Gregory Campbell MP: written questions 2025
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Cars: CreditTreasuryTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39391More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 26424 on Cars: Credit, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of consumer credit debt relating to c
Answer: The government believes it is vital that consumers have access to a thriving motor finance market to enable them to spread the cost of a vehicle in a way that is manageable and affordable.The government engages with a broad range of stakeholders such as t...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld Economy: DebtsTreasuryTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39390More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department holds information on the dates of future meetings of the Global Sovereign Debt roundtable in 2025.
Answer: The Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable (GSDR) meets at Principals (i.e., Finance Minister or equivalent) level during the IMF-World Bank Spring and Annual meetings, in April and October respectively. Technical and preparatory meetings, including open worksh...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVisual Impairment: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38945More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of the Blind Person's Allowance.
Answer: Blind Person's Allowance is an extra amount of tax-free allowance that can be added to an individual’s Personal Allowance, for those who are blind or severely sight impaired. Blind Person's Allowance is £3,070 for the tax year 2024-25. If the recipient do...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Older PeopleCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38944More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people aged 66 and over who are 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 18th March is attached.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: Northern IrelandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 28458 on Life Sciences: Northern Ireland, what the geographical spread was of the projects that received funding up to the summer
Answer: The Life and Health Sciences Launchpad in Northern Ireland has so far funded 32 business-led projects. These were in the following local authorities:Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon (1 project)Antrim and Newtownabbey (1 project)Ards and North Down (1 ...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were identified as not being in possession of a valid Electronic Travel Authorisation in Northern Ireland in the first two months since its introduction.
Answer: Electronic travel authorisations were introduced in October 2023 to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream, and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the United Kingdom. They were more recently expanded to eligible non-European nation...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: North WestDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 36365 on HM Coastguard: North West, if she will take steps to distribute copies of the (a) assessments and (b) consequent service level changes to relevant st
Answer: HM Coastguard would not normally share any documentation relating to operational decisions pertaining to the capability and capacity of Coastal Response Teams. HM Coastguard does however proactively engage with all relevant local partners when there is a ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Death and InjuriesDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce road (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries among young people.
Answer: The Government treats road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. My department is developing our road safety strategy and will set out more details in due course. Road safety is devolved t...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the number of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging points per hundred thousand people in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, and (d) Northern Ireland on 1 December 2
Answer: The number of publicly available electric vehicle charging devices per 100,000 population by country of the UK is published as part of the department’s quarterly electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics. These statistics are published qu...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the maritime decarbonisation plan on the UK economy by 2029.
Answer: We will shortly set out our next steps for reducing shipping emissions in a forthcoming maritime decarbonisation plan, which will include a package of policy and regulatory measures. Maritime has a key role to play in supporting the Governments missions, ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitically Exposed PersonsTreasuryTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37984More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Financial Conduct Authority will publish revised guidance on politically exposed persons under the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2023.
Answer: The Government has been working closely with the FCA to follow up on the findings of its review into the treatment of Politically Exposed Persons by financial institutions, and to ensure firms improve their practices where necessary. The FCA expects that ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCharities: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37540More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of tax reliefs provided to charities who work in both Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic, but are physically based in Northern Ireland and constituted in the Irish
Answer: The UK tax regime for charities is among the most generous in the world with tax reliefs for charities and their donors worth over £6 billion for the tax year to April 2024. In March 2023, the UK Government announced that from April 2024 charitable tax re...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37539More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the value was of (a) exports and (b) imports between the UK and Ireland in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2024.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman or lady Parliamentary Question of 12th March is attached.
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 23268 on State Retirement Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of people who are (a) eligible for the Category D pension pa
Answer: DWP is responsible for the State Pension administered in Great Britain while the Department for Communities is responsible for the State Pension administered in Northern Ireland. As of the quarter ending August 2024, there were a total of 89,360 people in...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Winter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount paid per week is to people who have started claiming Pension Credit since the changes to the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment were announced.
Answer: The latest available data shows that, for all Pension Credit recipients, at August 2024, the average weekly amount of Pension Credit paid was £83.01. (Source: Stat-Xplore). The next iteration of the DWP Benefit Statistics publication has a provisional rel...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: North WestDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she made an assessment of the potential impact of relocating HM Coastguard's mud rescue capability from Coleraine to Bangor on the (a) North Coast and (b) North West.
Answer: An operational assessment of the impact of relocating HM Coastguard’s mud rescue capability from Coleraine, including the impact on the (a) North Coast and (b) North-West was undertaken both at Area and Divisional level.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 22254 on Pension Credit, how many new applications for Pension Credit were (a) made and (b) approved between 10 September 2024 and 10 February 2025.
Answer: On 27th February we published Pension Credit applications and award statistics. This publication provides application volumes up to 23 February 2025. This information can be found at Pension Credit Applications - February 2025
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Prisoners' ReleaseNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to amend the monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements system for dealing with people who have been convicted of terror-related offences after their release from prison.
Answer: The Multi Agency Review Arrangements (MARA) are a devolved matter, led and co-ordinated by the Department of Justice. MARA makes provision for classification of and risk management of Terrorist Risk Offenders following their release from prison. Any chang...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 32942 on Northern Ireland: Investment, what estimate he has made of the private sector investment in addition to the fund.
Answer: The British Business Bank periodically publishes updated milestone figures on the Nations and Regions Investment Funds. Updated figures for the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland will be published by the end of Q2, which will include private sector inve...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNATO: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025 to Question 29418 on NATO: Finance, if he will have discussions with his NATO counterparts on the role of non-NATO countries with land borders with NATO countries in dea
Answer: We regularly discuss with Allies efforts to secure peace, security, and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area. NATO works with numerous partners in Europe to build up their capabilities, deepen interoperability, and strengthen resilience. NATO has formal pa...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: GazaDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the BBC Board on the airing of the documentary entitled Gaza - How to survive a warzone.
Answer: It is essential that the BBC maintains the highest standards of reporting and governance that the public rightly expects. As set out her response to a recent Urgent Parliamentary Question, the Culture Secretary has spoken to the BBC Director General and e...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel AuthorisationsHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA) were issued and (b) persons were identified as having visited the UK without a valid ETA between 8 January and 8 February 2025.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs) in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly release’. Data on outcomes of ETAs are published in table ‘ETA_D02’ of the Detailed Electronic Travel Authorisation dataset. Informat...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings Accounts: ChildrenTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32943More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 30044 on Individual Savings Accounts: Children, if she will change the rules on eligibility for ISAs to permit grandparents to take out ISAs for grandchildren w
Answer: To ensure that the ISA regime remains simple and sustainable, placing a restriction on who can open and manage a Junior Individual Savings Account (JISA) prevents more than one JISA of each type (cash or stocks and shares) being opened in error and ensure...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland: InvestmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February to Question 29416 on Investment: Northern Ireland, how much of the funding already deployed is from the private sector; and over what period he expects the total a
Answer: The £10 million already deployed is solely from the fund, private sector investment is in addition to that. The fund expects to deploy the £70m over 5 years, until November 2028.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMyopia: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making atropine eye drops available on the NHS for pre-myopic children.
Answer: Decisions on whether medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service are for integrated care systems, considering relevant national guidance where available, including from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE). N...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
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