Gregory Campbell MP: written questions
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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to WPQ 3948 Dated 9/9/2024, which areas in the nations and regions of the UK were events held to ensure that businesses become more aware of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Tra
Answer: Since September 2023 the Department for Business and Trade has attended or coordinated over 70 events (online or in-person) to ensure that UK businesses are aware of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). In per...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIncome TaxTreasuryTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99483More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the number of people paying (a) basic rate, (b) higher rate, and (c) additional rate of Income Tax between 2020 and 2025.
Answer: The number of individuals in each of the three main Income Tax rate bands from 2020 to 2025 is published in Table 2.1 of HMRC’s Accredited official statistics. Updated forecasts are published in Table 3.19 of the OBR’s November 2025 Economic and fiscal ou...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99158More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will consider changing air passenger duty on all passengers so that higher duty is levied on those who fly more frequently.
Answer: The distance-band structure of Air Passenger Duty (APD) already ensures that those who fly furthest, in the greatest comfort, pay the most. Similarly, given APD is charged on all UK-departing flights, those who fly most often pay more.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what has been the change in the volume of sustainable aviation fuel production in the UK between 2019 and 2024.
Answer: We do not hold statistics on volumes of SAF produced in the UK. SAF volumes are reported to the Department by fuel suppliers to discharge their obligations under the SAF mandate, and between 2019 and 2024, under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RT...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBoiler Upgrade Scheme: BiofuelsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many biomass boilers granted and installed under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme have had to be replaced due to faults in the installation or in the boiler in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Government does not hold specific data on the number of biomass boilers that have subsequently been replaced under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. Ofgem, the scheme administrators, continue to work closely with the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: FinanceTreasuryTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98756More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how she will notify SMEs that their bank is a designated bank under any scheme set up to ensure customers that are rejected for finance approval can be matched with alternatives who will offer support.
Answer: The Bank Referral Scheme is an initiative dating back to 2014, which requires major lenders (designated banks) to refer SME customers that they reject for finance, with the SMEs’ permission, to finance platforms that can match the SME with alternative fin...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98753More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the total in duty deferment accounts that HMRC received in the calendar year 2024 via customs duties collected as a result of trade between GB and NI affected by the Windsor Framework.
Answer: HMRC does not hold the information in the format requested.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Medicine Working GroupDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Veterinary Medicine Working Group plans to meet in January 2026.
Answer: The Veterinary Medicine Working Group last met on 9 December 2025 and plans to meet next in the early new year when the two schemes that the Government is introducing will be in effect.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBiotechnology: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help support and promote biotechnology in Northern Ireland through the Industrial Strategy.
Answer: Life sciences, which includes biotechnology, is one of the priority sectors under the Government’s Industrial Strategy. This summer the Government published the UK Life Sciences Sector Plan, setting out a bold ambition to make the UK the leading life scie...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of use of illegal number plates between 2021 and 2025.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) does not hold data on the level of use of illegal number plates. On road enforcement is a matter for the police. The DVLA works with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and other government departments to imp...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 9 December 2025 to Question 96618 and 25 November 2025 to Question 94151, what assessment she has made of the risk of those involved in committing acts of terrorism being in
Answer: On 21 August next year, the nation will come together to pay tribute to victimsand survivors of terrorism.The National Day is dedicated to remembering and recognising victims andsurvivors of terrorism, rather than the perpetrators of such attacks.We will ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Aviation Authority: Windsor FrameworkDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assesment she has made of the potential impact the Windsor Framework on the operations of the Civil Aviation Authority.
Answer: While the Windsor Framework does contain provisions related to the movement of people, animals and goods, including by air, we assess that the Windsor Framework has no direct impact on the UK-wide regulatory role of the Civil Aviation Authority.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: InvestmentTreasuryTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98356More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Financial Conduct Authority's press release entitled FCA sets out landmark package to boost UK investment culture, published on 8 December 2025, whether she plans to provide additional support
Answer: The Government wants to see more people benefit from the higher returns and long-term financial resilience that investing can provide. That is why the Chancellor has set out a series of bold measures to get Britain investing again, including the reforms t...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHasan Ali al-TarakiHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Metropolitan Police on the case of Hasan Ali al-Taraki.
Answer: The Home Office does not comment on individual cases.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDiabetesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ 51812, what assessment he has made of the reliability of BMI testing, in the context of the Global Burden of Disease’s indication that one of the main contributory causes of type 2
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service.NICE has published guidance on the management of overweight and obesity. The guidance r...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Combat Air ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when regulatory approvals will be given to BAE Systems, Leonardo and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement to allow a joint venture for the Global Combat Air Programme to begin work.
Answer: All necessary regulatory approvals were in place ahead of the Edgewing incorporation in June.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Neurone Disease: FundraisingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to recognise and support Kevin Sinfield CBE's fundraising for motor neurone disease.
Answer: We pay tribute to the outstanding work that Kevin Sinfield had done to raise money for motor neurone disease (MND) charities and raise awareness of the condition. It will truly make a huge difference to those living with MND and their loved ones. We welco...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that men at highest risk of prostate cancer take part in screening trials.
Answer: The Government and Prostate Cancer UK (PCUK) have partnered together 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 leading the develo...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many perpetrators of cyber crime were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted in (i) 2022, (ii) 2023 and (iii) 2024.
Answer: There are no offences specifically defined in legislation as “cyber crime,” however the Computer Misuse Act 1990 has a number of offences that could be considered as such.The Ministry of Justice routinely publishes data concerning prosecutions and convict...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPensioners: IncomeTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97747More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 4 December 2025 to WPQ 95612, whether the (a) new style and (b) old style State Pension payable in 2027 where both categories have a gross income of £13,000 as a result of the old style pen
Answer: As I set out in my answer to WPQ 95612, the Chancellor has said that over this Parliament those whose only income is the basic or new State Pension without any increments will not have to pay income tax. The government will set out more details next year.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFreight: RoadsCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97502More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many transport companies were registered with the Standard Industrial Classification code 49410 for freight transport by road in (a) 2019 and (b) 2024.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of the 5th of December is attached.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFreight: InsolvencyDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to WPQ 94153, what discussions she has had with representatives of the road haulage industry to help ensure sufficient capacity exists to meet demand given the change in numbers declaring insolvency.
Answer: Department for Transport officials regularly meet representatives of the road haulage industry to discuss a wide range of issues impacting the industry. These meetings include the Freight Council and the Road Freight Industry Engagement Group. In addition...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCitroën and DS Automobiles: Air BagsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to WPQ 95613. whether she has had confirmation from Stellantis that all vehicles have been checked, declared safe to drive and returned to owners.
Answer: Stellantis have advised the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) they have dealt with the majority of vehicles. They have currently rectified circa 122,000 of an estimated 148,000 on the road overall. Stellantis are also taking further steps to ensu...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 94151 on Terrorism: Victims, if she will take steps to ensure those involved in carrying out acts of terrorism are not (a) invited to the inaugura
Answer: On 21 August each year, the nation will come together in remembrance and recognition of victims and survivors of terrorism.The National Day will acknowledge and support victims and survivors of terrorism.The Government will continue to closely engage vict...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: DrugsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will have discussions with her United States counterpart on the impact of US military action against drug cartels off Latin America since September 2025 on trans-Atlan
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the responses provided in the Urgent Question debate on 3 December.
Answered 12 Dec 2025
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