Gregory Campbell MP: written questions
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Income Tax: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23717More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of how many full time employees will not be paying income tax when the freeze on personal tax thresholds ends in April 2028.
Answer: At the National Minimum Wage rates effective from April 2025 and working 35 hours per week a full-time employee over 21 would earn £22,222.22 –which is above the Personal Allowance of £12,570. Therefore, when the freeze on personal tax thresholds ends in ...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLiving Wage: Income TaxDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of the number of people on the National Living Wage who will become liable for income tax from 6 April 2025.
Answer: The department will publish a comprehensive impact assessment on the impacts of the 2025 National Minimum Wage uprating in line with the requirements of the Better Regulation Framework shortly. However, this will not provide an estimate of the number of N...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 80 and over are eligible for the additional £260 per year pension.
Answer: At the quarter ending May 2024, there were 87,299 people in total claiming a Category D pension, those in the UK and overseas. This is a non-contributory State Pension that is paid to those aged over 80 who have no State Pension or who receive an amount t...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLiquefied Natural GasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of supplies of Liquefied Natural Gas between January and April 2025.
Answer: We are confident that we will attract sufficient supplies of Liquified Natural Gas between January and April 2025. In their 2024/25 Winter Outlook, National Gas, the Gas System Operator, noted that they expect the market to deliver LNG supplies to the UK ...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) made applications for Pension Credit and (b) were successful between 29 July 2024 and 21 December 2024.
Answer: Statistics on Pension Credit application volumes were published on 28 November 2024. This includes numbers of applications that were received, awarded and not awarded, from 1 April 2024 up to 17 November 2024. Pension Credit applications and awards: Novem...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024Home OfficeTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 14029 on British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024, when the operational changes to implement the new route will be completed.
Answer: The British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024 will come into force on a date that is set out in future regulations made by the Secretary of State, as allowed for by Clause 2(3) of the Act. We continue to work on the operational changes for implementat...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCadetsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December to Question 16717 on Armed Forces: Cadets, what external organisations other than (a) existing cadets and (b) adult volunteers he is consulting to help expand numbers.
Answer: A discussion held in December 2024 canvassed opinion from a wide range of existing cadet advocates, including senior military leaders, Honorary Colonels, Lord Lieutenants, council leaders and representatives from education and academia, as to what activit...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCasement Park: RegenerationNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the cost of developing Casement Park.
Answer: Regrettably, given the amount of time wasted by the previous Government, Casement Park could not be built in time for the Euros. The risks of not completing it on time were unacceptably high. While the redevelopment of Casement Park is a devolved policy m...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNational IncomeTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22886More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate she has made of the change in GDP per capita by 2030.
Answer: GDP per capita is projected by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to grow by an annual average of 1.1% over this parliament. The government, as set out in the Plan for Change, is committed to kickstarting economic growth. This will fun...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22885More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with financial institutions to establish which additional banks will participate in the roll out of banking hubs.
Answer: Banking hubs are a voluntary service developed by the financial services sector in the context of legislation to protect access to cash under the Financial Services Act 2023. Their rollout is overseen by Cash Access UK, a not-for-profit company set up and...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLibya: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the action by the Israeli Air Force on 8 September 2024 in Libya on Hezbollah's armed capability.
Answer: Israel has not taken any action against Hezbollah in Libya.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence Guard Service: Northern IrelandMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Army Reserve Centres are envisaged to require armed guarding in Northern Ireland after 2028.
Answer: Following a review of the guarding of Army Reserve Centres (ARCs) in Northern Ireland, we have concluded that an armed guard for 13 of the 15 ARCs is no longer appropriate to the current threat and does not align with the normalisation of the Army’s prese...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIntertrade UK: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the work of Intertrade UK is not affected by trade barriers faced by some GB-based businesses supplying to Northern Ireland-based consumers.
Answer: A key focus for Intertrade UK will be to promote the full extent of the UK’s market to businesses and traders and to help to counter any misconceptions businesses and traders in Great Britain may have about providing goods and services in Northern Ireland...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Reactors: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to replace the Advanced Nuclear Fund after March 2025.
Answer: The Advanced Nuclear Fund (ANF) concludes at the end of the current Spending Review Period in March 2025. All future plans for nuclear innovation will be considered as part of multi-year Spending Review. The Government remains committed to nuclear power a...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new applications for Pension Credit were (a) made and (b) approved between 10 September 2024 and 21 December 2024.
Answer: Statistics on Pension Credit application volumes were published on 28 November 2024. This includes numbers of applications that were received, awarded and not awarded, up to 17 November 2024. Pension Credit applications and awards: November 2024 - GOV.UK....
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLiving WageDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11832 on the Living Wage, if the Impact Assessment will provide an estimate of the number of national living wage earners who will become income ta
Answer: The Department produces National Minimum Wage Impact Assessments in line with the requirements of the Better Regulation Framework. Previous Impact Assessments are available via Legislation.gov.uk. The Impact Assessment that will be published alongside the...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Immigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many general aviation reports were submitted by region in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
Answer: Home Office records show that approximately 159,768 General Aviation Reports have been submitted nationally in 2023 and 2024.2024North Region -11,413Central Region - 25,691Heathrow Region - 21,298South Region - 16,897South-East Region - 855Total - 76,154 ...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the first overseas visitors to Northern Ireland arriving via the Republic of Ireland to be impacted by the UK Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme.
Answer: We are introducing the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the UK. The scheme, which already applies to nationals of Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Civil DisorderHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with the devolved administrations on potential changes to the (a) criteria for and (b) duration of short term deployment of police officers to deal with unexpected civil d
Answer: Operational matters – including requests for and provision of Mutual Aid in response to public disorder – are primarily a matter for police forces who are operationally independent of government.
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Government expects to conclude revised negotiations with the Mauritian Government on the future of the Chagos Islands.
Answer: The negotiations with Mauritius have been ongoing for over two years.On 20 December the UK and Mauritius issued a joint public statement which made clear that Mauritius and the UK have held a series of productive, ongoing conversations and exchanges on fi...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Northern IrelandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the Windsor Framework on any proposed UK wide smoking ban in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, introduced on the 5 November 2024, has been developed in partnership with the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive, as well as with other departments across the wider Government. We inte...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with (a) eBay, (b) Etsy, (c) Folksy and (d) other online suppliers and platforms on steps to help ensure that consumers placing orders in Northern Ireland are not disadvanta
Answer: We continue to support businesses in ensuring a smooth flow of goods between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, including through regular engagement with online suppliers and platforms. DBT regularly talks to online suppliers and platforms, and work...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIntertrade UKNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2024 to Question 12917 on InterTrade UK, when he plans to announce the (a) remaining membership appointees and (b) first and subsequent meetings of InterTrade UK.
Answer: Preparatory work necessary to establish Intertrade UK is ongoing. I expect to be in a position to announce the membership of the body and the date of the first meeting at the earliest opportunity in the New Year.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mint: FraudTreasuryTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20572More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2024 to Question 17516 on Royal Mint: Fraud, whether any of the fraudulent transactions were traceable to (a) people and (b) agencies based outside the United Kingdom.
Answer: The Royal Mint engaged the relevant law enforcement agencies as part of the fraud incident detailed in their Annual Report and Accounts for 2022-23. These investigations are confidential and as such, we cannot comment on whether the transactions were trac...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordResettlement: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce further pathways under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
Answer: We are determined to honour our commitment to those who supported us in Afghanistan and who stood up for freedom and democracy, placing their own lives at risk.As of September 2024, we have brought around 33,400 individuals from Afghanistan - or a third c...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
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