Gregory Campbell MP: written questions 2024
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Surgical Mesh ImplantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that vaginal mesh implant procedures do not result in removal surgery.
Answer: A national pause was introduced in 2018 for the use of vaginally inserted mesh to treat prolapse and the use of a retropubic sub-urethral mesh sling to treat stress urinary incontinence. Conditions were put in place for this pause, and NHS England continu...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Funds: InvestmentTreasuryTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18503More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has to help increase investment in the UK by UK-based pension funds.
Answer: The Government published the Interim Report of its Pensions Investment Review at the Mansion House event on 14 November. This Report puts forward ambitious proposals to reform the UK pension system which could unlock around £80 billion of productive inves...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to publish guidance on the introduction of the EU General Product Safety Regulations.
Answer: Guidance for businesses on the new General Product Safety Regulation was published last week on 3rd December and has been shared with the business community in Great Britain and Northern Ireland through existing channels. My officials will keep the guidan...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Business Research Initiative: Northern IrelandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the impact of Innovate UK’s Small Business Research Initiative on Northern Ireland in the last two years.
Answer: Innovate UK’s Small Business Research Initiative (now renamed to Contracts for Innovation) has published an evaluation demonstrating its impact, including:£788m awarded through SBRI competitions between 2008 and 2022Business applicants from NI made up app...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPart-time Employment: Living WageDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2024 to Question 17511 on Living Wage: Part-time Employment, when he plans to publish that Impact Assessment.
Answer: The Government publishes an Impact Assessment each year alongside the legislation that implements the increases to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates. The legislation for the 2025 rates is expected to be laid in Parliament early in t...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reduce the minimum age for bowel screening to 50 by the end of 2025.
Answer: NHS England is responsible for delivering the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening programme, including planning for the age extension in the programme from 60 down to 50 years old.The age extension for bowel screening is already underway. NHS England started in Ap...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordViolent and Sex Offender Register: Personal NamesHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on the circumstances in which registered sex offenders can apply to change their name.
Answer: Registered sex offenders are required to notify their personal details to the police as an automatic consequence to a conviction or caution for a Schedule 3 offence under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. They must provide a record of (among other things) the...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisons: ResearchMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 10 January 2024 to Question 7797 on Prisons: Research, what (a) conclusions she has drawn and (b) changes she has made as a result of the Ipsos MORI research project on the retribu
Answer: Ministry of Justice officials received research findings from Ipsos MORI in November this year and are currently considering the implications of the work. Officials will advise Ministers soon.Therefore, no conclusions have yet been drawn from these findin...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mint: FraudTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17516More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes to procedures she has made following the investigation by law enforcement agencies into fraudulent transactions made on the Royal Mint website since 2022.
Answer: As outlined in The Royal Mint Trading Fund’s Annual Reports and Accounts for 2022-23, an external fraud incident occurred impacting The Royal Mint. A small number of fraudulent transactions were made on the Royal Mint’s website. The incident did not impac...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSouth Korea: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to raise the (a) declaration of martial law in South Korea and (b) potential implications of that decision at the UN.
Answer: I issued a statement on 3 December expressing deep concern about the events in Seoul of 3 December. We welcome the decision made following a vote in the National Assembly to withdraw the martial law decree. South Korea is a proud democracy, and events hav...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: TaxationTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17514More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) the increase in the rate of employers' National Insuran
Answer: The Government recognises that the significant contribution made by hospitality businesses to economic growth. At Autumn Budget 2024, the government took tough decisions on tax, spending and welfare to restore economic stability and invest in public servi...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInternational Development Association: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much he plans to allocate to the World Bank Group International Development Association replenishment fund in the next five years.
Answer: On 27 November, the UK made a pledge of £1.98 billion to the 21st replenishment for the International Development Association (IDA21). This is a 40% increase on the UK's contribution to IDA20 - and will support IDA in tackling poverty and addressing the i...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of electric vehicle charging points there will be in each year from 2025 to 2030.
