Gregory Campbell MP: written questions
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Overseas Trade: GermanyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 67823 on Overseas Trade: Germany, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the lighthouse projects agreed with Germany on ec
Answer: The Kensington Treaty signed between the UK and Germany commits the parties to mutually supporting economic growth, job creation, digital transition and innovation, working with our businesses and mobilising investment to grow our economies. As part of im...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people aged 75 years and over have requested a bowel screening kit by phoning the free bowel cancer screening helpline in the last two years.
Answer: The National Health Service bowel cancer screening programme’s published data for 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2024 shows that 396,325 people self-referred or opted back into the programme within the year. This includes ‘over-age self-referrals’, those aged 7...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad TrafficDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review the National Road Traffic Projection before the end of 2026.
Answer: We continue to update our Transport Analysis Guidance at 6 month intervals for those preparing business cases; this includes regular updates to some of the parameters that affect transport including GDP and fuel prices. We will consider reviewing the NRTP...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPost Office: ContractsDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what differences there are between the (a) contact due to end in March 2027 and (b) the new contract for services provided by the Post Office.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's (DVLA) current contract with Post Office Ltd to provide a limited range of DVLA services ends in March 2027. A procurement for a new contract is being prepared, the requirements for which are still being considere...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 51109 on UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland, how many species are scheduled to have their prohibition lifted by 31 December 2025.
Answer: Defra has submitted technical dossiers to the European Commission seeking derogations for 45 species of plants from the EU's prohibitions on entry for high-risk plants. 35 of these have been successful to date, subject to specific conditions being met. Th...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: TerrorismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 906050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will hold discussions with the UN on its estimate of the number of rocket attacks into Israel in the 12 months before and since 7 October 2023.
Answer: The UK Government has consistently condemned the rocket attacks launched by Hamas and other terror groups at civilian populations within Israel, both before and after the horrors of October 7 2023. Those attacks reinforce our determination that there will...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) prosecuted, and (b) convicted as a result of Operation Gull in Northern Ireland since 2010.
Answer: To maintain the highest standards of accuracy, the Home Office prefers to refer to published data, as this has been subject to rigorous quality assurance under National Statistics protocols prior to publication. Information about convictions as a result o...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovate UK: Northern IrelandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assistance the Innovate UK Business Growth Delivery Programme offers to small businesses in Northern Ireland.
Answer: Innovate UK Business Growth supports innovation-driven businesses with high growth potential to reach scale in Northern Ireland - where it has supported 424 businesses to date - and across the UK by connecting a locally based innovation and growth special...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLibya: Freezing of AssetsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it her Department's policy to utilise frozen Libyan assets to compensate victims of Libyan-sponsored IRA terrorism.
Answer: Libyan assets were frozen under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 to prevent their misuse, with the aim of preserving them for the future benefit of the Libyan people. Therefore, these frozen assets cannot be used to compensate vic...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWomen against State Pension InequalityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he last met representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign.
Answer: The previous Minister for Pensions met with representatives from WASPI on 5th September 2024 to hear their experiences directly, the first Minister to do so in eight years.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Estate: HeatingHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83736More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will take steps to ensure that the (a) timeline and (b) criteria for heating being resumed on the parliamentary estate in the autumn is r
Answer: Heating and cooling across the Parliamentary Estate is managed centrally in accordance with the Parliamentary Heating and Cooling Protocol. This outlines timelines and criteria for when heating should be operational. A review of the existing protocol will...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel AuthorisationsHome OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she next plans to publish guidance on the (a) implementation and (b) enforcement of the electronic travel authorisation in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland.
Answer: The electronic travel authorisation (ETA) scheme is fully implemented for non-visa national visitors to the UK. There were 13.4 million ETAs granted since the introduction of the scheme up to the end of June 2025.We expect carriers to begin enforcement of...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Screening CommitteeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how often the UK National Screening Committee met in 2024; and in what format it met.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) usually meets three times a year. In 2024 the UK NSC met twice, firstly in March, in an online format, and again in November, in person with online facilities available. The June meeting did not take place as i...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2025 to Question 70325 on Ministry of Justice: Translation Services, what estimate she has made of the proportion of the spending between 2021 and 2024 that was attributable
Answer: As this personal data is not collected in relation to the translation contract, the requested information cannot be provided.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHuntington's Disease: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he is making on finding (a) a cure and (b) improved treatments for people with Huntingtons disease.
Answer: We recognise the significant challenges faced by those living with rare diseases such as Huntington’s disease. Although there is currently no cure for the disease, there are efforts to ensure that innovative treatments and research opportunities reach pat...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: EU CountriesHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with her European counterparts on removing requirements for (a) proof of accommodation, (b) evidence of sufficient funds, (c) proof of medical insurance and (d) proof of a
Answer: The government will continue to engage the European Commission and member states on their plans to implement the Entry/Exit System.Questions asked to passengers as part of the new system are ultimately operational matters for the Commission and member sta...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial SweetenersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition's report entitled SACN statement on the WHO guideline on non-sugar sweet
Answer: In its statement, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) concluded that the evidence of a risk to health from consuming non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) is inconsistent. It also made a precautionary recommendation that intakes of NSS be minimised...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: FootballScotland OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 905888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will hold discussions with Scottish football authorities on the display of banners supporting deceased supporters of terrorism at football grounds.
Answer: Everyone has the right to support their football club but they must do so in line with the law. Investigations into potential offences are a matter for Police Scotland.All clubs across Scotland have a responsibility to ensure that football is, as it shoul...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Written QuestionsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for responding to Question 76810 of 12 September 2025 on Confucius Institutes.
Answer: The response to Written Parliamentary Question 76810 was published on 15 October 2025.
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Public BodiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 76809 on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Bodies, how many appointments have been made to each of the respective Boards of her
Answer: Since 10 July 2024, 121 regulated appointments and reappointments have been made to the Boards of the Department for Culture, Media & Sport’s public bodies. This data only includes regulated appointments made to relevant boards as listed in the Public...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: RegistrationDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the illegal use of the vehicle registration numbers of legitimate car owners.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and other government departments to improve the identification and enforcement of number plate crime, including the use of cloned number plates. The law req...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that patients in emergency departments of hospitals are treated in appropriate spaces.
Answer: This Government is determined to get the National Health Service back on its feet, so patients can be treated with dignity.Our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan, published in June 2025, set out steps that we are taking to ensure that patients will receive be...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordConnect Fund: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications were received for the first round of the Connect Fund.
Answer: The Connect Fund has received a very positive reaction from the civic and voluntary sector and in its inaugural month received a total of 24 applications.
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGolf: Northern IrelandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will he have discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the potential merits of hosting future major golfing events in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Government remains committed to delivering major international sporting events with pride - building upon the UK’s global reputation for excellence in event delivery - and seeking new opportunities to do so. We prioritise support for events based on a...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElephants: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to assist in the roll out of the T-cell-based approach vaccine to tackle Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus.
Answer: APHA scientists have assisted the consortium, which includes the University of Surrey, and Chester Zoo, to get to this phase 1 study of a novel vaccine to tackle Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus. They will continue to provide expert advice and assist...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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