Gregory Campbell MP: written questions
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Prisons: 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
Original Parliament recordElectric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of people who will own an electric vehicle in each year between 2024 and 2030.
Answer: The Department for Transport (The Department) doesn’t hold an estimate of the number of people who will own an electric vehicle in each year between 2024 and 2030. The Department does hold an estimate of the number of Battery Electric cars and vans (BEVs)...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCryptoassetsTreasuryTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16706More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the keynote address made by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury at the Tokenisation Summit on 25 November 2024, what her timetable is for implementing the proposals on (a) cryptoassets and (b) s
Answer: The Government has signalled its intention to engage firms on draft legal provisions for the cryptoasset financial services regulatory regime as early as possible next year.
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLiving WageDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people who earn the national living wage in (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment.
Answer: The Low Pay Commission (LPC) estimate that 2.9% of full-time employee jobs and 12.0% of part-time employee jobs were covered by the relevant National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rate in 2023. The LPC will publish updated analysis in early 2025.
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLiving WageDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate has been made of the average annual salary of people in receipt of the National Living Wage in April 2024.
Answer: The current National Living Wage (NLW) is set at £11.44 per hour. This means for a full-time worker on the NLW working 35 hours each week, their gross annual earnings are £20,821. This will increase to £22,222 after the new NLW rate of £12.21 is applied f...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what changes have been made to the (a) numbers and (b) job types of staff employed in his Department's trade and investment hub in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months.
Answer: (a) The number of active employees attached to the Trade and Investment Hub in Northern Ireland during the previous 12 months is shown on Table 1. This is representative of active employees who are based in Norther Ireland and work for the Trade and Inves...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordProbationMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what changes have been implemented in the Probation Service following HM Chief Inspector of Probation’s thematic review on Probation Recall, published on 14 December 2023.
Answer: His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation published a report on 14 December 2023 entitled: ‘A thematic inspection of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) recall decisions’.In this report, the Chief Inspector found that the Probation Service were taki...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Northern IrelandDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Minister for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland on the graduated driving licence pilot scheme.
Answer: No discussions have taken place with the Minister for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland on the graduated driving licence pilot scheme. Whilst we are not considering Graduated Driving Licences, we absolutely recognise that young people are disproportionat...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
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