Answer: The 2022 EV Charging Infrastructure Strategy (UK electric vehicle infrastructure strategy - GOV.UK) set out forecasts of consumer demand for public chargepoints. These projections indicated that between 280,000 and 720,000 might be needed by 2030. As of t...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLiving Wage: Part-time EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2024 to question 16452 Living Wage Living Wage, what the average number of hours worked by those in part-time employment and who paid the National Living Wage was i
Answer: This will be included in the Impact Assessment that we plan to publish alongside the legislation that implements the increase to the National Living Wage in 2025.
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels are being used for the provision of accommodation for asylum seekers in Northern Ireland; and if she will make an estimate of the number of hotels that will be required by 31 December
Answer: The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.The Home Office does not publish data on the number of hotels in use. However...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Social Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits would a successful applicant for Pension Credit potentially be eligible for in addition to the Winter Fuel Payment.
Answer: In addition to the Winter Fuel Payment, Pension Credit provides access to a number of other benefits and support including: o help with rent via Housing Benefit;o a Council Tax reduction;o Cold Weather Payments and other help from the Social Fund includin...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBBCDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with the BBC on (a) breaches of a broadcasting licence and (b) other matters raised in the report by Ofcom entitled Annual Report on the BBC 2023-2024, published on 2
Answer: The BBC has a duty to reflect, represent and serve the diverse communities of all of the United Kingdom’s nations and regions. We want it to reflect the full diversity of people, communities and experiences across the UK so that more people can see and he...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorways: ICTDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of stopped vehicle detection technology on motorways.
Answer: We recognise the importance of technology working to support our road users and that is why the Department commissioned the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to undertake an independent review of the effectiveness of technology on smart motorways, including s...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to run an Invitation to Claim campaign to enable more senior citizens to claim Pension Credit before 21 December 2024.
Answer: The Department’s ‘Invitation to Claim’ initiative was launched on 30 October. Since then, we have written to around 120,000 pensioner households across Great Britain who are in receipt of Housing Benefit but not Pension Credit. The letter and accompanying...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: PublicityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans further publicity to inform pensioners of the closing date for applications for Pension Credit.
Answer: The Department’s campaign to promote Pension Credit has been running across Great Britain since September. The latest phase of the campaign, which launched on 8 November, is aimed at friends and family - especially adult children of eligible pensioners - ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reduction in fraud and error in the benefit system she plans to achieve by the end of 2025.
Answer: At Autumn Budget, the OBR updated their forecasts. This shows the impact of the Department’s plans to reduce fraud and error levels across the scorecard period. In addition to this, the Department provides annual updates on the effectiveness of their plan...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether recipients who have not been suspected of benefit fraudulent activity will be subject to having their personal bank account details scrutinised.
Answer: Fraud and error in the social security system currently costs the taxpayer almost £10 billion a year and, since the pandemic, a total of £35 billion of taxpayers’ money has been incorrectly paid to those not entitled. The DWP is determined to reduce those...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCadetsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the projected number of army cadets for each year of the remainder of this Parliament.
Answer: There are currently c. 75,000 cadets and c. 11,000 cadet force adult volunteers involved in the Army Cadets. Work is currently underway to understand opportunities for expansion across Ministry of Defence Cadets. Although it is too early to make an accura...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProductivityTreasuryTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16709More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on productivity in each year between 2024 and 2028.
Answer: Delivering economic growth and improving productivity is the government's central mission. Since 2010, productivity growth has been less than a third of the productivity growth in the decade prior to the financial crisis. If productivity growth had remain...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the reasons for recent drone activity near (a) RAF Lakenheath, (b) RAF Mildenhall and (c) RAF Feltwell.
Answer: We take these matters seriously and the Ministry of Defence is working in partnership with our allies and the appropriate civilian authorities as they investigate this matter. The use of uncrewed aerial systems around protected areas in the UK causes a ri...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
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