Gregory Campbell MP: written questions 2025
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Army Cadet ForceMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to increase the numbers of Army Cadets.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Leeds North West (Katie White) on 9 April 2025 to Question 43391.
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of sugar additives in soft drinks on the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in young people.
Answer: Scientific risk assessments and United Kingdom dietary recommendations are based on robust independent risk assessments by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN).The SACN has not carried out an assessment of the potential impact of sugar ad...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Trust FundTreasuryTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46688More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Child Trust Funds past their maturity date have not been claimed.
Answer: Information on Child Trust Funds is available in HMRC’s Annual Savings Statistics.https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2024
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to replace the Sustainable Farming Incentive in this financial year.
Answer: We will provide further details about the reformed SFI in summer 2025.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Prostate Cancer UK-led Transform screening trial to reach any conclusions on future detection of the condition.
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests £1.6 billion each year in research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), with cancer as the largest area of spend, at over...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPets: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 42420 on Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, on how many occasions in the last five years have people who had animals being kept in dome
Answer: This information may be held at local level by local authorities, but it is not information Defra collects or holds centrally.
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 43027 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, how many public charging devices for electric vehicles there were per head of population in (a) England, (b) Scotl
Answer: The below table shows public electric vehicle charging devices per 100,000 of the population in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as of 1 January 2025. EnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandPublic electric vehicle charging devices per 100,000 o...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been detected as not having a valid Electronic Travel Authorisation in Northern Ireland since January 2025.
Answer: Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs) were introduced in October 2023 to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream, and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the UK. They were more recently expanded to eligible non-European nationals (...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPayTreasuryTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44206More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will meet with representatives of the banking sector to discuss end of month payday payments.
Answer: The Government was concerned to hear of the issues impacting customers of several UK banks earlier this year, particularly given these coinciding with end-of-month payment cycles, but understands that services were quickly restored. Engagement with specif...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInvest NI: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42419 on Foreign Investment in the UK: Northern Ireland, how many employees are specifically working with Invest NI to help promote investment (a) bef
Answer: Promoting investment into Northern Ireland is a key priority for investment staff across the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and Office for Investment, including the dedicated team of 10 based in Belfast (DBT NI). At present no dedicated member of...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Data (Use and Access) Bill on the development of artificial intelligence models.
Answer: Compliance, productivity and familiarisation costs savings of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning reforms in the Data (Use and Access) Bill have been considered and can be found in the indirect benefits and costs sections of the impact assessment...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of police use of live facial recognition technology.
Answer: The Government supports the police use of live facial recognition technology and will continue to ensure the right balance is struck between ensuring public safety and safeguarding individuals’ rights.
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of trends in the level of regional disparities in the number of public charging devices for electric vehicles by population.
Answer: The Government is committed to accelerating the roll-out of affordable and accessible charging infrastructure so that everyone, no matter where they live or work, can make the transition to an electric vehicle. Chargepoint availability is increasing every...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions Investment ReviewTreasuryTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43026More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to bring forward any legislative proposals from the first phase of the Pensions Investment Review.
Answer: The final report of the Pensions Investment Review, including the policy proposals to be legislated for, will be published in the Spring ahead of the introduction of the Pension Schemes Bill.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to reduce the number of car accidents among (a) recently-qualified and (b) young drivers.
Answer: We recognise that young people are disproportionately victims of tragic incidents on our roads. As work progresses on the new road safety strategy, we are exploring options to tackle the root causes of this without unfairly penalising young drivers. My De...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco and Vapes BillDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to implement the Tobacco and Vapes Bill across all parts of the United Kingdom.
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is United Kingdom-wide, and has been developed in partnership with the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive.The Department of Health and Social Care in England will work with the devolved...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Wild Animals Act 1976Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is his policy to review the effectiveness of the implementation of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976.
Answer: The Government currently has no plans to review the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976.
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many employees from the Trade and Investment Hub in Northern Ireland are working with Invest NI to promote investment before the Open Golf Championship at Royal Portrush in July 2025.
Answer: At end February 2025 DBT had 76 FTE from across the organisation based in our Belfast Hub. There are 10 people working in the trade and investment team, who all work collaboratively with Invest Northern Ireland on a range of events and initiatives through...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Development Association: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to change funding committed to the International Development Association.
Answer: The UK is strongly committed to the International Development Association and its centrality in development finance. The impacts of the decision to reduce UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5 per cent of gross national income to 0.3 per cent ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings he has had Northern Ireland based businesses following the publication of guidance for businesses on the new General Product Safety Regulation.
Answer: My officials have been engaging regularly with businesses from across the UK on the updated General Product Safety Regulation in Northern Ireland. Since the guidance for businesses was published, officials have hosted numerous drop-in sessions for busines...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: OffendersHome OfficeTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on (a) ascertaining a court judgement and (b) informing a relevant local authority in cases where someone who (i) is seeking asylum, (ii) is housed in hotel acc
Answer: No specific guidance has been published for the scenario referenced, but the Home Office works closely with our contracted accommodation providers and law enforcement partners to deal with any cases of concern, and we will always do everything necessary t...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were housed in dispersed accommodation in Northern Ireland on 31 December (a) 2022 and (b) 2024.
Answer: Only those individuals claiming asylum in Northern Ireland are accommodated there.Northern Ireland’s asylum population is proportionate to its population when compared to the UK. There were 1,853 asylum seekers in dispersal accommodation in Northern Irela...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Export Finance: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times the Export Finance Manager responsible for Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland visited Northern Ireland in 2024.
Answer: UK Export Finance (UKEF) has a dedicated Export Finance Manager (EFM) based in, and visiting businesses all around, Northern Ireland since 2012, along with Regional Heads who oversee the work of clusters of EFMs. UKEF does not provide information about in...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNatWest: LoansTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41001More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) she and (b) her officials have had discussions with Natwest Bank on fixed rate loans for small and medium-sized businesses taken out in the 2008 period.
Answer: The Government regularly engages with a range of stakeholders across the financial services landscape, and it is important that communication can take place in a free and frank way. Officials and Ministers frequently engage with NatWest, as one of the UK'...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Older PeopleTreasuryTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40434More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 38944, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of people aged over 66 years old working (a) part time and (b) full time who paid income tax in the last fina
Answer: The information is not available. HMRC does not hold complete information on hours worked in an employment.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
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