to WPQ 98745, how many (a) vehicle owners and (b) people on the Register of Number Plate Suppliers have been (i) charged, and (ii) convicted of offences connected with
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) does not hold information about the number of vehicle keepers who have been convicted for number plate offences as enforcement of number plates offences is a matter for the police. The DVLA does not have the ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIncinerators and RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the change in the tonnage of (a) recycled and (b) incinerated waste between 2019 and 2024.
Answer: The most comprehensive waste treatment data Defra hold for the period from 2019 to 2024 cover the management of local authority collected waste in England for the financial years 2018/19 to 2023/24. The data are available in the Local authority collected...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordConnect Fund: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Connect Fund reaches communities that have previously had lower application rates for grant funding across Northern Ireland.
Answer: The £1m Connect Fund makes awards to strengthen civic ties between Northern Ireland and Great Britain across a range of sectors. I am encouraged by the high level of interest the Fund has received from community and voluntary groups to date. Early next ye...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Older PeopleCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99700More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged 66 and over are estimated in 2025 to be in (a) full time employment, and (b) part time employment.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 15th of December is attached.
Answered 18 Dec 2025
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